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Flash floods kill 24 in Indonesia, thousands of homes damaged

2016-06-19 08:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Flash floods and landslides killed 24 people in Indonesia's Central Java province, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate to safer areas as torrential rains damaged thousands of homes. Rescue teams searched for 26 others who remained missing after the region, among the most densely populated parts of the country, saw heavy rainfall overnight. "Heavy rain has caused floods and landslides in 16 regencies in Central Java," Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the national disaster mitigation...

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Corn Belt could have 'flash drought' this summer

2016-06-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ag Web: There's a chance the Corn Belt could see a "flash drought' over the summer as temperatures across the U.S. may be higher than normal through the next three months, according to government forecasters. Above-normal temperatures may combine with a drop in rainfall across the region that extends from Nebraska and Kansas in the west to Ohio in the east, said Brad Pugh, a meteorologist with the U.S. Climate Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. "For the seasonal drought outlook, we're not...

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