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Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia
February is one of the driest months of the year in northern Colombia’s Córdoba department, a major farming and cattle region. It’s the time of year when farmers normally prepare fields for planting and ranchers move livestock to graze in drying floodplains. In 2026, however, unusually heavy rains in early February upended seasonal rhythms and submerged much of the department…
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Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique
Residents of southern Mozambique who live or farm near rivers are accustomed to heading to higher ground during the wet season. But even by local standards, the deluge in January 2026 was remarkable for its scale and severity. In December and January, weeks of intense rain swelled rivers and overwhelmed key reservoirs, sending floodwaters spilling into heavily populated areas along the Limpopo and…
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ICEYE unveils machine learning-powered Flood Rapid Impact Product to revolutionize response
ICEYE, a global leader in satellite-powered disaster management solutions, has announced the launch of Flood Rapid Impact (FRI). This product delivers automated, near-real-time flood data for emergency managers, energy and utility organizations, insurers, and banks. The launch forms part of ICEYE’s continuing expansion of its suite of multi-peril data solutions. ICEYE unveils machine learning-powered Flood Rapid Impact Product to revolutionize…
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NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts
In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations. The aircraft are part of the response from NASA’s Disasters Response Coordination System, which is activated to support emergency response for the flooding and is working closely with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),…
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T-Mobile – T-Mobile Donates $500,000 to Support Flood-Relief Efforts in Kerr County, Texas
To aid in response and recovery efforts related to the catastrophic flash flooding that has devastated Kerr County and surrounding Central Texas communities, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is making a $500,000 donation to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country‘s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. The donation will support the Foundation’s efforts to fund trusted local organizations providing rescue, relief and…
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NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response
In early May, widespread flooding and landslides occurred in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, leaving thousands of people without food, water, or electricity. In the following days, NASA teams provided data and imagery to help on-the-ground responders understand the disaster’s impacts and deploy aid. Building on this response and similar successes, on June 13, NASA announced a…
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International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction
A partnership between NASA and the French space agency, the satellite is poised to help improve forecasts of where and when flooding will occur in Earth’s rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are like our planet’s arteries, carrying life-sustaining water in interconnected networks. When Earth’s water cycle runs too fast, flooding can result, threatening lives and property. That…
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NASA Analysis Finds Strong El Niño Could Bring Extra Floods This Winter
Such high-tide flooding that inundates roads and buildings along the west coast of the Americas tends to be uncommon outside of El Niño years, but that could change by the 2030s. An analysis by NASA’s sea level change science team finds that if a strong El Niño develops this winter, cities along the western coasts of the Americas could see an…
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NASA to Discuss Climate Work in Wake of Record High Temps
NASA leadership, including climate experts, will be available at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 20, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to shed light on recent extreme weather events, and discuss how NASA research and data is enabling climate solutions. From wildfires raging across North America, flooding in the Northeast, heatwaves across the Southwest, and a record hot June,…
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