Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on January 17, 2011
In YourWeatherBlog last week we talked about the devastating floods that hit Australia and today the government is saying it could be the country’s most expensive natural disaster to date. However, it’s not just Australia that’s dealing with disastrous floods. Heavy rain has also fallen in Brazil causing devastating floods and landslides. So far more [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on June 8, 2010
Beginning on May 31, southern China experienced three days of excessive rainfall which ended up destroying 11,000 homes and forcing 200,000 people to evacuate. Initially, there were 53 people reported missing and not until just recently have they been recovered. The Guangxi region flood control office has said that the flooding and landslides affected 42 [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on June 3, 2010
On Tuesday I blogged about Tropical Storm Agatha hitting Central America, more specifically the Guatemala-Mexico border, which produced torrential rains and caused landslides. Yesterday I wrote about a storm over the weekend in Florida that produced intense lightning that is being blamed for creating a hole in the street. Well today I’m going show you [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on June 1, 2010
On Saturday, Tropical Storm Agatha made landfall near the Guatemala-Mexico border with winds up to 45 mph and officials say at least 150 people were killed with thousands left homeless. Torrential rains washed out roads and bridges collapsed as the season’s first tropical storm moved onshore. One of the hardest hit areas was Guatemala and [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on April 7, 2010
A strong low pressure system and associated cold front brought torrential rains to the Rio de Janeiro area on Tuesday that caused floods and landslides. Over 100 people so far have been killed and the death toll keeps rising. Most victims died in more than 180 mudslides, authorities said. This slow moving frontal system caused [...]
