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South Africa: Communities Caught Between Floods and Dry Taps

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38m ago TAE continues Storm Surge Warning for South Walton [FL] until further notice Link ×6 -5.0
38m ago TAE continues Hurricane Warning for South Walton [FL] until further notice Link ×6 -5.0
1h ago Hurricane Simon is about 220 miles south of Manzanillo Mexico. Winds 90 mph. Simon rapidly intensifying. Expected to become a dangerous category 4 hurricane by saturday. A turn to the north is fore… -5.0
1h ago Storms, flash flooding forecast this long weekend as NSW SES urges people to prepare. SES New South Wales. From the west to the east. This could get very bumpy my New South Wales peeps www.ses.ns… -1.5
1h ago Water continues to build in parts of south Brevard, partially collapsing a roof in West Melbourne and flooding out some roadways on Thursday, Oct. 8, as heavy moisture from Hurricane Isaias' rolls … -4.0
1h ago Distressing imagery coming out of Chile. One of the horrific consequences of El Nino is extra flooding on the west of South America. The extreme global warming driven El Nino this year is making th… -8.0
2h ago 🇺🇸 USA Official alert: Hurricane Warning Area: South Walton Severity: Extreme * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Santa Rosa Beach - Sandestin - Freeport * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Stor… ×2 -6.0
2h ago Jolien spent her internship in Kruger National Park in South Africa, working together with SANParks. She was part of an ongoing DFG project here at EORC that looks at how fire and drought shape sav… ×2 +3.0
3h ago Utility workers from across the South are traveling to Northwest Florida as Florida Power and Light finalizes preparations for Hurricane Isaias. +2.0
3h ago #cyclones #typhoons #JTWC ABPW10 PGTW 090600 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS/090600Z-100600… -1.0
4h ago Hurricane Isaias, 105 mph, is 230 miles south of the Mississippi River mouth tracking NNE at 14 mph toward the northern Gulf coast; Storm Surge and Hurricane Warnings remain in effect from Ocean Sp… -4.0
4h ago Hurricane Isaias, packing 105 mph winds, is 230 miles south of the Mississippi River mouth and tracking NNE at 14 mph; Storm Surge and Hurricane Warnings remain in effect from Ocean Springs, MS to … -2.5
4h ago Hurricane Simon is about 220 miles south of Manzanillo Mexico. Winds 75 mph. Simon slowing down and moving northwestward. Expected to become a dangerous major hurricane. A turn to the north is fore… -3.5
4h ago Coastal Flood Statement issued October 9 at 1:45AM EDT until October 10 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County, Mainland Monroe,… -1.0
4h ago Sudan Key Message Update: As drought compounds conflict, the risk of Famine expands to parts of South Darfur, September 2026 - January 2027 #Refugees -8.5
4h ago 🌀 HURRICANE WARNING — South Walton until 6:15 AM CDT. Follow local evacuation orders. We're covering it live: ohhailna.com/live #wxsky -3.5
5h ago Horror Story Averted: The un-swaled orchard where topsoil washed away into the highway ditch. Skipping pre-construction feasibility in North & South Goa (CRZ clearance, laterite, high humidity cro… +2.0
5h ago Letting monsoon rainwater rush off your acreage is throwing away your retirement wealth. Conventional builders treat rural land in North & South Goa (CRZ clearance, laterite, high humidity cross-v… -4.0
6h ago Former Tropical Storm Simon strengthens to a hurricane over Eastern North Pacific Ocean south of Mexico; max wind speed 75 mph (120 km/h); moving toward west-northwest at 6 mph (10 km/h); Hurricane… -3.5
6h ago Hurricane Simon is about 235 miles south of Manzanillo Mexico. Winds 75 mph. Simon becomes a hurricane. Rapid intensification forecast. Rapid intensification is forecast, and Simon is expected to b… -5.0
6h ago TAE continues Hurricane Warning for South Walton [FL] until further notice at Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:06:40 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
6h ago Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued October 8 at 10:13PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA HLSLIX This product covers Southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi **ISAIAS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE NORT… -7.5
6h ago Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued October 8 at 10:13PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA HLSLIX This product covers Southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi **ISAIAS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE NORT… -7.5
6h ago Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued October 8 at 10:09PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL HLSMOB This product covers portions of southwest Alabama...northwest Florida...south central Alabama...and inland… -3.0
6h ago Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued October 8 at 10:09PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL HLSMOB This product covers portions of southwest Alabama...northwest Florida...south central Alabama...and inland… -3.0
7h ago Depends on where you are. Here in Brasil it means heatwaves, floods in the south and drought in the north (specially in Amazonia). But I don't know much of the effects in the rest of the world. -1.0
8h ago Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued an evacuation order for visitors and non-residents in South Baldwin County and Mobile County ahead of Hurricane Isaias’ landfall. https://www.wkrg.com/weather/g… -2.5
9h ago Mine's saying Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, up to 60% chance. Maybe due to the hurricane heading through further south. I'll just be happy to be out of the 90s. +2.0
9h ago Austria Records Hottest August, Drought Austria recorded its hottest August on record, peaking at 41.2°C in Bad Deutsch‑Altenburg, while the east and south continued to suffer severe precipitation… -4.0
10h ago Rush preparations now. Hurricane Isaias, 100 mph winds, is 290 miles south of the Mississippi River mouth moving NE at 13 mph. Storm Surge and Hurricane Warnings remain in effect from Ocean Springs… -4.0

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T3 Communities caught between floods and dry taps ⚖ Contested weather_impact groundup.org.za stranded, parched, overwhelmed
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T3 South Africa: Communities Caught Between Floods and Dry Taps ⚖ Contested weather_impact allafrica.com stranded, neglected, overwhelmed
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T3 Communities caught between floods and dry taps ⚖ Contested weather_impact businessday.co.za strained, vulnerable, overwhelmed
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