Texas Observer
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Yesterday: I've had it with hearing the same story over and over again—another 100-year-plus rainfall event, another tragic result from people occupying the floodplain without an adequate warning system. More pain. More loss. https://www.texasobserver.org/flooding-houston-hill-country-planning/

#water #environment #rivers #floods#Texas #politics#USpol#ClimateChange #weather #history #news
Rafa Font 🌻 🇪🇺 🏀
@rafa_font@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

We can prevent flood impacts if we understand rivers better

Rivers don’t just carry water from point A to point B. They meander, braid, shift, and carve landscapes.

This is how floodplains are formed.

Floodplains provide the space for the additional water to fill out, reduce floods peaks downstream and store sediments.

They also support diverse habitats including wetlands, lakes, and swamps

An example, these floodplains in the Parana river (Brazil)

#Floods

The image is an aerial view of a river system, featuring the Verde River and the Paraná River. The Verde River, labeled on the left, flows into the Paraná River, which is labeled on the right. The area is characterized by a mix of agricultural fields and natural landscapes. The Paraná River is shown in a lighter blue, indicating its main channel, while the Verde River appears in a darker brown, suggesting sediment-rich water. The floodplain is visible as a darker area adjacent to the rivers, indicating the land that is periodically flooded. The image also highlights "unmixed Verde River water" and "prior courses of the Paraná," suggesting historical river paths. The fields are depicted in various shades of green and brown, with some areas appearing more developed than others. The image provides a comprehensive view of the river system and its surrounding environment. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.183 Wh
The image is an aerial view of a river system, featuring the Verde River and the Paraná River. The Verde River, labeled on the left, flows into the Paraná River, which is labeled on the right. The area is characterized by a mix of agricultural fields and natural landscapes. The Paraná River is shown in a lighter blue, indicating its main channel, while the Verde River appears in a darker brown, suggesting sediment-rich water. The floodplain is visible as a darker area adjacent to the rivers, indicating the land that is periodically flooded. The image also highlights "unmixed Verde River water" and "prior courses of the Paraná," suggesting historical river paths. The fields are depicted in various shades of green and brown, with some areas appearing more developed than others. The image provides a comprehensive view of the river system and its surrounding environment. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.183 Wh
The image is an aerial view of a river system, featuring the Verde River and the Paraná River. The Verde River, labeled on the left, flows into the Paraná River, which is labeled on the right. The area is characterized by a mix of agricultural fields and natural landscapes. The Paraná River is shown in a lighter blue, indicating its main channel, while the Verde River appears in a darker brown, suggesting sediment-rich water. The floodplain is visible as a darker area adjacent to the rivers, indicating the land that is periodically flooded. The image also highlights "unmixed Verde River water" and "prior courses of the Paraná," suggesting historical river paths. The fields are depicted in various shades of green and brown, with some areas appearing more developed than others. The image provides a comprehensive view of the river system and its surrounding environment. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.183 Wh
ProPublica
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activity timestamp last week

Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
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After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-floods-oral-histories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Texas#Floods#TexasFloods#History#Community
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

At least one person was killed and four missing during heavy downpours Sunday in South Korea, officials said, bringing the death toll to 11 from torrential rains that have lashed the country in recent days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/asia-pacific/south-korea-rain-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #rain #floods
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for the people they were designed to benefit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/world/politics/trump-aid-water-sanitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #water #us #famine #drought #floods #donaldtrump #aid
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Heavy rains pounded South Korea for a third day on Friday in a deluge that has killed at least four people, forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and destroyed property and infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/asia-pacific/south-korea-flooding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #floods #landslides

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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Olivia Julianna talks about how wearily predictable natural disasters are for Texas, and also how wearily predictable is the non-response of Texas government, the non-preparation for the natural disasters.

As people still swallow the diversionary line fed to them by state Republican leaders that we shouldn't "politicize" natural disasters….

#Texas#Republicans#NaturalDisasters #floods #hurricanes #tornadoes
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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/how-many-more-have-to-die-before
William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

So that the people whose lives are at risk with all those natural disasters keep voting into office the people who have no intention of helping them prepare for or then deal with the next natural disaster that comes along,

Because there's money to be counted and pocketed, bogus religion to preach, and the oil and gas men to coddle and protect….

#Texas#Republicans#NaturalDisasters #floods #hurricanes #tornadoes
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Texas Observer
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

"The total amount of rainfall is not really changing but it is being condensed into more of these short, high-intensity events and then longer periods of drought. So we’re basically getting more drought and more #floods because the rainfall is being condensed into these high-intensity events." https://www.texasobserver.org/hill-country-rural-texas-resources-floods/

#Texas #weather#ClimateChange #science #news #politics#USpol #environment #water #flooding#CentralTexas#Kerrville

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Texas Observer
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Our top story: What happens after the flood and the waters have receded? What comes after all that is left are fractured memories and moldy floorboards? https://www.texasobserver.org/hill-country-flood-family-home-fourth-of-july-2002/

#history #floods #flooding#CentralTexas#KerrCounty#Kerrville #water#ClimateChange #environment #weather #news
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China caused the deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people, a regional climate monitoring body said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/asia-pacific/tibet-glacial-lake-flood-nepal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tibet #nepal #glaciers #floods #climatechange