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At least 43 killed in flash floods in Pakistan
2016-07-03 05:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Flash floods caused by overnight monsoon rains have killed at least 43 people in northern Pakistan, the majority from a village near the border with Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, as supplies were airlifted to survivors. The rains began late Saturday and were concentrated mainly in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been badly affected by flooding in recent years that some scientists have linked to climate change. The worst hit district was Chitral, on the country's...
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Chitral's Arsoon village devastating flash floods kill 31
2016-07-03 04:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Frontie Post: Flash floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 33 people in northern Pakistan including 31 from Chitral s Arsoon village, officials said Sunday. The rains began late Saturday and were concentrated mainly in the northwestern province of Khybher Pakthunkwa, which has been badly affected by flooding in recent years that some scientists have linked to climate change. The worst hit district was Chitral, on the country's northwest border, where flood waters swept away a mosque,...
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Flash floods kill 33 in parts of K-P
2016-07-03 03:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: At least 43 people, including eight security officials, were killed after torrential rain hit parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), including the south west of Chitral district, triggering flash floods in the area late on Saturday night. As many as 17 people were reportedly missing in Ursoon Village while as many were injured due to flash flooding caused by a cloud burst in the area, DPO Chitral Asif Iqbal told The Express Tribune. Around 30 houses were demolished in the rainstorm caused by continuous...
Are West Virginia's floods the result of climate change? And a congressman gone AWOL
2016-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: For a state that has been racked with recession and unemployment, the flash floods that have ravaged West Virginia dont help much. But the key question to ask no matter how unpleasant is whether the coal sector there shares some of the blame. At issue is the concept of climate change and whether the warmer atmosphere is holding more water and therefore intensifying the storms. To that end, West Virginias prime industry has been coal, a fuel that when burned is responsible for a third of...
Why the West Va. floods were so deadly and destructive
2016-06-27 14:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
US Today: Steep mountains, narrow valleys and a deadly train of storms came together in West Virginia to cause the horrendous flooding that killed 23 people last week, forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes and businesses. West Virginia got hit by a phenomenon meteorologists call 'training' because the thunderstorms line up over the same location like the cars of a freight train. More rain is in store for Monday, and the state issued flood watches and warnings as more...
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