The Truth Behind the Dubai Flooding: Cloud Seeding or Climate Change?

The Truth Behind the Dubai Flooding: Cloud Seeding or Climate Change?

Highly Ranking Article: Dubai Rain and Cloud Seeding Historic Rainfall in Dubai Sparks Questions about Cloud Seeding Unusual Weather Events and a Closer Look at Cloud Seeding Recent unusual weather events in Dubai, including stranded airline passengers and a cat clinging to a car door handle in floodwaters, have spurred conversations about the role of … Read more

Emergency number 1722 activated for risk of storm or flooding

Emergency number 1722 activated for risk of storm or flooding

The Federal Public Service Home Affairs temporarily activates the emergency number 1722 due to the predicted bad weather. Anyone who has suffered storm or water damage that requires assistance from the fire brigade can submit a request via the e-counter www.1722.be or call 1722. 112 may only be called for potentially life-threatening situations. To avoid … Read more

New Jersey Flooding and Winter Forecast: Passaic River Stays at Major Flood Stage, Coastal Flood Warnings Issued

New Jersey Flooding and Winter Forecast: Passaic River Stays at Major Flood Stage, Coastal Flood Warnings Issued

What to Know Most rivers receded through the day Thursday, but New Jersey’s Passaic River is expected to stay at major flood stage for days, leaving flood-weary residents vulnerable in multiple communities Up to 2 inches of rain is possible in some areas Friday into Saturday. A coastal flood warning has been issued for parts … Read more

Bridge in Maastricht On Verge of Collapse After Collision with Houseboat: Emergency Evacuations and Restoration Efforts Underway

Bridge in Maastricht On Verge of Collapse After Collision with Houseboat: Emergency Evacuations and Restoration Efforts Underway

Jan 4, 2024 at 7:58 PM Update: an hour ago The bridge on the Stuwweg in Maastricht was in danger of collapsing after a houseboat collided with it on Thursday morning. Some debris has fallen off, but nothing more seems to have happened. The pillar in the middle under the bridge, which the houseboat rammed … Read more

Overstroomik.nl Experiences Surge in Traffic as Netherlands Grapples with High Water Levels

Overstroomik.nl Experiences Surge in Traffic as Netherlands Grapples with High Water Levels

Jan 4, 2024 at 2:02 PM Update: 29 minutes ago Many more people than usual have used the website in recent weeks overstroomik.nl looked up how high the water could reach in their area in the event of a flood. Rijkswaterstaat reported this to NU.nl when asked. The website was visited approximately ten times more … Read more

Rijkswaterstaat Reports Surge in Overstroomik.nl Visits Amid High Water Levels

Rijkswaterstaat Reports Surge in Overstroomik.nl Visits Amid High Water Levels

Many more people than usual have used the website in recent weeks overstroomik.nl looked up how high the water could reach in their area in the event of a flood. Rijkswaterstaat reported this to NU.nl when asked. The website was visited approximately ten times more often at the end of December than in the first … Read more

Houseboat Collision Causes Bridge Collapse in Maastricht: Residents Evacuated, Rijkswaterstaat Efforts to Stabilize

Houseboat Collision Causes Bridge Collapse in Maastricht: Residents Evacuated, Rijkswaterstaat Efforts to Stabilize

Jan 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM Update: 19 minutes ago The bridge on the Stuwweg in Maastricht is in danger of collapsing after a houseboat collided with it on Thursday morning. The boat had become loose and swept away by the strong current. The collision caused one of the pillars in the middle of the … Read more

Affligem Mayor Walter De Donder Under Fire for Prioritizing Stage Appearance Over Flooded Streets

Affligem Mayor Walter De Donder Under Fire for Prioritizing Stage Appearance Over Flooded Streets

Jan 3, 2024 at 9:41 PM Update: 8 hours ago While streets in the city of Affligem are flooded, Mayor Walter De Donder is simply on stage at the Samson show as “Mr. Mayor”. The residents do not thank him for that. Affligem experiences a lot of inconvenience from flooding due to rainfall and storms. … Read more

Mayor of Affligem, Walter De Donder, Criticized for Prioritizing TV Show Over City’s Flooding Crisis

Mayor of Affligem, Walter De Donder, Criticized for Prioritizing TV Show Over City’s Flooding Crisis

Jan 3, 2024 at 9:41 PM Update: 5 hours ago While streets in the city of Affligem are flooded, Mayor Walter De Donder is simply on stage at the Samson show as “Mr. Mayor”. The residents do not thank him for that. Affligem experiences a lot of inconvenience from flooding due to rainfall and storms. … Read more

Emergency Measures Taken: Extra Sandbags Placed to Protect Hoorn from High Water

Emergency Measures Taken: Extra Sandbags Placed to Protect Hoorn from High Water

ANP Extra sandbags have been placed in Hoorn NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 20:33 Additional measures are being taken against high water in various places in the country. Sandbags have been placed in Aldeboarn (Friesland), Volendam and Hoorn to protect houses. Various mills and pumping stations are running at full speed to pump out water. Being in Hoorn … Read more