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Over 200 now:

https://www.eontarionow.com/world/mudsl ... ts-200/650

Just out of curiosity, why do we have a thread about floods in a peak oil forum? Or about hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, cold winters, rain patterns changing, etc. etc. etc.?

The real question is: Why is KJ so paranoid about people noting extreme weather events???

No time to track down all the links right now (easily searchable for the curious), but California, NZ, Peru, Ecuador and a few other places all seem to be having extreme rain events now or in the last few days/weeks.

Here's something on the Ecuadoran situation: http://www.eldiario.ec/temas/Invierno-Manabí-2017/

More on floods around the world: https://robertscribbler.com/2017/04/10/ ... the-globe/

Big floods in Quebec: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... c-47259298

Meanwhile:

Historic Flooding Far From Over: Hundreds of Roads Closed and Vital Waterways Shut Down

https://weather.com/news/news/flooding- ... is-midwest

Nine deaths have been blamed on flooding in several states across the Midwest and South.

Hundreds of other roads have also been closed by flooding.

Parts of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are shut down.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n ... n/26703868

Taishan, China, (located west of Hong Kong) was inundated by 419.2 mm (16.50 inches) of rain in 24 hours, ending Friday evening local time.

Wettest rainy season here at Totumas since we have been here. happy frogs. Low season now, very few guests.

Climate change -- and overbuilt levees, and land-use changes -- have led to multiple recent floods around St. Louis, Missouri.

Two catastrophic floods in less than two years wasn't just a case of bad luck

Residents of waterlogged communities along the Meramec River and other swollen area waterways have experienced something unusual for the region.

In a span of just 16 months, the people of cities like Eureka, Pacific and Valley Park have twice braced for and dealt with so-called “100-year” floods that have left damage, financial loss and heartache in their wake. Now, as the floodwater recedes in some communities, residents are left wondering how soon the next catastrophic flood will arrive.
...

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/rive ... eebd0.html

Also many areas in British Columbia are experiencing flooding now, in the Okanagan Valley, further north in the central interior, and in the northwest and northeast of the province:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/bri ... e34966772/

An article about the Quebec flooding and what climate change is likely to bring to the region and the rest of Canada:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... e34953478/

What happened between the top and bottom of the river during those three days is something that system managers say they were helpless to prevent or mitigate.

“It’s just an unprecedented event,” says Mr. Sarich. “So then it becomes a problem of people in the floodplain, and that’s just a more difficult question.”


“These are the types of events brought by climate change that climatologists have been predicting for 30 years – they’re just starting to show themselves now,” says Adam Fenech, who heads the University of Prince Edward Island’s climate lab.


“Flooding is the elephant in the room for Canada,” says Dr. Feltmate. “That is the most challenging aspect of climate change – and the most costly to the country.”


And if there’s one message that Canadians should be taking away from the Ottawa River flood of 2017 it’s this, Dr. Feltmate said:

“These floods we’re realizing now are small compared to what’s coming.”

Flooding persists globally.

Caribbean – Homes and Infrastructure Damaged After Floods in Jamaica, Haiti and Dominican Republic

Deadly Flash Floods Set to Worsen Poverty and Hunger in Kenya, Experts Say

Indonesia – Homes Destroyed, 7 Dead After Floods and Landslides in Sulawesi, Borneo and Sumatra

China – Floods Affect 6 Provinces Leaving 4 Dead and 1,600 Displaced

Thailand – Evacuations After Floods in Northern Provinces

http://floodlist.com

to believe in this livin'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toJ3ZYWRh24

Sri Lanka: Floods > landslides

https://watchers.news/2017/05/27/sri-la ... andslides/

http://floodlist.com/asia/taiwan-floods-june-2017

Huge amounts of rainfall in parts of Taiwan on 02 June resulted in major flooding and mudslides in northern areas of the country. Some areas of New Taipei City recorded more than 600 mm of rain in under 12 hours.

that's TWO FEET In twelve hours!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ions-study

Rare US floods to become the norm if emissions aren't cut

• Princeton-Rutgers study finds sharp increase in risk of frequent deluges
• ‘Many cities are behind the eight-ball in terms of preparing for flooding’

Met Office Warns Of A Month Of Rain In Just A Day

"For the region taking in London and the south east, there could be up to 60mm of rain between now and Wednesday morning – that’s equivalent to almost the entire average rainfall for June (which is 56mm) for the same region."

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/u ... _hp_ref=uk

And for a global perspective:



From Peter Sinclair's Climate Crocks