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Increased rain chances bring chances for more flooding concerns

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 6d ago
17 distinct posts / 48h, matching Increased 17
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6d ago Gas prices increased from Trump's war of choice on Iran. Inflation worsened. Under Trump, job growth slowed, & unemployment increased. Carbon emissions increased, worsening the climate crisis,… -6.0
6d ago Gas prices increased from Trump's war of choice on Iran. Inflation worsened. Under Trump, job growth slowed, & unemployment increased. Carbon emissions increased, worsening the climate crisis,… -7.0
6d ago Thought for the day: The carbon footprint of the UK in drought is greatly increased because the plants just ain't photosynthesising to anywhere near the normal amount in summer so there isn't much … -4.0
7d ago Expanding farms, population growth, and climate-driven drought in protected areas are driving increased human-elephant conflict in Southern Africa. A new study warns these pressures will expand co… -2.0
7d ago 2026 is now on 41 within-heatwave days here. The highest of 1973-2025 was 2018 with 29 days. So 2026 has increased the record by 41% & there could be more days to come, bearing in mind this is no… -3.5
7d ago Europe: Multiple countries across Europe are experiencing widespread fires. Context: Increased dry conditions and extreme heat make several regions prone to large wildfires. Fact Check by gemma4:… -6.0
7d ago We're very sad to hear that The Sealed Knot has had to take the very difficult decision to cancel the August Bank Holiday event at Great Tew in Oxfordshire. This is due to the increased fire risk f… -4.0
7d ago The flooding damage in Hawaii and Indiana are really upsetting… This is going to be the new normal and we’re not set up, structurally, to react fast enough to these increased flooding events. I f… -5.5
7d ago 🌐 WorldSignal Heat Wave Hits Fastest-Warming Continent Thousands of people have died due to a historically hot summer on the continent. Wildfires have increased in risk and periodically swept thr… -8.0
7d ago '...the Labour government is behind the latest scheme to make workers pay for the failure of the private water companies to ensure adequate water supplies by imposing increased cost to.... drive do… -6.0
7d ago www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... ‘The tendency for a lower snowpack and also mild temperatures stretching for the spring together spell an early melt for the snowpack. [That] can dry out the land surface… -3.0
7d ago Canadians need to accept the fact that #climate change is happening and will lead to increased extreme weather events. The causes are man-made. We need to insist our government representatives stee… -3.5
7d ago Lake Powell hit an all-time record low today. Less than 30ft from power generation loss. Population boom, over allocation, long term drought, warming climate + increased evaporation. This infrastru… -7.5
7d ago The ground is baked hard, when it rains it will run off rather than percolate down. If the rain is heavy/persistent then there is an increased chance of flooding. Not because aquifers are full but … -3.5
8d ago Good news, England has began to ease up on temperature, so you should expect to see Increased Sanity Levels from me going forward. ...at least until the heatwave returns, of course. +3.0
8d ago Cutting edge new paper from the Weizmann TreeLab: Increased Pine Root Exudation of Phenolic and Amino Acids Under Drought, with Synergistic Effects Under Drought and Elevated Co2 tinyurl.com/bdzp… +3.0
8d ago Cutting edge new paper from the Weizmann TreeLab: Increased Pine Root Exudation of Phenolic and Amino Acids Under Drought, with Synergistic Effects Under Drought and Elevated Co2 tinyurl.com/bdzp… +3.5

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T3 Increased rain chances bring chances for more flooding concerns ⚖ Contested weather_flooding whio.com anxious, cautious, watchful
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