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flood

[fluhd] / flʌd /




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A coastal flood advisory has been issued over the same time period in those four counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

In preparation for the storm, the Department for Infrastructure said their teams have been checking and clearing road gullies, monitoring river levels and tidal surges, and deploying a portion of temporary flood defences.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A flood of central government money has transformed Xinjiang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million emergency appeal after the Nepal disaster, and the United States announced $31 million in new flood recovery support in September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The survivors gathered at the Otsuchi hospital were trapped by the flood.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The state predicts the colder seasons will bring extra powerful storms that risk bringing damage and floods.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Starlink could bring internet access to remote areas and provide authorities with an emergency backstop in case of natural disasters like the floods that devastated neighboring Nepal in August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Micron investors don’t only have to worry about a demand slowdown, but also about what happens if too much supply floods the market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Countries including Indonesia, India and the United States have been experiencing droughts, floods and heatwaves in line with projections about how extreme weather events will be supercharged by the phenomenon.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

At about that time, Andean societies were assailed by the first of several decades-long droughts, paradoxically interrupted by El Nino-induced floods.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Within hours, my inbox was flooded with people from across the country, eager to talk about the film and their experiences seeing the film.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It also helped to reminisce, including about an episode they called "The Flood", when they accidentally flooded the bathroom during a sleepover, the memory of which left them in stitches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nearly 1,200 undergraduates were in the class in the winter term of 2024 and they flooded the online queue for office hours.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Friends and fans alike have flooded to the comments of Conkbayir's post, condemning the attack and wishing Whitehouse a speedy recovery.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He had to keep it out of the bath when he washed or he flooded all their farmlands.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

The coastal flooding in the next few days is expected to be different than earlier rounds, which were heavily influenced by powerful swells from the remnants of hurricanes Marie and Rachel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

He said severe weather can bring heavy rainfall, rising water levels and flooding, with volunteers placed on standby to respond if needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

State-backed companies are flooding the region with cash, tourism pumped $50 billion into the local economy last year, and shopping malls are jammed with Western brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Storm Austen is forecast to track towards the south coast of Ireland on Thursday evening and into Friday morning, bringing the risk of flooding and travel disruption.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

People have started flooding through the back door.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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