Hot planet made deadly South African floods twice as likely: climate scientists

May 15, 2022 / activist360

Intense rainfall that led to deadly flooding and landslides in South Africa last month was made twice as likely by the human-caused climate crisis, a team of scientists revealed Friday, pointing to the findings as proof of the need to swiftly and significantly curb planet-heating emissions.

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Michigan Is Dealing With Floods, Failing Dams and the Pandemic

May 21, 2020 / activist360 / Leave a comment

In Midland, Michigan, days of heavy rain caused two dams to fail forcing 10,000 people to evacuate. Midland is home to 42,000 people and the Dow Chemical Company’s main plant. If the flood water overtakes the plant’slevees, experts worry hazardous chemicals could wash downstream. Coverage by Vice News.

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Indonesian Students Create Flood Prevention App

December 19, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Destiana Choirun Nisak leveraged her local Google Developer Student Clubs community to build a flood prevention app, L-Flood.

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