Category Water Supply Alert

Worst drought in 84 years and water rationing to 200 million in Brazil

Brazil is struggling to supply enough water to its 200 million people, amid the worst drought in 84 years.   São Paulo’s 20 million citizens face having their tap water cut off five days a week, in a bid to…

Severe heatwave strikes Australia

A heatwave is due to sweep Australia, experts warn, as emergency crews battle raging bushfires in the west.   Western Australia, the Northern Territory and parts of New South Wales and Victoria will see temperatures near or above 40C (104F).…

Apocalyptic flooding with the threat of landslides strikes Malaysia and Thailand

Even by Malaysian standards, this flooding is epic.   Neighborhoods turned into islands surrounded by a sea of murky brown water. Streets doubled as rivers. Cars were swept away and toppled over.   The flooding has forced more than 132,000…

Severe storm heads East leaving trail of mudslides, flooding in California, USA

Californians cleaned up Saturday after a major storm soaked the drought-stricken state before moving east to drop rain on the Southwest.   Perhaps the biggest job was in Camarillo, about 80 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles, where a mudslide on…

Cyclone Hudhud Of 130mph Flattens At Least 6,000 Buildings And Kills At Least 22 People In India

At least 22 people are dead in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which ripped through India’s eastern coast Sunday and Monday with wind speeds over 100 miles per hour. The Times of India reports that 15 people were killed…

Ex hurricane Odile leaves trail of destruction along Baja, heavy rain poised to inundate parts of Southwest

Even though the Atlantic hurricane season is certainly not very busy, the impacts from tropical cyclones on people and places within the United States cannot be ignored. We are about to see once again how tropical moisture from an east…

Apocalyptic Floods Kill Over 440 in Pakistan, India

Raging monsoon floods sweeping across India and Pakistan have killed more than 440 people, authorities said Tuesday, warning hundreds of thousands more to be prepared to flee their homes as helicopters and boats raced to save marooned victims.   Authorities…

Severe flooding submerges over 100 villages in Bangladesh

Flood situation in Bangladesh worsened as over 100 villages have been submerged after gushing waters washed away a portion of an embankment on Jamuna river in the country’s northwest, affecting over one lakh people.   Onrush of water in the…

Catastrophic flooding wreaks major havoc in Phoenix, USA

Severe flooding swept through the Phoenix metro area on Tuesday as some areas were hit by up to eight inches of rain. The National Weather service issued a flash flood warning for the desert city, The Associated Press said. Authorities closed a…