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Society 8 months ago
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‘Dry season’ floods nationwide highlight climate crisis
Deadly floods triggered by unseasonable heavy rains have swept across Indonesia during what should be the peak of the dry season, prompting experts to link the extreme weather to climate change, with the meteorology agency warning that intense rainfall could persist until October.
Americas 8 months ago
Search for woman who texted 'we're being washed away' in Texas flood
Torrential rains starting the night before the Independence Day holiday caused the river to rise the height of a two-story building in less than hour, flooding parts of Kerr County, including several children's camps, tearing down trees and tossing cars as if they were toys.
Opinion 11 months ago
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Analysis: Greater Jakarta floods and a never-ending cycle of false promises
The Greater Jakarta area cannot seem to catch a break as it recently suffered its worst flood since 2020, in what is dubbed the "five-year flood cycle”. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung and West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, who have only been in office for a month, have been criticized throughout this crisis as their constituents demand answers and adequate action to address the recurring natural disaster striking their regions.
