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These days, it's China.
Massive compensation schemes introduced for damage sustained due to flood diversion after heavy rains.
Climate bills are coming in.
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Now it's northern China: floods after record rainfall.
Baoding’s Xizhuang station recorded 540mm in eight hours, exceeding Baoding’s average annual rainfall of about 500mm.
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This week it's Korea: at least 14 people died in floods after up to 500 mm of rain - #ClimatechangeisWaterchange

Zeker 17 mensen omgekomen door zware regenval Zuid-Korea
In het zuiden vielen de afgelopen dagen hoeveelheden van 600 tot 800 millimeter neerslag.

Yesterday evening, it was New York. After over 50 mm (2 inches) of rain within an hour, three subway lines were shut down.
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Storms Pummel Parts of N.Y.C. And New Jersey, Prompting Flash Floods
Flash flood warnings were issued for all five boroughs as heavy rainfall hit the area. Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey declared a state of emergency.

This weekend, it was Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Flooding after up to 350 mm (14 inches) of rain within 24 hours. Way more than a used-to-be-1-in-1000-years event.
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Heavy Rains in Wisconsin Lead to Flooding and Early Closure of State Fair
Record-setting rainfall caused intense flooding in and around the Milwaukee area starting on Saturday night.

The increasing precipitation deficit in (central) the Netherlands, 1961-2024. While precipitation in the growing season (April-September) hardly changed, evaporation rapidly grew. This explains the increase in the deficit (moving average) from around zero in 1961 to on average over 100 mm by 2024.
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The massive wildfire in southern France got worse today. 135 km² burned already.
Three years of drought created a large amount of fuel in the form of dead trees and dead brushes, a climate expert explained on TV.
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Massive wildfire in France leaves at least one dead, nine injured
Firefighters in southern France were battling on Wednesday to contain the country’s biggest wildfire so far this year, said local authorities. At least one person has died so far in the wildfire, while nine others were injured. More than 1,800 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze. 

Death Toll in Texas Flood Rises to at Least 24, With as Many as 25 Missing,
after up to 250 mm of rain fell within two days.
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Death Toll in Texas Flood Rises to at Least 24, With as Many as 25 Missing
The authorities said that emergency workers had rescued more than 230 people so far after flooding along the Guadalupe River and would keep working through the night.

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape.
The destructive, fast-moving waters rose 8 meters on the Guadalupe River in just 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles.
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Kerr County floods: 24 dead and more than 20 children missing in Texas
A Texas sheriff says the deaths from flash flooding in central Texas has risen to 27 people. Among those confirmed dead are children. More than two dozen children from a girls’ camp and many others are still missing while search and rescue efforts were continuing in the Texas Hill Country. The destructive fast-moving waters along the Guadalupe River washed away homes and roads early Friday near the river. Authorities say more than 1,000 rescuers are on the ground. The danger is not over as to…