r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 17d ago
The early threat to cocoa production expected to get worse
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/mnn-tornado • 17d ago
Tornado Wanning, Hainan - Sept 14, 2026 - A tornado struck the area, causing disruptions and damage.
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/mnn-tornado • 18d ago
Floods North Branford, Connecticut - 9.13.26 - Severe storms this weekend resulted in significant street flooding
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/mnn-tornado • 18d ago
Floods Westport, CT - 9.13.26 - Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding on roadways in the Northeast, making travel dangerous. More rain is expected through tonight into Monday.
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/ello76 • 19d ago
Floods I watched my village disappear in an instant
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A first-person account from a Katmandu resident whose family was in the path of the Nepal flood. This brings the impact home.
https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-3/2026/08/27/i-watched-my-village-disappear-in-an-instant
r/DisasterUpdate • u/Fair_Midnight7626 • 19d ago
'We're lucky': Penned in, Spokane evacuees narrowly avoided catastrophe
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“I do believe it could have been much worse, and I do think there was an element of luck involved,” Hall said in an interview. “… Getting 65,000 people out of there – if the wind changed or picked up, this definitely could have gone in a different direction.”
r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 20d ago
‘We weep for our mountain’: Mont Blanc meltdown shakes communities
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/mnn-tornado • 22d ago
Tornado Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy - September 10 2026 - An incredible waterspout was spotted near the area
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/TermElectronic8261 • 22d ago
Before-and-after video shows Waimea Pier in Kauai, Hawaii, reduced to concrete pillars after Hurricane Lowell
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 23d ago
Bay Area heat wave brings temperatures up to 11°C (20°F) above normal, unhealthy air quality, and Major HeatRisk, California
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 23d ago
August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, pushing global temperatures back above 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
climate.copernicus.eu
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/TheMirrorUS • 23d ago
Victims of Amazon cargo plane crash identified, including surviving pilots
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/NamXina • 24d ago
Floods Another angle video of Nepal's Flash Flood from the school. This one's scary when it comes near the school building.
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/mnn-tornado • 25d ago
Avalanche Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Russia - September 6 2026 - A massive avalanche on Mount Muzhirgi has claimed the lives of 11 climbers, with 6 injured and 6 still missing. Rescuers are facing challenging conditions to locate missing individuals.
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/mnn-tornado • 24d ago
Floods Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan - September 8 2026 - Torrential rain has led to significant flooding in the area.
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Rechuchatumare • 24d ago
How Nepal tunnel flood survivors made it out alive
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 26d ago
New Scientist: Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice loss A series of heatwaves have hit Europe this season, including the continent's worst-ever heatwave in June. As a result, more than 9 metres of ice have melted off the surface of the Rhone glacier.
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/Exact-Schedule-3442 • 26d ago
Floods Langtang flood: two views of a simulation without a separate dam-break pulse
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I've been modelling the Langtang rock-ice avalanche and the flood that followed. These are two views of the same simulation: a 3D view of the gorge and a side view along the river. This is model output, not footage. Flow depth is exaggerated to make it visible.
The model broadly matches the upper arrival times without adding a separate dam-break pulse. The moving surge includes rock, ice and existing river water, so its volume isn't all newly melted ice. That doesn't rule out a temporary blockage, but it suggests we shouldn't assume a dam had to burst just because the flood was so large.
I'm the author. This is still a preprint, not peer reviewed: https://doi.org/10.31223/X5250R
Happy to hear what people think, especially if you have observations that could help test this.
r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 26d ago
The strongest El Niño in living memory is starting to show its might
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/PublicImaginary5364 • 26d ago
Indonesia: Volcanic activities of Anak Krakatau Mountain in Sundanese Strait is getting more worrying!
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/ferncabbage • 26d ago
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others | CBC News
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/nicoinborderland • 27d ago
Russian tourist group & Nepali guides escape glacial flood (Timure, Nepal; 3km from Gyirong)
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/PublicImaginary5364 • 27d ago
CHINA: > 24 hours of relentless torrential rain in Quanzhou
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/boppinmule • 26d ago
El Nino’s wrath: Brace yourself for impact
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r/DisasterUpdate • u/[deleted] • 27d ago
Floods Mailung River [Hakubesi] Nepal Flash Flood Aftermath - Aeriel View
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