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@markrsmith@smithtodon.org
2025-07-15 00:28:21

Somerset County NJ has ordered a State of Emergency and Shelter in Place for everyone due to Flash Flooding.
#nj #flood #FlashFlood

All Somerset County residents and businesses are the SHELTER IN PLACE. No one is to travel. Roads ... from Somerset County Public Safety : Nixle
All Somerset County residents and businesses are the SHELTER IN PLACE. No one is to travel. Roads are flooded and conditions are extremely. An emergency has been declared and request all residents ...

@lilmikesf@c.im
2025-07-05 16:31:02

Paper Of Record delves into how unchecked global warming #climate chaos created catastrophic conditions for deadly #floods in #TX. The #GuadalupeRiver

The Guadalupe River rose from three feet to 34 feet in about 90 minutes, according to data from a river gauge near the town of Comfort, Texas. The volume of water exploded from 95 cubic feet per second to 166,000 cubic feet per second.

And the warming climate is creating the conditions in Texas for more of these sharp, deadly deluges.

In the eastern part of the state, the number of days per year with at least two inches of rain or snow has increased by 20 percent since 1900, according to the …

o Methane SAT Is Lost: The satellite, launched to track planet-warming emissions from oil and gas sites, was just a year into its mission. It has lost power, the mission’s controllers said, and most likely cannot be recovered.

o Imported Trash: Malaysia banned all plastic waste shipments from nations that had not sighed an agreement regulating hazardous waste. That includes the United States, which shipped more than 35,000 tons of it to the country in 2024.

» Saltier Seas, Less Ice: A study p…

As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme
Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.