February 2019 – www.floodanddisaster.com

Satellite Captures Image of Sediment Gushing Into Tyrrhenian Sea After Recent Rome Flooding

27/02/2019

ESA (European Space Agency) released on the 25th February 2019 a stunning image taken from The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite which captured this true-colour image on 5 February 2019, just three days after heavy rainfall in Rome and the surrounding area of Lazio, Italy. The image shows sediment gushing into the Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the … More Satellite Captures Image of Sediment Gushing Into Tyrrhenian Sea After Recent Rome Flooding

28 Bodies Retrieved from Flooded Zimbabwe Gold Mine

18/02/2019

According to state radio, the death toll of the recently flooded gold mine has increased to 28, with dozens still unaccounted for. The bodies of 28 “artisanal” gold miners have been retrieved from a flooded mine west of Harare, central Zimbabwe. Two shafts of the “Battlefields” mine flooded after a dam burst its walls following … More 28 Bodies Retrieved from Flooded Zimbabwe Gold Mine

Arctic Weather Plunges into North America

01/02/2019

Desperately cold weather is now gripping the Midwest and Northern Plains of the United States, as well as interior Canada. The culprit is a familiar one: the polar vortex. A large area of low pressure and extremely cold air usually swirls over the Arctic, with strong counter-clockwise winds that trap the cold around the Pole. … More Arctic Weather Plunges into North America