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Researchers Use AI to Predict Storm Surges Faster and More Accurately
AI-powered models are transforming storm surge forecasting by generating accurate coastal flood predictions in minutes. Using past storm data and neural networks, these systems outperform traditional physics models, helping coastal communities prepare faster as climate change drives stronger hurricanes and higher seas.
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Over 100 Million Buildings Worldwide Could Face Flooding Risk From Rising Seas, Study Warns
A McGill-led study warns that rising sea levels could endanger more than 100 million buildings across the Global South, with coastal infrastructure in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas most at risk. The findings highlight the urgent need for emissions cuts and coastal adaptation.
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Amid Darjeeling Deluge, North Bengal Gets A Flood Warning From Bhutan
As Darjeeling struggles to come back on its feet after heavy rain triggered landslides, claiming 17 lives and washing out roads and bridges, the northern part of West Bengal faces another tall challenge, this time from Bhutan.
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Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm In Delhi And Noida, Airlines Issue Advisory
Heavy and sudden rainfall has brought Delhi to a standstill, leaving some areas waterlogged and disrupting traffic on Tuesday.
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"Snorting Tylenol": X Roasts Trump After He Links Painkiller To Autism
After a warning from Donald Trump about Tylenol, memes about the painkiller flooded the social media platform X.
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Opinion | North India Underwater: Not Nature's Fury, But Human Folly
The future will not remember how many millimetres of rain fell; it will remember the choices we made when the warnings were clear. Did we rush to rebuild on the same shaky ground, or did we stop long enough to take a different path, the right path?
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22 River Monitoring Stations Record Severe Flood Situation
The Central Water Commission on Friday warned of widespread flooding across several states, with 22 river monitoring stations reporting 'severe flood' situation and 23 others 'above normal' water levels.
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"Sharing Flood Data With Pakistan On Humanitarian Grounds": Foreign Ministry
India on Friday said it has been sharing flood data with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on humanitarian ground even as the Indus Water Treaty remains suspended.
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Cleaner Air, Yamuna's Revival: What Delhi's Climate Plan Means For You
At a review meeting on Monday, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa went over the city's revised State Action Plan on Climate Change, setting targets for 2050 across nine key sectors
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Yamuna River Crosses Danger Mark In Delhi, Flood Warning Issued
The Yamuna river is likely to breach the danger mark on Wednesday, according to a flood warning issued by the Central Water Commission on Tuesday evening.
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Over 170 Villages Flooded In Odisha, Weather Office Warns Of Heavy Rain From Bay Of Bengal
More than 170 villages in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts of North Odisha were under flood water for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, even as the IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in the next few days
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India's Goodwill Gesture To Pakistan After Indus Treaty Abeyance
Amid heightened diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, New Delhi reportedly extended a goodwill gesture on Sunday and alerted Islamabad about the flood situation in the Tawi River.
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Mountain Mudslide In Pakistan Creates 7-Km Lake, "Catastrophic" Floods Feared
A 7-km lake in northern Pakistan, created by a mountain mudslide, is threatening to burst and unleash potentially "catastrophic" floods downstream, officials warned on Saturday.
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Where Is Hurricane Erin Now? Category 2 Storm Threatens Flooding From Florida To New England
Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday and tracked northward, remaining a Category 2 storm while running parallel to the US East Coast. Forecasters warned the sprawling system, extensive in size, may intensify into a major hurricane by Thursday
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Hurricane Erin Closes Beaches, Triggers Warning Along US East Coast
From Florida to New England, people trying to enjoy the last hurrahs of summer along the coast were met with rip-current warnings, closed beaches and in some cases already treacherous waves as Hurricane Erin inched closer Wednesday.
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Researchers Use AI to Predict Storm Surges Faster and More Accurately
AI-powered models are transforming storm surge forecasting by generating accurate coastal flood predictions in minutes. Using past storm data and neural networks, these systems outperform traditional physics models, helping coastal communities prepare faster as climate change drives stronger hurricanes and higher seas.
-
Over 100 Million Buildings Worldwide Could Face Flooding Risk From Rising Seas, Study Warns
A McGill-led study warns that rising sea levels could endanger more than 100 million buildings across the Global South, with coastal infrastructure in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas most at risk. The findings highlight the urgent need for emissions cuts and coastal adaptation.
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Amid Darjeeling Deluge, North Bengal Gets A Flood Warning From Bhutan
As Darjeeling struggles to come back on its feet after heavy rain triggered landslides, claiming 17 lives and washing out roads and bridges, the northern part of West Bengal faces another tall challenge, this time from Bhutan.
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Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm In Delhi And Noida, Airlines Issue Advisory
Heavy and sudden rainfall has brought Delhi to a standstill, leaving some areas waterlogged and disrupting traffic on Tuesday.
-
"Snorting Tylenol": X Roasts Trump After He Links Painkiller To Autism
After a warning from Donald Trump about Tylenol, memes about the painkiller flooded the social media platform X.
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Opinion | North India Underwater: Not Nature's Fury, But Human Folly
The future will not remember how many millimetres of rain fell; it will remember the choices we made when the warnings were clear. Did we rush to rebuild on the same shaky ground, or did we stop long enough to take a different path, the right path?
-
22 River Monitoring Stations Record Severe Flood Situation
The Central Water Commission on Friday warned of widespread flooding across several states, with 22 river monitoring stations reporting 'severe flood' situation and 23 others 'above normal' water levels.
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"Sharing Flood Data With Pakistan On Humanitarian Grounds": Foreign Ministry
India on Friday said it has been sharing flood data with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on humanitarian ground even as the Indus Water Treaty remains suspended.
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Cleaner Air, Yamuna's Revival: What Delhi's Climate Plan Means For You
At a review meeting on Monday, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa went over the city's revised State Action Plan on Climate Change, setting targets for 2050 across nine key sectors
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Yamuna River Crosses Danger Mark In Delhi, Flood Warning Issued
The Yamuna river is likely to breach the danger mark on Wednesday, according to a flood warning issued by the Central Water Commission on Tuesday evening.
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Over 170 Villages Flooded In Odisha, Weather Office Warns Of Heavy Rain From Bay Of Bengal
More than 170 villages in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts of North Odisha were under flood water for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, even as the IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in the next few days
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India's Goodwill Gesture To Pakistan After Indus Treaty Abeyance
Amid heightened diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, New Delhi reportedly extended a goodwill gesture on Sunday and alerted Islamabad about the flood situation in the Tawi River.
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Mountain Mudslide In Pakistan Creates 7-Km Lake, "Catastrophic" Floods Feared
A 7-km lake in northern Pakistan, created by a mountain mudslide, is threatening to burst and unleash potentially "catastrophic" floods downstream, officials warned on Saturday.
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Where Is Hurricane Erin Now? Category 2 Storm Threatens Flooding From Florida To New England
Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday and tracked northward, remaining a Category 2 storm while running parallel to the US East Coast. Forecasters warned the sprawling system, extensive in size, may intensify into a major hurricane by Thursday
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Hurricane Erin Closes Beaches, Triggers Warning Along US East Coast
From Florida to New England, people trying to enjoy the last hurrahs of summer along the coast were met with rip-current warnings, closed beaches and in some cases already treacherous waves as Hurricane Erin inched closer Wednesday.
