"In Derna, local media said the situation was catastrophic with no electricity or communications.

Essam Abu Zeriba, the interior minister of the east Libya government, said more than 5,000 people were expected to be missing in Derna. He said many of the victims were swept away towards the Mediterranean."

Flooding creates a disaster zone in Libya from Storm Daniel : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/11/1198849018/flooding-creates-disaster-zone-libya

#floods #libya

Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating #floods in Libya that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said Monday.

The destruction appears greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure.
https://apnews.com/article/derna-disaster-zone-libya-storm-daniel-floods-8fac4fe35b962242568ff219456c6870

@ThankYouForTheFish This is tragic beyond words. I just compared a foto shared in Twitter by Nahel Belgherze of the devastated area with a satellite image and marked blue what I believe is the mosque with the golden dome and two towers…

#derna #ClimateChange #floods

"After slew of disasters, Greeks wonder what is happening to their democracy. Floods, wildfires and a deadly train collision this year have raised questions about the competence of state authorities and central government." #wildfires #floods #politics #government #ExtremeWeather https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/11/reporters-notebook-greeks-wonder-what-is-happening-to-their-democracy

Greek floods lay bare state’s lack of preparation https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/greek-floods-lay-bare-countrys-lack-of-preparation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climatecrisis #floods

The future of tourism. Today's cartoon by Glen Le Lievre. More cartoons: https://cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc

#climate #travel #extremeweather #floods #wildfires

9.Morocco (9/13) Sep 3
Travelers experiencing delays at Oujda Angads Airport are currently confronting an unforeseen obstacle during their prolonged wait: navigating through waterlogged conditions brought about by heavy rainfall in the region.

10.Oman (10/13)
Flooding in #Oman yesterday 👀

11.Guatemala (11/13) Sep 4
Houses collapse due to #flooding।।
Devastating #floods in #SanMiguel Petapa, #Guatemala

12.Mexico (12/13) Sep 1
Several vehicles underwater of flood due to heavy rains on Avenida Colón in Guadalajara, Mexico

13.USA (13/13) Sep 3
Drone view of Burning Man festival

#Map of Global #Groundwater #Vulnerability to #Floods and #Droughts (1 : 25 000 000)

Special edition map for the 7th World Water Forum, Daegu & Gyeongbuk/Republic of Korea, ed. 2015
https://web.archive.org/web/20150622202348/http://www.bgr.bund.de/whymap/EN/Downloads/Global_maps/globalmaps_node_en.html

🔁 Maxime Combes (@MaximCombes)

Rare image du réchauffement climatique asymptomatique : en Grèce, il est tombé l'équivalent de deux ans de pluie en 48 heures.
Résultat : 72 940 hectares inondés et la région de Théssalie est devenue un lac géant.

#Floods #Greece

🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/MaximCombes/status/1700747384748232704
🕐 10/09 07:45

While we wait for thunderstorms at the end of another UK heatwave, here's a thoughtful piece for gardeners. 1/2
#gardening #floods #ExcessRain
Rain gardens offer a first green line of flood defence
- https://on.ft.com/45YYTXn via @FT

The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety.

Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighbouring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 22 people since the rains began Tuesday.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230908-flooding-death-toll-rises-in-greece-as-rescue-crews-ferry-residents-to-safety

#Greece #Bulgaria #Turkey #Floods #Flooding #Rainfall

«The floods...followed a huge forest fire in the north and the country's hottest summer on record. Scientists say Greece is on the front lines of climate change...

...storm Daniel was the worst storm to hit the country since records began in 1930. It devastated not only Greece, but also Turkey and Bulgaria for three days, leaving a trail of destruction. Severe flooding in neighboring Turkey and Bulgaria this week left 12 people dead.»

https://www.dw.com/en/floods-in-greece-death-toll-rises-to-10/a-66764518

#floods #greece #bulgaria #turkiye

Canada in the Year 2060

https://macleans.ca/society/environment/canada-in-the-year-2060/

Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It’s going to be a weird century. Here’s what it will look like—and how Canada can get through it.

#Canada #climatecollapse #turmoil #unrest #floods #dying #forests #survival

#Greek #floods: Austrian honeymooners missing after holiday home swept away

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66740008

Breaking News: fossil fuel car industry introduces solution to climate change consequences.

#ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #environment #nature #earth #GlobalWarming #cars #floods

EU mobilising support after Greece hit by deadly storm https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-mobilising-support-after-greece-hit-by-deadly-storm/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #floods #Greece

At least two people have been killed and thousands forced to evacuate by #floods brought by Tropical Storm Haikui in #Chinas southeastern coastal Fujian province, local authorities reported Wednesday.

Schools were closed and flights suspended, while more than 30,000 people were moved to safety. Two firefighters died and one police officer is missing after floodwaters carried away a fire engine on a rescue mission, the Fuzhou fire department said.

#Greece #Brazil #HK

https://apnews.com/article/china-floods-typhoon-haikui-4f1bb1a9d5105bf63adddf551b4cd63e

Last month, we predicted exceptional #water surpluses in #Greece and #Turkey.

Now the @washingtonpost reports deadly #flooding in both countries (https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/09/05/greece-flooding-daniel-climate-europe). “This could become one of #Europe’s biggest #flooding disasters, exceeding the Western Europe July 2021 #floods ...”

Seasonal #forecasts are imperfect. However, they do provide valuable insight that should be used to guide preparations and readiness.

“Our planet has just endured a season of simmering -- the hottest summer on record. Climate breakdown has begun. Scientists have long warned what our fossil fuel addiction will unleash. Surging temperatures demand a surge in action. Leaders must turn up the heat now for climate solutions. We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don’t have a moment to lose" UN Secretary-General António Guterres. #heatwaves #floods #climate https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/earth-had-hottest-three-month-period-record-unprecedented-sea-surface

The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of #Greece, #Turkey and #Bulgaria increased to 14 on Wednesday.

The victims in #Istanbul included a 32-year-old Guinean citizen who was trapped inside his basement apartment in the low-income Kucukcekmece district, Turkish broadcaster HaberTurk TV reported. The other was a 57-year-old woman who died after being swept away by the #floods in another neighborhood.

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-greece-bulgaria-extreme-weather-d2aaa1701dbc7a3722a85aee04a977ac