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The Pacific Northwest experienced significant and widespread flooding after a powerful storm brought record rainfall in November 2021. Further rainfall and flooding was experienced in January 2022.
Continue readingA hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean caused significant flooding in Sicily, southern Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, resulting in at least 10 fatalities due to the flash floods.
Continue readingBetween 1-14 October 2021, Shanxi province experienced the highest recorded rainfall totals on record for October in this region, leading to widespread flooding that affected 1.76 million people in 76 different counties.
Continue readingHurricane Ida became the ninth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season and the fifth-strongest in history. Following landfall on 29 August, Ida brought widespread rainfall and flooding to Louisiana, followed by New York City and the US East coast.
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