Fires, floods, duststorms, landslides, sudden cloudbursts- 2025 is the year they can no longer call global warming climate change a hoax. The Heating Planet at CofA Blog.

China past week: Mountainside gives way. Entire homes vanish in seconds. Roads disappear- 2 videos/ transcripts; Heating Planet at CofA Blog

Mega Landslides and Floods COLLAPSE China — Entire Villages BURIED!; Extreme TV Report: A peaceful mountain village was reduced to rubble in moments as a massive landslide tore through the valley. What began as a tremor quickly became a roaring wall of earth, rock, and broken trees, swallowing everything in its path. Homes, roads, and fields disappeared within seconds, leaving behind nothing but mud, stone, and silence. The force of nature was merciless. Logs and jagged rocks crashed together with deafening power, grinding houses and farmland into dust. Families who had been safe inside moments before were suddenly trapped in chaos, fighting for survival as the land itself betrayed them. The mountain that once gave life to farmers, orchards, and rice fields turned into a devastating force of destruction. Three gorges dam floods in China.This tragedy is a stark reminder of the growing threat of climate-driven disasters like landslides, floods, and extreme rainfall that destabilize entire regions.

 

TRANSCRIPT: Music] 0:21 Tons of earth, rock, and broken trees 0:24 rush downward with unstoppable speed. A 0:27 deafening roar fills the valley as the 0:29 mountainside gives way. Entire homes 0:32 vanish in seconds. Roads disappear as 0:35 though swallowed by the mountain itself. 0:37 What was once a quiet village, children 0:40 playing, farmers returning from their 0:42 fields, elders sitting outside their 0:45 homes, is buried beneath a moving wall 0:47 of mud and stone. 1:05 [Music] 1:07 [Applause] 1:19 The destruction is merciless. Heavy logs 1:22 and jagged rocks crash together, 1:24 grinding everything in their path to 1:26 dust. Families who moments earlier were 1:29 safe inside their houses find themselves 1:32 surrounded by chaos. The land that once 1:35 sheltered them becomes their greatest 1:37 threat. The ground trembles as the slide 1:40 moves forward, swallowing orchards, rice 1:43 fields, and decades of hard work in a 1:46 matter of minutes. The very mountain 1:48 that once provided life now brings only 1:51 ruin. 1:54 [Music] 2:13 [Music] 2:19 But the danger does not end there. 2:22 Above, the rain continues to pour. 2:25 Relentless, heavy, unforgiving. The 2:29 soaked earth keeps sliding. Water rushes 2:31 down the slopes, feeding the disaster, 2:34 turning the landslide into something 2:36 even deadlier. Flash flooding. The 2:39 mountain streams swell to Monra's size, 2:42 their banks breaking, their waters 2:45 surging with violent force. 3:10 Within minutes, rivers overflow and 3:13 streams transform into raging torrents, 3:16 carrying boulders, trees, and even 3:18 rooftops downstream. The current tears 3:21 apart everything it touches. Cars are 3:24 tossed aside like toys. Whole bridges 3:26 collapse, their concrete foundations 3:28 ripped away. Even rescue attempts are 3:31 halted as boats and equipment are no 3:34 match for the raging flood 3:40 [Music] 3:58 for the villagers. 4:00 There is no time to escape. The sound of 4:03 rushing water drowns out cries for help. 4:06 Streets turn into rivers, farmland into 4:08 lakes. Families cling to trees, 4:11 rooftops, even floating debris, holding 4:15 each other, praying the flood will not 4:18 sweep them away. Mothers scream for 4:21 missing children. The elderly struggle 4:24 to keep standing in the kneedeep 4:25 current. Each second feels endless. 4:29 Every moment another fight to survive. 4:47 [Music] 4:53 Hours later, when the rain begins to 4:55 slow, the true scale of destruction 4:57 comes into view. The landscape is no 5:00 longer recognizable. Where homes once 5:03 stood, there is only brown water and 5:06 shattered timber. Entire herds of 5:08 animals are lost, drowned or buried 5:11 beneath layers of thick mud. 5:13 The fields that once promised food for 5:15 the season lie ruined, covered in rocks 5:18 and silt. Power lines have snapped, 5:21 plunging survivors into darkness. The 5:23 silence that follows is heavy and 5:25 haunting, broken only by the continuous 5:28 roar of floodwaters still carving new 5:31 violent paths through the land. 5:36 Here's a double. 5:41 [Applause] 5:51 [Applause] 5:53 Experts warned that these disasters are 5:55 rarely isolated. Landslides and flash 5:58 floods are bound together in a chain 6:00 reaction of destruction. Weeks of rain 6:03 weaken the mountain slopes until they 6:05 can no longer hold. When the land breaks 6:07 free, it crashes downward, blocking 6:10 rivers and creating temporary dams. At 6:13 first, the trapped water builds quietly, 6:16 hidden from those below. But when those 6:18 fragile dams collapse under pressure, a 6:21 wall of water explodes into the valleys, 6:24 wiping away everything in its path. 6:27 Landslides trigger floods. Floods 6:29 trigger more landslides. A cycle of 6:32 devastation begins that no human barrier 6:35 can resist. 6:46 [Applause] 6:58 The scars left behind remain for 6:59 decades. Families wander the ruins of 7:02 their villages, searching for anything 7:04 to salvage. Photographs, tools, small 7:08 fragments of their former lives. 7:11 Survivors live in makeshift shelters, 7:13 haunted by the memory of that day, 7:15 waiting for help that may arrive too 7:17 late. Crops are gone, food is scarce, 7:20 and entire communities face hunger. 7:23 Children stare at the brown wasteland 7:25 where their schools once stood. Roads 7:28 that once connected villages are gone, 7:30 leaving them cut off from the outside 7:32 world. 7:51 This is the terrifying truth of 7:53 landslides and flash floods. They strike 7:55 without warning. They come with a force 7:58 that no wall, no road, no village plan 8:01 can withstand. They are nature's brutal 8:04 reminder that the ground beneath us and 8:06 the rivers we depend on can turn against 8:09 us in an instant, 8:11 leaving behind scars that last for 8:13 generations. 8:15 The land gives life, but it can also 8:18 take it away in the blink of an

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CHINA COLLAPSING: Relentless Floods Ravage Shaanxi — Homes Buried, Infrastructure Fails Cities Drown Severe Weather Channel Report: China is facing devastating floods in Shaanxi as relentless rainstorms trigger flash flooding, landslides, and widespread destruction. Cities and villages are underwater, bridges and roads destroyed, and families trapped as this extreme weather crisis unfolds. This storm adds to the growing list of natural disasters hitting the region, showing once again how vulnerable communities are to China floods and the power of nature. Stay tuned for the latest china news and updates on this storm.

  TRANSCRIPT: Heat up 0:13 here. 0:38 Heat. Heat. 1:15 Shenshi, China. Relentless days of heavy 1:18 rainfall have triggered devastating 1:19 floods throughout the province, sending 1:22 surging torrents of muddy water, 1:24 crashing through towns, cities, and 1:26 farmland. Streets became fast flowing 1:28 rivers. Hillsides collapsed, and normal 1:31 life came to an abrupt standill across 1:33 vast portions of the region. 1:45 In downtown Yanan, the first waves 1:47 swallowed entire districts. Waste deep 1:49 water carved paths through residential 1:51 zones, sweeping across storefronts, 1:54 gardens, and courtyards. Residents tried 1:56 to scoop water out with buckets while 1:58 improvised rafts and small boats turned 2:01 into the only means of reaching higher 2:03 ground. Families huddled on rooftops, 2:06 waiting anxiously for rescue teams to 2:08 arrive. 2:21 In Wookie County, emergency responders 2:23 worked without pause to clear wreckage 2:26 and redirect the flood waters away from 2:27 hospitals, schools, and administrative 2:30 buildings. Sandbags were stacked high to 2:33 shield entrances. In the county square, 2:36 the flag pole stood in the middle of a 2:37 growing pool. The national flags soaked 2:40 through, weighed down and dragging low 2:42 in the damp wind. 3:03 Transportation has been crippled across 3:05 the province. Bridges cracked under the 3:08 strain or collapsed completely. Rural 3:11 roads disappeared beneath waves of brown 3:13 water. In Gaxian County, a major stretch 3:16 of highway gave way. Chunks of concrete 3:19 collapsing and tumbling into the valley 3:21 below. In many places, relief convoys 3:24 loaded with supplies were forced to stop 3:26 or retreat after being unable to pass 3:29 submerged roads. Electricity and water 3:32 supplies have been cut off in dozens of 3:33 towns. Power lines sagged precariously 3:36 before going dark altogether. 3:58 Many households lost access to running 4:00 water, depending instead on emergency 4:02 rations. Repair crews worked tirelessly, 4:06 but unstable ground conditions turned 4:08 every repair effort into a slow, 4:11 high-risk operation. 4:13 If you're finding this coverage helpful, 4:16 please give the video a like. It helps 4:18 us share these important updates with 4:20 more people. 4:36 In Baghi and Chenyang, underground 4:39 shopping centers and subway systems were 4:42 among the first areas to go under. 4:44 Escalators froze mid-motion as water 4:47 poured into stairwells. Shoppers rushed 4:50 toward exits while lights flickered and 4:53 failed. Parking garages filled entirely, 4:57 burying dozens of cars and trucks 4:59 beneath murky flood waters. 5:18 Agriculture has suffered enormous 5:20 losses. Farmlands once patterned with 5:23 green rows of crops now lie hidden 5:25 beneath layers of mud and stagnant 5:28 water. Corn and wheat fields have been 5:32 crushed under the weight of the floods. 5:34 Farmers dug makeshift trenches to drain 5:36 what they could, but much of the harvest 5:38 for the year already appears lost. 5:50 ated quickly. Cattle, goats, and poultry 5:53 splashed through kneeh high waters as 5:55 barns filled to the roof. Irrigation 5:57 systems were destroyed in many 5:59 districts, sparking fears about 6:01 long-term damage to food production 6:03 across the province. Relief teams have 6:05 been dispatched in large numbers. 6:07 Bulldozers cleared obstructed roads 6:10 while soldiers delivered bottled water 6:12 to stranded households. 6:30 Oh, 6:42 schools, mosques, and community centers 6:44 were transformed into emergency mergency 6:46 shelters. Volunteers distributed dry 6:49 clothes, flashlights, and hot meals to 6:51 families who had lost everything. Local 6:53 authorities continue issuing urgent 6:55 warnings. Loudspeakers broadcast flood 6:58 alerts around the clock. Officials 7:00 stress that the soil remains soaked and 7:02 unstable. 7:30 Heat. 7:37 Heat. 7:44 [Music] 7:47 leaving many regions vulnerable to 7:50 further landslides. 7:52 Several rivers are still running 7:53 dangerously high. Remote mountain 7:56 villages remain completely isolated, 7:58 their trails blocked by landslides 8:00 reachable only by helicopter. Some 8:03 residents refuse evacuation, choosing 8:05 instead to guard their homes and 8:08 livestock. 8:09 Aid organizations caution that stagnant 8:12 water could soon bring outbreaks of 8:14 disease. For Shani, the flooding has 8:18 become far more than a natural 8:19 catastrophe. It stands as a trial of 8:22 endurance, cooperation, and 8:24 determination to rebuild. 8:38 [Applause] 8:42 Thanks for watching Severe Weather, 8:45 where we break down the facts behind 8:46 nature's most intense moments. If you 8:50 found this video helpful, please like, 8:52 comment, and subscribe. Your support 8:55 keeps this channel going. 8:58 Hit the bell so you never miss a real, 9:00 calm, and clear report. Note, some 9:03 footage in this video may be used for 9:06 illustration and may not show the exact 9:07 event described. 9:09 See you in the next one. Stay informed. 9:12 Stay safe.

New fires break out today in Northern California; "flames close to road" KCRA Sacramento video/ transcript; The Heating Planet at CofA Blog

Stanislaus, Calaveras, Butte Counties;  "Severe Weather in Northern California | Fires, wind damage, lightning updated Sept. 2 at noon"

  

TRANSCRIPT: ACTIVE WEATHER AROUND NORTHERN 0:05 CALIFORNIA. 0:06 WE'VE HAD LIGHTNING STRIKES, 0:07 FIRES AND POWER OUTAGES. 0:08 WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF ALL 0:09 OF IT TODAY. 0:10 THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. 0:11 I'M LISA GONZALEZ. 0:12 LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE FIRES 0:14 WE'RE FOLLOWING. 0:14 THERE'S ONE BURNING IN 0:16 STANISLAUS COUNTY RIGHT NOW NEAR 0:18 HIGHWAY FOUR AND DUTTON ROAD. 0:19 THIS IS JUST WEST OF 0:21 COPPEROPOLIS. 0:22 TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO OF 0:23 THIS. 0:23 THE FLAMES HERE. 0:24 YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE THEY ARE 0:25 TO THE ROAD. 0:26 THIS WAS JUST ABOUT THREE HOURS 0:28 AGO AS THAT FIRE REALLY STARTED 0:29 TO PICK UP. 0:30 YOU CAN SEE THAT SMOKE MOVING 0:32 WITH THE WIND TO THE FIRE HAS 0:33 BURNED AT LEAST 1200 ACRES. 0:35 NO CONTAINMENT ON THIS FIRE. 0:37 THERE IS AN EVACUATION WARNING 0:39 FOR PARTS OF CALAVERAS COUNTY 0:40 JUST WEST OF COPPEROPOLIS RIGHT 0:42 NOW. 0:42 BUT A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE SKY 0:44 RIGHT NOW. 0:45 THE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY FOUR AND 0:47 NORTH OF IT ARE ALSO UNDER AN 0:49 EVACUATION WARNING. 0:50 THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO GET YOUR 0:51 STUFF READY TO GO. 0:52 BE READY TO LEAVE AT A MOMENT'S 0:54 NOTICE. 0:54 HIGHWAY FOUR IS CLOSED FROM 0:56 MILTON ROAD TO HORSESHOE DRIVE. 0:58 NOW THE THUNDERSTORMS WE'VE HAD 0:59 HAVE BROUGHT LIGHTNING STRIKES 1:01 ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY. 1:02 ON THE LEFT. 1:03 THAT'S A AT DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. 1:04 ON THE RIGHT. 1:05 THAT'S A LOOK AT THE SUTTER 1:06 BUTTES. 1:06 AND THIS IS FROM THIS MORNING. 1:07 YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THOSE 1:09 LIGHTNING STRIKES. 1:09 LOOK AT THAT ONE THERE ON THE 1:11 LEFT. 1:11 MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE 1:13 IN THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS 1:14 THROUGH THIS THURSDAY, WHICH 1:15 COULD BRING EVEN MORE LIGHTNING. 1:17 AND THIS LIGHTNING HAS BEEN 1:19 KEEPING SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE 1:20 CREWS VERY BUSY. 1:22 THEY'VE BEEN RESPONDING TO 1:23 MULTIPLE FIRES ACROSS OUR REGION 1:25 JUST SINCE THIS MORNING. 1:26 KCRA 3's Maricela de la Cruz 1:28 JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT CREWS 1:29 ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW. 1:32 MARICELA. 1:33 YEAH, LISA, WE ARE JUST SOUTH OF 1:35 RANCHO MURIETA. 1:35 THIS IS THE LONG ISLAND ROAD. 1:36 THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE 1:38 ONE OF THOSE FIRES TOOK PLACE 1:40 THIS MORNING, POSSIBLY FROM 1:42 LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND WE CAN 1:43 STILL SEE SOME CREWS OUT HERE. 1:44 WE KNOW THAT METRO FIRE IS OUT 1:46 HERE. 1:47 CAL FIRE AND WILTON FIRE. 1:48 AND THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT OF THE 1:51 AREA. 1:51 YOU CAN SEE THE BURN SCAR AND 1:53 CREWS ARE OUT HERE. 1:54 JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE HOT 1:56 SPOTS DON'T REIGNITE AT THIS 1:58 MOMENT. 1:58 AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE STILL 2:00 SEEING SOME WIND ACTIVITY. 2:01 YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THAT SOME 2:03 OF THE TREES MOVING BACK HERE 2:06 AND SOME OF THE SMOKE OUT IN THE 2:08 AREA, BUT WE HEARD FROM SAC 2:10 METRO FIRE. 2:10 LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LISTEN 2:12 TO MARK NUNEZ. 2:16 WE HAD VERY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 2:19 40 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. 2:20 EARLY THIS MORNING. 2:21 FIRE CAME DOWN, RUNNING DOWN THE 2:23 HILL VERY QUICKLY AT THIS HOME. 2:24 CREWS WERE ABLE TO GET IN THERE, 2:25 PROTECT THIS HOME. 2:34 AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW THAT 2:36 ABOUT 60 ACRES HAVE BURNED IN 2:38 THE AREA. 2:38 AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT 2:39 IS PRETTY MUCH UNDER CONTROL. 2:41 BUT AS WE'RE TOLD FROM SAC, 2:43 METRO FIRE AND CAL FIRE, THEY 2:44 ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT HERE 2:47 BECAUSE, AGAIN, OF THAT CONCERN 2:49 OF ANY OF THOSE HOTSPOTS 2:51 REIGNITING. 2:51 AND OF COURSE, JUST TO KEEP MAKE 2:53 SURERE THAT EVERYONE OUT HERE IS 2:55 SAFE. 2:55 FOR NOW, WE'RE LIVE. 2:57 MARICELA DE LA CRUZ KCRA THREE 2:59 NEWS. 2:59 ALL RIGHT, MARICELA, THANK YOU 3:00 SO MUCH. 3:00 AND LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE 3:02 FORECAST RIGHT NOW AND THE 3:04 CONDITIONS THAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE 3:05 FACING. 3:05 LET'S GET OVER TO METEOROLOGIST 3:08 DIRK VERDOORN AND DIRK YOU LOOKS 3:11 LIKE YOU'VE GOT SOME TIME LAPSE 3:12 VIDEO TO SHOW US WHAT WE'VE BEEN 3:13 SEEING. 3:14 YEAH, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK HERE. 3:15 THIS IS NEAR SONORA, AND THIS IS 3:16 WHERE WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME 3:18 SPOTS WHERE WE HAVE SOME FIRES 3:19 THAT HAVE BEEN POPPING UP FROM 3:21 THOSE. 3:22 THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE COME 3:23 THAT CAME THROUGH EARLIER THIS 3:24 MORNING. 3:24 AND SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT 3:26 SOME AREAS OF HAZE AND SMOKE 3:27 THAT'S IN THIS AREA. 3:28 THIS IS FROM SONORA PEAK LOOKING 3:30 OUT ACROSS THE AREA. 3:30 AND YOU SEE THE CLOUDS MOVING 3:31 THROUGH. 3:32 THE SKIES ARE STARTING TO CLEAR 3:33 OUT QUITE A BIT. 3:33 AND SO CONDITIONS ARE CHANGING. 3:35 BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE 3:37 SEEING IS THAT THE THUNDERSTORM 3:38 ACTIVITY THAT WE HAD FROM THIS 3:40 MORNING IS GOING TO BE POPPING 3:42 UP MORE IN THE SIERRA. 3:42 SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE 3:44 MOUNTAIN ACTIVITY. 3:44 WHILE WE HAD A LOT OF VALLEY AND 3:46 FOOTHILL ACTIVITY THIS MORNING, 3:47 THIS AFTERNOON IT'S GOING TO BE 3:49 SHIFTING MORE INTO THE SIERRA. 3:50 SO WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME 3:51 LIGHTNING STRIKES. 3:51 WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME 3:52 THUNDERSTORMS POP UP. 3:53 AND HERE WE ARE IN CALAVERAS 3:54 COUNTY. 3:54 THIS THUNDERSTORM NOW MADE ITS 3:56 WAY PAST SONORA. 3:57 AND NOW MOVING UP JUST TO THE 3:58 EAST OF SAN ANDREAS. 3:59 AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS 4:01 LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SOME HEAVY 4:02 RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. 4:03 AND THEN WE HAVE THESE OTHER 4:03 SCATTERED SHOWERS. 4:04 THESE ARE MOVING ALONG REALLY 4:05 QUICKLY. 4:05 WE'RE LOOKING AT THE THE SPEEDS 4:07 OF THESE INDIVIDUAL CELLS MOVING 4:10 AT OVER 30MPH. 4:12 SO REALLY QUICKLY MOVING ALONG, 4:13 YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWERS THAT 4:14 WERE NEAR GRASS VALLEY AND 4:15 NEVADA CITY NOW PUSHING OFF 4:16 NORTH AND THROUGH AGAIN SIERRA 4:19 NEVADA COUNTIES. 4:19 WE'RE SEEING THAT AND THEN ALSO 4:21 INTO PLUMAS COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE 4:22 SOME OF THIS NEAR LAPORTE AND 4:24 IT'S HEADING TOWARDS QUINCY. 4:25 JUST SOME OF THAT RAIN THAT'S 4:27 SHIFTING AROUND AIR QUALITY. 4:28 ANOTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING AT 4:29 BECAUSE OF THE FIRES, THERE WERE 4:31 SOME CONCERNS. 4:32 MOST OF THE AGAIN, THE BIGGER 4:33 FIRES THAT WERE BURNING, PUTTING 4:34 OUT MOST OF THE SMOKE HAVE 4:36 TAPERED OFF QUITE A BIT. 4:37 BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME OF THOSE 4:38 SMALLER FIRES OUT THERE. 4:39 AND SO YOU CAN SEE AREAS WHERE 4:40 WE HAVE MODERATE LEVELS OF 4:42 PARTICULATES IN THE AIR, 4:43 STRETCHING FROM YUBA CITY JUST 4:44 TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST OF 4:46 SACRAMENTO, JUST TO THE SOUTH OF 4:48 MODESTO. 4:48 AND WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT 4:49 MORE SMOKE IS WHERE WE HAVE THE 4:50 BIGGER FIRE OF THE GARNETT FIRE 4:52 IN FRESNO COUNTY. 4:52 AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AFFECTS 4:54 SOME PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY IN 4:56 FRESNO COUNTY, AS WELL AS A 4:57 LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO THE NORTH 4:58 IN MADERA COUNTY, AND THEN ALSO 5:00 ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SIERRAS, 5:02 WHERE WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT 5:02 OF THAT SMOKE, JUST KIND OF 5:04 SETTLING IN. 5:05 SATELLITE VIEW SHOWS THAT IT'S 5:06 STILL PUMPIPING OUT. 5:07 THAT'S WHERE THE FIRE IS, AND 5:08 WE'RE STILL SEEING QUITE A BIT 5:09 OF SMOKE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH 5:10 AGAIN, TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE 5:12 SIERRA. 5:12 SO WE'LL BE TRACKING THAT MORE 5:14 THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALSO 5:15 POPPING UP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 5:16 MOUNTAINS. 5:16 WE'LL BE TRACKING THAT AS WELL. 5:17 LISA, BACK OVER TO YOU. 5:18 ALL RIGHT. 5:19 THANK YOU. 5:19 AND SOME PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH 5:21 DAMAGE FROM WIND. 5:22 KCRA 3'S LEE ANNE DENYER JOINS 5:23 US LIVE NEAR CARMICHAEL WITH A 5:25 LOOK AT WHAT NEIGHBORS ARE 5:26 HAVING TO CLEAN UP. 5:27 NOW. 5:28 LEANNE. 5:31 YEAH, IT'S A MESS OUT HERE. 5:32 SO WE'RE ON SHADOW CREEK DRIVE, 5:33 WHICH IS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, 5:34 BUT WE'RE RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF 5:37 CARMICHAEL. 5:37 THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT 5:38 WE'RE SEEING. 5:39 THESE BRANCHES DOWN ON TOP OF 5:41 VEHICLES. 5:41 JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, WE SAW A 5:43 VEHICLE THAT HAD TO BE TOWED 5:45 AWAY. 5:45 IT WAS IN SUCH A STATE. 5:47 BUT AS WE'RE WALKING AROUND, YOU 5:48 CAN SEE THERE IS JUST DEBRIS AND 5:51 BRANCHES ON THE GROUND. 5:52 AND IF WE GO OVER THE FENCE 5:53 RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE HOW 5:55 LARGE OF A TREE FELL DOWN. 5:57 SO REALLY SEEING A RANGE IN 5:59 TERMS OF WHAT CAME DOWN DURING 6:04 THIS WIND EVENT THAT NEIGHBORS 6:05 SAID JUST REALLY CAUGHT THEM OFF 6:07 GUARD. 6:07 WE TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO 6:08 SAID THEY WERE JUST GOING ABOUT 6:09 THEIR MORNING, WALKING THEIR 6:11 DOGS, DRIVING TO WORK, WORKING 6:13 FROM HOME, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN 6:15 THEY NOTICED THAT THE WIND 6:19 REALLY KICKED UP. 6:19 AND THEN THEY STARTED TO HEAR 6:20 THINGS CRASHING DOWN. 6:21 ONE WOMAN THAT WE TALKED TO SAID 6:22 IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF 6:23 A MOVIE. 6:24 IT LITERALLY FELT LIKE YOU JUST 6:26 GOT TELEPORTED RIGHT INTO THE 6:27 WIZARD OF OZ. 6:29 THERE WAS DEBRIS FLYING ACROSS 6:30 THE ROAD. 6:30 PEOPLE WERE RUNNING AROUND, THE 6:32 TREES WERE JUST SWAYING BACK AND 6:33 FORTH. 6:33 IT WAS CRAZY. 6:36 AND YOU JUST FELT LIKE YOU WERE 6:37 IN THE MIDDLE OF A TORNADO. 6:41 WE DO WANT TO BE OVERLY CLEAR 6:43 HERE. 6:43 THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT 6:44 THERE WAS ANY KIND OF. 6:49 ROTATION. 6:49 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 6:51 SAYS THAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH 6:52 LOCAL OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FOLKS 6:53 IN CARMICHAEL, TO TRY TO FIGURE 6:54 OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. 6:56 BUT AGAIN, WE'RE HERE ON SHADOW 6:57 CREEK DRIVE IN SACRAMENTO 6:58 COUNTY, BUT RIGHT ON THE BORDER 7:00 OF CARMICHAEL. 7:01 AND WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM 7:02 FOLKS ALL MORNING ABOUT JUST 7:03 THIS WIND EVENT THAT CAME IN, 7:05 ROCKED THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 7:06 AND YOU CAN SEE FOLKS HAVE BEEN 7:07 CLEANING UP HERE TRYING TO GET 7:09 THIS CLEANED UP AS OFFICIALS TRY 7:11 TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAME 7:13 THROUGH. 7:13 AND WE'RE JUST SO APPRECIATIVE 7:15 OF EVERYONE WHO SENT US IN 7:17 LOCATIONS THAT WE COULD CHECK 7:18 OUT AND HAVE BEEN OPEN TO 7:19 SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH 7:21 US. 7:21 WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 7:22 WE'RE NOT IN THE ROADWAY HERE, 7:23 BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP CHATTING 7:26 WITH PEOPLE AND WE'LL BRING YOU 7:26 MORE WHEN WE KNOW MORE. 7:28 IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. 7:29 SEE ANNE DENYER KCRA THREE NEWS. 7:31 LEANNE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 7:32 RIGHT. 7:33 YEAH. 7:33 THEY GOT THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR 7:35 THEM TODAY. 7:35 RIGHT NOW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 7:36 ARE WITHOUT POWER IN SACRAMENTO 7:38 COUNTY. 7:38 THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT SMUD'S 7:41 OUTAGE MAP. 7:41 AND YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MANY 7:42 CUSTOMERS THERE IN THE CIRCLE'S 7:44 ABOUT 4200 CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE 7:46 ELECTRICITY RIGHT NOW. 7:47 MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE 7:49 CARMICHAEL AREA WHERE WE SAW A 7:50 LOT OF THAT WIND DAMAGE. 7:51 THIS IS DOWN FROM 11,000 7:54 CUSTOMERS EARLIER TODAY. 7:55 SMUD SAYS CREWS ARE WORKING TO 7:56 GET THE POWER BACK ON AS SOON AS 7:59 POSSIBLE. 8:00 CONTINUING OUR KCRA THREE 8:02 WILDFIRE COVERAGE, CREWS IN EL 8:03 DORADO COUNTY SPENT THE NIGHT 8:04 MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO FLARE 8:05 UPS IN A FIRE THAT TRIGGERED AN 8:07 EVACUATION FOR MORE THAN 250 8:08 PEOPLE. 8:09 THIS FIRE BURNED NEAR THE 8:10 COMMUNITY OF RESCUE RIGHT OFF OF 8:11 SWEET VALLEY ROAD. 8:13 IT BLACKENED 16 ACRES AND AS OF 8:15 LAST NIGHT, THEY HAVE IT 28% 8:18 CONTAINED. 8:19 LOOK AT THAT WATER DROP THERE 8:20 FROM THE BELLY OF THAT CHOPPER 8:22 AND RETARDANT. 8:23 PEOPLE ENJOYING LABOR DAY ON 8:24 FOLSOM LAKE COULD SEE THE SMOKE 8:25 IN THE HILLS TO THE EAST. 8:26 THE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE NOW 8:28 DOWNGRADED TO WARNINGS. 8:29 CAL FIRE SAYS THE HEAT WAS AN 8:31 ISSUE FOR FIREFIGHTERS, BUT THE 8:32 LACK OF WIND WAS A HUGE HELP IN 8:34 THE EFFORT TO STOP IT. 8:36 FORWARD PROGRESS HAS BEEN 8:37 STOPPED ON A FIRE BURNING NEAR 8:39 HIGHWAY 99 IN GALT. 8:40 THIS IS TIME LAPSE VIDEO FROM AN 8:42 ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA. 8:44 THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE FIRE 8:45 PUT UP HEAVY SMOKE THAT DID 8:47 CAUSE SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS 8:48 ACROSS ALL LANES OF HIGHWAY 99 8:51 EARLY LAST NIGHT. 8:52 CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON THE 8:54 GARNETT FIRE BURNING IN FRESNO 8:56 COUNTY. 8:56 THIS IS TIME LAPSE FROM ANOTHER 8:58 ALERT WILDFIRE CAMERA, AND YOU 8:59 CAN SEE JUST HOW MUCH SMOKE IT'S 9:01 PUTTING OFF THERE. 9:02 THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE SAYS 9:03 CREWS ARE NOT ONLY FIGHTING THE 9:04 FLAMES, BUT BATTLING THE INTENSE 9:06 HEAT. 9:07 THE COUNTY HAS DECLARED A STATE 9:08 OF EMERGENCY. 9:09 THERE ARE EVACUATION ORDERS AND 9:11 WARNINGS IN PLACE. 9:12 AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT 9:13 OF PLACES FOR THAT SMOKE TO GO 9:14 ONCE IT GETS CAUGHT IN THE 9:16 VALLEY. 9:16 HERE IS A LIVE LOOK OF THE FIRE 9:18 RIGHT NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE JUST 9:20 OFF TO THE RIGHT. 9:21 THAT'S WHERE WE ARE SEEING SOME 9:22 SMOKE AND SOME BILLOWING CLOUDS. 9:24 THE FIRE HAS BURNED NEARLY 9:26 27,000 ACRES IN THE SIERRA 9:27 NATIONAL FOREST. 9:28 IT IS 12% CONTAINED, SO IT'S 9:31 NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE 9:32 BIT OF BLUE SKY THERE. 9:34 WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON 9:35 BOTH OF THESE FIRES ON AIR AND 9:37 ONLINE. 9:37 YOU CAN

Another sudden outburst this AM-:Croatia: flood waters rising now; NAU Channel video, transcript, The Heating Planet at CofA Blog

"150 L of rain per square meter. Heavy mud inundated many homes and public buildings- 2:56 Water is gushing out of the ground because the soil is completely saturated." "Extreme weather paralyzes Croatia! Istria sink, flood in Novigrad, Buje, and Umag"  

 

TRANSCRIPT: 0:07 Istria, Croatia, September 2nd, 2025. 0:47 Due to the heavy rain that hit 0:48 northwestern Istria on Tuesday, morning. 0:51 An increase in the number of firefighter 0:53 interventions was recorded. The heaviest 0:55 rains occurred in the regions of Umag, 0:57 Novagrad, and Bougge where ground floors 1:00 and basement of buildings were flooded 1:02 with a total of around 150 L of rain per 1:05 square meter. Heavy mud inundated many 1:08 homes and public buildings, blocking 1:10 traffic on various roads. Firefighters 1:13 have been on the scene since early 1:15 morning, and the number of interventions 1:17 has exceeded 180. The largest number of 1:21 interventions occurred in the Novagrad 1:23 region where a sports hall, a health 1:25 center, and a kindergarten were 1:26 preserved. Firefighters are currently 1:29 rehabilitating a home for the elderly 1:31 and disabled. Teams from the JVP poor 1:34 Raven Pula and Bazette have been sent 1:37 there to assist. According to the 1:39 Istrian County Fire Brigade Association, 1:42 in the Umar region, 50 interventions 1:44 have been carried out involving the Umar 1:47 Fire Department and four fire 1:49 departments, UMar, Opl, Novagrad, and 1:53 Move. Istria Fire Department commander 1:55 Dino Kosvak stated that more than 180 1:58 calls from citizens have been recorded 2:00 so far and the same number of 2:02 interventions have been carried out. 2:05 85 firefighters with 32 vehicles have 2:08 been deployed in the field along with 2:10 all other relevant municipal utilities. 2:13 In total, there are 200 firefighters in 2:15 the field with 50 vehicles. 2:18 The water has threatened basements and 2:20 public spaces and we have recorded the 2:22 greatest problems in the Umag and 2:24 Novagrad regions. In Novagrad, a nursing 2:27 home, a kindergarten, and a hotel have 2:29 been flooded, said a firefighter. 2:32 The situation is currently being 2:34 repaired. The water is being pumped out 2:36 and the damage will be determined later, 2:38 said commander Koslovak. Novagrad Mayor 2:41 Antio Milos described the situation on 2:44 the Jutanji list as sad and 2:46 heartbreaking. 2:48 Traffic to Umeag has been disrupted. The 2:50 state road in Caragodore and the road 2:52 connecting Bouge and Umag are submerged. 2:56 Water is gushing out of the ground 2:58 because the soil is completely 3:00 saturated. The situation is even worse 3:02 now than it was 2 hours ago. Milo said 3:06 vineyards are particularly affected with 3:08 water still 1 m deep in some places. 3:12 Flooding of this magnitude has not 3:13 occurred since 2010. An estimated 100 L 3:17 of rain fell on the already flooded 3:19 ground, causing the water to simply flow 3:21 away and have nowhere to go. Hotels were 3:24 also damaged, especially those from the 3:26 Amen's chain. 3:28 Milo's announced that an inventory of 3:30 the damage and the possible declaration 3:32 of a natural disaster would begin soon. 3:36 The mayor of Bouge Fitzio Vintin also 3:38 noted that the area had been hit by 3:40 similar disasters for several days. 2 3:43 days ago we received 170 L of water 3:46 bombs and this morning another 150 L 3:50 fell in just 2 hours. If the rain had 3:53 continued for another hour, we would 3:54 have received 200 L, the Vinton said. 3:58 Istramott announced that the heaviest 4:00 rainfall today fell in Bouj totaling 171 4:05 mm. Novagrad followed with 135 mm. Um 4:10 with 94 mm and exceptionally high 4:13 rainfall fell elsewhere on the Istrian 4:15 Peninsula. 4:17 In fact, between 50 and 70 mm of rain 4:20 fell in the area from Voden John to 4:22 Dragazetti in the Barban region, while 4:25 55 mm was recorded in Bazette, Istramat 4:29 County head Boris Maltic, head of the 4:31 Istria County Civil Protection 4:33 Headquarters, Gordana Antic, Istrea 4:35 County Fire Department Commander, Dino 4:37 Kosvak, and members of the General Fire 4:40 Department from Umag, Pores, Revenge, 4:42 Pula, and Bazette have arrived in 4:44 Novagrad, and assistance from other 4:46 relevant agencies continues to arrive. 4:50 All residents who have suffered damage 4:52 due to the heavy rain are asked to 4:53 contact the city of Novagrad in writing. 4:56 Istrian prefect Boris Malletic along 4:59 with deputy prefect and head of the 5:01 Istrian County Civil Protection 5:03 Headquarters, Gordana Anti visited the 5:06 city of Novagrad this morning and 5:08 inspected areas affected by heavy rain 5:10 and flooding that hit western Istria 5:12 overnight and early morning. He met with 5:14 Mayor Anti Milac, members of the civil 5:17 protection headquarters, and 5:18 representatives of municipal and 5:20 emergency services on the ground. 5:23 Novagrad, like many other regions in 5:25 Istria, was unfortunately severely 5:27 impacted by Tuesday's storm. City 5:30 services are already on the ground, and 5:32 their priority is providing assistance 5:34 to residents, clearing roads, and 5:36 providing emergency interventions in the 5:38 most severely damaged areas, said county 5:40 prefect Mallettic. 5:43 Due to the extremely heavy rain, the 5:45 water supply quickly became cloudy and 5:47 rainwater overflowed, flooding the lower 5:50 areas of the city and damaging several 5:52 roads. 5:54 According to reports from the relevant 5:55 services, measures are currently being 5:57 taken to normalize the situation, 6:00 including clearing drains, opening storm 6:02 water drains, and assessing further 6:04 damage. 6:06 Chief of Staff Gordana Antic also 6:08 attended the Thanksgiving event, adding 6:11 that coordination at the city and county 6:13 levels was working well, ensuring a 6:16 swift and timely response on the ground. 6:19 In addition, county prefect Maltic and 6:22 chief of staff Anti are in contact with 6:24 the mayors of Bougj and Umeag as well as 6:26 the mayor of Broenigler as these regions 6:29 were also more severely affected by the 6:31 storm. It's also worth noting that the 6:34 cities of Novagrad and Bouge will invite 6:36 residents to report any damage to 6:38 determine if there are any elements that 6:40 could be considered a natural disaster. 6:43 The heavy rain that began falling early 6:45 in the morning just before 7:00 a.m. on 6:47 Tuesday particularly affected the 6:49 northwestern region of Istrio, the 6:51 cities of Umag, Novagrad, and Bouge. 6:55 The amount of water falling reached 80 6:57 to 100 L per square meter and it all 7:00 fell within about an hour. Fortunately, 7:02 this rain was not accompanied by 7:04 damaging strong winds. So, besides the 7:06 large amount of water causing problems, 7:09 there were no fallen trees or similar 7:11 incidents. 7:12 Because the ground was already water 7:14 logged from previous rains, the water 7:16 was enough to cause even greater 7:18 problems than before due to the sheer 7:20 volume and the existing storm water 7:21 drainage system being unable to cope, 7:24 explained Dino Kosvac, commander of the 7:26 Istria County Fire Department. 7:29 So far, firefighters have recorded more 7:32 than 180 calls for water pumping and 7:34 more interventions are expected. Given 7:37 the numbers, the greatest problems are 7:38 in the Umag area where ground floors and 7:41 basements have been damaged. 7:43 There is a large amount of water in BH 7:45 and there are also road problems. The 7:48 Umagnrad and Bjnrad roads are currently 7:51 closed due to the large amount of water 7:53 in the two locations. All firefighters 7:56 from the UMAG and DVD fire departments 7:58 of Novagrad, Bouge and Upl have been 8:01 deployed. 8:03 Given that there are also problems in 8:05 Novagrad with the sports hall which is 8:07 threatened by the large amount of water 8:09 as well as a retirement home, a health 8:11 center and a kindergarten. Additional 8:13 departments have been involved in Porz 8:15 revenge pula and bazette. 8:18 They have arrived with water pumping 8:20 equipment and 85 firefighters, 32 fire 8:23 trucks, and a large number of motor and 8:26 electric pumps are currently being 8:28 deployed. 8:43 Okay, thank you for watching to my 8:44 YouTube channel. Don't forget to 8:46 subscribe because I will give you the 8:48 information about the natural disaster 8:51 around the world every day. 8:55 There are many natural disaster around 8:58 the world. storms, tornadoes, 9:01 earthquakes, flooding, landslides, 9:05 volcanoes and others. 9:09 And I will give you the information 9:10 about that every day. So stay with my 9:13 YouTube channel, 9:16 [Music] 9:18 broken ships. 9:22 There are many broken ships here. 9:28 weather condition in my village in my 9:31 country. 9:33 Chlory 9:35 I live in a village in a country in the 9:38 Southeast Asian region. 9:45 This is the main street, the main river. 9:57 Okay, once again, don't forget to 9:58 subscribe to my YouTube channel. 10:02 Thank you for watching.

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Trump team’s contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts say; The Heating Planet

Over 85 top climate specialists lambasted administration’s review, calling it a ‘shoddy mess’ that downplays risks, The Guardian UK Tue 2 Sep 2025 09.00 EDT

A group of the US’s leading climate scientists have compiled a withering review of a controversial Trump administration report that downplays the risks of the climate crisis, finding that the document is biased, riddled with errors and fails basic scientific credibility. More than 85 climate experts have contributed to a comprehensive 434-page report that excoriates a US Department of Energy (DOE) document written by five hand-picked fringe researchers that argues that global heating and its resulting consequences have been overstated. The Trump administration report, released in July, contains “pervasive problems with misrepresentation and selective citation of the scientific literature, cherry-picking of data, and faulty or absent statistics”, states the new analysis, which is written in the style of the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. “This report makes a mockery of science,” said Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University. “It relies on ideas that were rejected long ago, supported by misrepresentations of the body of scientific knowledge, omissions of important facts, arm waving, anecdotes and confirmation bias. This report makes it clear DOE has no interest in engaging with the scientific community.” Another reviewing academic, Lucas Vargas Zeppetello, an environmental scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, said he was “shocked and appalled” by the “total disgrace” of the Donald Trump report and was willing to join with other volunteer researchers from leading institutions to correct the record. The review will be submitted as part of a public comment period on the report, which closes on Tuesday. Chris Wright, the US energy secretary, has said the report pushes back against the “cancel culture Orwellian squelching of science” and that the five authors were not ordered what to write. However, the overwhelming majority of climate scientists have condemned the “farce” of the exercise, pointing out it has been used to justify the administration’s rollback of climate regulations, rather than act as legitimate scientific inquiry 

Continue reading at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-administration-climate-report

From UK to Japan, South Korea, 'the world over' record heatwaves summer 2025; Heating Planet

"Hottest summers since each country began keeping records- Japan: 84,000 hospitalized, urban heat island effect." WION Video & Transcript

  

TRANSCRIPT:  The United Kingdom, Japan, and South 0:02 Korea sweltered this year through the 0:04 hottest summers since each country began 0:07 keeping records. Temperatures uh the 0:10 world over have increased in recent 0:13 years as climate change creates more 0:16 erratic weather patterns. The UK summer 0:19 saw four heat waves below average 0:21 rainfall and sustained sunshine. It 0:25 followed the nation's warmest spring in 0:27 more than a century. The UK's 0:29 provisional mean June August temperature 0:32 was 16.1° C which was 1.51° 0:36 above the long-term average. The Met 0:39 Office said that the average temperature 0:42 surpassed all years since 1884 including 0:45 the previous record set in 2018. 0:51 Yeah, I think 0:53 this year and the recent year there's 0:56 many hot weathers not in UK but in all 1:00 over the world. I think we should just 1:02 pay more attention on the climate change 1:05 situation. Yes, 1:08 Japan's average temperature spike was 1:10 even starker over the same three summer 1:12 months. It was 2.36° C above the 1:16 standard value, making it the hottest 1:19 since records began in 1898. The Japan 1:22 Weather Agency said that it was the 1:24 third consecutive summer of record high 1:27 temperatures. According to Japan's Fire 1:30 and Disaster Management Agency, this 1:32 year's scorching heat left some uh 1:35 84,000 people hospitalized nationwide 1:39 from May 1st to August 24th. Experts 1:42 predict that even hotter summers are 1:44 inevitable in the future. Scientists say 1:46 heat waves are becoming more intense and 1:49 frequent worldwide because of 1:51 human-caused climate change. 1:55 Urban areas are experiencing so-called 1:58 heat island effect. It's uh because of 2:01 the uh 2:04 man-made heat uh from the buildings or 2:08 automobiles 2:10 and also the uh road or buildings are 2:14 absorbing heat in the daytime and uh it 2:19 emits uh radiation 2:21 and uh and less and less uh green areas. 2:28 In South Korea, the average June August 2:30 temperature was 25.7° 2:33 C, the highest since a data collection 2:36 began in 1973. The Korea weather 2:39 administration said that the previous 2:41 record over the same period was 25.6 2:45 just last year. South Korea is also 2:47 grappling with a prolonged drought that 2:49 has hit the eastern coastal city of 2:52 Guanging. A state of national disaster 2:54 has been declared in the city of people 2:57 of around 200,000 with water levels at 3:00 the Obong Reservoir, the city's main 3:03 source of piped water falling below 15%. 3:07 The dry spell has forced authorities to 3:09 implement water restrictions, including 3:12 shutting off 75% of household meters. 3:21 [Music]

Another sudden outburst, floods in Italy, new climate moisture phenomenon. Watch and read The Heating Planet at City of Angels Blog

As Earth ice melts, much of it evaporates, forming new moisture clouds swirling in the atmosphere and, it seems, occasionally encountering the ground below and dumping hail and torrents of bullet-like raindrops, flooding towns where people were sitting outside enjoying the sun hours earlier. Here is video, transcript, plus news links at bottom to stories about yet another sudden rain outburst flood, in Italy, as the planet heats so fast in 2025 that global warming can no longer be denied. I think what we are seeing is Earth sea level rising all over the planet, not just at the coastlines. Weather Unchained report: "CHAOS in Italy! Large-scale Storm and Hail in Prato and Pesaro, Destroys Homes & Cars"

 

TRANSCRIPT: One moment the skies above Italy were 0:28 calm. Sunlight spilling over vineyards, 0:31 families dining outside, and tourists 0:33 strolling historic streets. But within 0:36 minutes, the peace was shattered. The 0:39 sky turned black. Winds screamed like a 0:42 jet engine, and hailstones the size of 0:44 golf balls and even baseballs began 0:46 pounding the ground. Roofs splintered, 0:50 cars were shredded, and streets vanished 0:52 under walls of water and ice. For 0:54 thousands of residents, it felt like 0:56 nature had declared war. A summer day 1:00 transformed into a scene that looked 1:01 more like the middle of winter. With 1:03 neighborhoods buried in ice and historic 1:05 towns underwater, families fled in 1:08 panic. Farmers saw their entire season's 1:11 harvest destroyed in just 20 minutes. 1:14 And emergency crews raced against time 1:16 as chaos spread from one region to 1:18 another. This isn't a movie trailer. 1:21 It's real. Tonight, we take you inside 1:24 the terrifying supertorrms that left 1:26 Italy in chaos. A disaster so violent 1:29 that experts warn it could be a glimpse 1:31 of what's coming for the rest of the 1:33 world. 1:54 My retaining wall in the back of my yard 1:56 like a waterfall. 2:21 Oh 2:33 Italy. Mid August. The air was heavy 2:36 with heat. The kind of summer day when 2:38 families gathered outdoors. Farmers 2:41 worked their fields and towns moved at a 2:44 relaxed rhythm. In Pesaro and Pau, the 2:48 evening sky glowed orange as the sun 2:50 began to set. Nothing seemed out of the 2:53 ordinary until, almost without warning, 2:55 the atmosphere began to shift. Dark 2:58 clouds rolled in fast, swallowing the 3:00 horizon. A sharp wind whipped through 3:03 the streets, bending trees and rattling 3:06 shutters. Locals later described the 3:08 change as instantaneous. 3:10 One moment it was summer, the next it 3:13 felt like the arrival of winter. By 9 3:17 p.m. the first drops of rain fell, not 3:20 gentle, but heavy, pounding, accompanied 3:23 by the crack of thunder echoing off the 3:25 hills. In that brief, tense pause before 3:28 the storm unleashed its full fury, 3:31 residents could only watch the skies 3:32 with unease, sensing that something far 3:35 worse was on the way. 3:52 Mama. 4:17 Heat. 4:22 Heat. 4:37 On August 15th in the province of Bento, 4:40 southern Italy, a calm summer afternoon 4:43 flipped into pure chaos. Without 4:46 warning, black storm clouds swallowed 4:48 the horizon. And within minutes, 4:50 hailstones the size of golf balls to 4:52 baseballs hammered down with a deafening 4:55 roar. Streets that only moments earlier 4:57 bustled with shoppers and families 4:59 turned into icy rivers. Cars were dented 5:02 beyond repair. Windshields exploded like 5:05 glass grenades and rooftops cracked 5:07 under the relentless pounding of ice. In 5:10 San Giorgio Lamalara, residents watched 5:13 in disbelief as layers of hail piled up 5:15 so quickly it looked like mid-inter in 5:17 the middle of August. Sidewalks 5:20 disappeared, parking lots vanished, and 5:23 entire neighborhoods were blanketed in 5:24 white. Families scrambled to protect 5:27 windows with blankets and cardboard, but 5:30 many stood helpless as hail tore through 5:32 their homes. For some, the storm was not 5:35 just frightening. It was surreal. Like 5:38 waking up inside a natural disaster 5:40 movie they never agreed to star in. 5:42 It's like pillows of polyisterium 5:45 mosquito net so much. 5:51 Heat. 6:08 Heat. 6:26 See, that's 6:41 But the hail was only the beginning. As 6:45 the storm cell moved across the hills 6:46 and valleys, torrential rain followed. 6:49 Within minutes, narrow streets turned 6:52 into rushing rivers, carrying mud, 6:54 debris, and broken tree branches through 6:56 town squares. In Pesaro, underpasses 7:00 filled like bathtubs, trapping vehicles, 7:03 and forcing terrified drivers to abandon 7:06 their cars. Emergency crews rushed in, 7:09 cutting fallen branches and rescuing 7:11 families from basement rapidly filling 7:14 with water. In mountain communities, the 7:17 danger grew even more severe. On the 7:19 winding roads of Contrada Dragonetto, 7:22 sudden landslides buried entire sections 7:24 of pavement under rock and mud, 7:26 isolating neighborhoods. Firefighters 7:29 worked non-stop to clear blockages, but 7:32 for hours, some towns remained cut off. 7:35 Their residents stranded with no way in 7:37 or out. Local officials described the 7:40 speed of the flooding as shocking, like 7:43 opening a faucet full blast straight 7:45 from the sky. What should have been a 7:47 summer evening of family dinners and 7:49 laughter turned into a fight for 7:51 survival as homes were swamped, 7:53 electricity went dark, and terrified 7:55 residents huddled together, praying for 7:58 the storm to pass 8:13 Heat. 8:31 Heat. 9:00 Beyond the wrecked streets and flooded 9:03 homes, the storm struck at the very 9:05 heart of Italy's identity. 9:07 It's farmland. In the Teliscina Valley 9:10 and the Taberno area, vineyards that 9:13 should have been heavy with grapes for 9:14 the upcoming harvest were shredded in 9:16 minutes. Olive groves, a symbol of both 9:19 tradition and livelihood, lay battered 9:22 under a carpet of broken branches and 9:24 ice. Farmers stood helpless in their 9:26 fields, watching entire seasons of labor 9:29 erased in the span of an afternoon. 9:32 Agricultural officials called the losses 9:34 devastating. not only for local 9:37 families, but for Italy's broader 9:39 economy. Vineyards that support the wine 9:42 industry, olive trees that fuel exports, 9:45 and vegetable fields that feed 9:46 communities were left in ruins. In some 9:49 places, months of growth were crushed 9:52 under layers of hailstones, still piled 9:54 like snow drifts long after the clouds 9:56 had passed. For many farmers, this was 9:59 more than a storm. It was the 10:01 destruction of their future income, a 10:04 blow that could take years to recover 10:06 from. Local leaders quickly called for 10:08 government aid, warning that without 10:11 immediate support, small farms, the 10:13 backbone of rural Italy, might never 10:16 recover. 10:22 my retaining wall in the back of my yard 10:25 like a waterfall. 11:04 Oh 11:16 The storm in southern Italy was not an 11:19 isolated disaster. Over the past weeks, 11:22 violent weather systems have marched 11:24 across the country, hammering regions 11:26 from the Alps to Sicily. In the north, 11:29 hail storms the size of golf balls 11:31 shattered rooftops in Lombardi and 11:33 Piedmont. In central Italy, torrential 11:36 rains flooded underpasses and forced 11:39 road closures near Rome. And in Sicily, 11:42 narrow streets turned into torrent, 11:45 trapping cars and flooding businesses. 11:47 Italy's Civil Protection Agency has been 11:50 on near constant alert, upgrading 11:52 weather warnings from yellow to orange 11:54 across multiple regions. Thousands of 11:57 emergency calls poured in as 11:59 firefighters worked non-stop, rescuing 12:02 stranded motorists, pumping out flooded 12:04 basement, and clearing debris from roads 12:06 and power lines. Regional governors 12:09 urged people to stay indoors, avoid 12:11 underpasses, and secure balconies as 12:14 powerful gusts continued to sweep 12:16 through. Government officials warned 12:18 that these storms are becoming more 12:20 frequent and more destructive, echoing 12:22 what climate scientists have long said. 12:25 A warming atmosphere is fueling extreme 12:28 weather across Europe. Calls for 12:30 stronger infrastructure, better 12:32 drainage, and expanded insurance 12:34 coverage are growing louder as local 12:37 communities brace for the next storm 12:39 while still reeling from the last. 13:00 Wow. 13:17 It's like pillows of polyarium 13:20 mosquito net so much. Italy's 13:23 devastating storms are more than 13:25 breaking news. They're a warning to the 13:28 world. What we've seen in recent weeks, 13:30 hail the size of golf balls smashing 13:32 rooftops, streets swallowed by floods, 13:35 and crops wiped out in minutes, reminds 13:38 us how fragile life can be when nature 13:40 u

nleashes its fury. If you found this 13:43 report valuable, please like, share, and 13:46 subscribe to help us bring these real, 13:48 unfiltered stories of our changing 13:50 planet to more people. Now, we'd love to 13:53 hear from you. Do you believe events 13:55 like these are the new normal, or can 13:57 stronger preparation and action still 13:59 turn the tide? Drop your thoughts in the 14:02 comments below. Your voice matters. Stay 14:05 safe, stay informed, and as always, 14:08 thanks for watching.

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Now: Pakistan Floods, worst in history. 3 videos/ transcript; Heating Planet at CofA Blog

'Worst In History' Pakistan Floods Drown Breadbasket Punjab |3 Rivers Hit Danger Mark| 2 Million Hit. TIMES NOW

Pakistan Flood News: Pakistan’s Punjab is reeling under its worst floods in history as swollen rivers submerge villages, destroy homes, and displace millions. Rescue boats ferry stranded residents while authorities convert schools into relief camps. Over 2,200 villages are impacted, thousands evacuated, and livestock lost as heavy monsoon rains, worsened by climate change, wreak devastation. Times Now

Over 850 People Dead, 2 Million Hit By "Historic Floods" In Pakistan | Pakistan News | CNBC-TV18 

 

Pakistan reels from its worst floods in decades — over 850 dead, 1,100 injured. Entire villages washed away, families left homeless, crops and livestock destroyed. A humanitarian crisis unfolds.

Pakistan Floods LIVE: Worst Flood Of The Century Hits Pakistan! Punjab Drowns | Floods In Pakistan

 

TRANSCRIPT Visuals that have surfaced show people climbing onto rescue boats and sailing across fully submerged farmlands to 0:06 safety. Others were seen loading belongings into boats trying to salvage whatever remained from damages 0:14 in their homes which have now been abandoned. 0:19 We fear thieves. We don't want to abandon our animals. The water is rising fast. There are about 300 villages in 0:27 this area. We don't know where we'll go or when 0:33 we'll come back. Everything we built is underwater. 0:40 Even as rescue operations continue, nearly half a million people have been displaced so far by flooding in eastern 0:46 Pakistan. Rising waters from the Ravi, Satloj, and Chennab rivers have 0:52 destroyed thousands of houses in the Punjab province. In Lahore, displaced people have been forced to take shelter 0:58 in makeshift tent camps. 1:06 The flood waters have risen alarmingly high, almost reaching one and a half stories. The water came so swiftly that 1:13 we couldn't salvage any of our belongings. Now the area is inaccessible due to the water level and we are forced 1:19 to live in tents on the road, unable to return home. 1:24 Pakistan is grappling with one of its most devastating monsoon seasons in 1:29 recent history with torrential rains and surging rivers triggering widespread flooding. Now the eastern province of 1:36 Punjab villages have been submerged. Over 200,000 people have been displaced 1:41 so far in the country. In Naru district residents are waiting through chest deep 1:47 flood waters. The relentless monsoon rains have turned streets into rivers and rivers into a threat few were 1:54 prepared for. The Gart Sahab Gard, one of the holiest sites in the Sik region, 2:00 has also been engulfed by flood waters. Three major rivers. The Chennam Ravi and 2:06 Satluch have swollen to dangerous levels forcing communities to flee. 2:14 This is first time we are seeing this kind of flood water never seen before. God willing, when the water recedes, we 2:21 will return to our homes. We left our animals. God willing, this is a temporary problem. The situation will 2:27 become better soon. On the 24th of August, India alerted 2:33 Pakistan about possible crossborder flooding, prompting Islamabad to issue a warning. Rescue operations are underway. 2:41 Pakistan's army has been deployed across Punjab to assist with rescue efforts. 2:47 Rescuers have been stationed in near Lahar's Ravi bridge after authorities 2:52 blew up an embankment at the Kadiraabad Dam on the Chennab River to redirect the 2:58 rising waters and protect dams structure. 3:04 Rising water levels in the Ravi River pose a very high risk with people facing difficult conditions as the 2025 flood 3:12 is reported to surpass the 1988 floods. 3:17 Since late June, over 800 lives have been lost nationwide and 150 are still 3:22 missing due to rain related disasters. Well, devastating floods in Pakistan's 3:29 Punjab province have claimed at least 17 lives in a single day and impacted more 3:34 than 1 million people in the country. Floods have killed over 800 people in the country since late June with more 3:41 than 1600 villages submerged and over a million people having been evacuated 3:46 from their homes in Punjab province which is experiencing its worst flooding in four decades. Torrential monsoon 3:54 rains and the release of excess water from dams in India have swelled three 3:59 rivers flowing into the eastern province. 4:06 So far 1,692 villages across Punjab are underwater affecting approximately 4:12 1,6166 individuals directly impacted and facing various problems. 4:20 Residents of a village in Punjab's Mandi Bahudin 4:27 district pleaded for urgent rescue as flood waters destroyed houses, wiped out 4:32 crowds and crops beg pardon and killed livestock in this region. 4:40 Many families are stranded here and the sudden flood waters caught us off guard. Unfortunately, there was no prior 4:48 warning or support from the administration. No transportation or rescue arrangements were made, leaving 4:54 us without access to boats or aid. Families are anxious and the situation 5:00 is dire. We've tried calling emergency numbers, but no one is responding. If 5:05 the water rises further, the danger will intensify. 5:13 All our pots for cooking and eating food. Our knitted beds that we slept on have drowned and are now destroyed. The 5:20 dowry furniture for my daughter that I had bought with difficulty is all gone. Our storage boxes are full of mud and 5:27 dirty water. Everything is right there destroyed in front of you. 5:36 Punjab province which is home to half of Pakistan's population and a major producer of wheat, rice and cotton 5:43 remains hardest hit. India which rout routinely releases water from dams when 5:49 they overflow. Even issued three flood warnings to Pakistan this week itself 5:54 calling them a humanitarian measure. And the catastrophic floods continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan as well. 820 6:01 people in the country have lost their lives this year in various rain related incidents. On Friday in eastern 6:06 Pakistan, flood waters hit the outskirts of the country's second biggest city, Lahore, and threatened to submerge the 6:12 major town of Jang in the worst flooding in almost 40 years in that part of the country. 6:20 Water entered my home suddenly. We had no idea. We were in the house when suddenly there were announcements made 6:26 to leave the house. But where would I go after leaving my house? I live in a rented home already. So I decided to 6:33 stay. All my neighbors left. 6:39 Flood waters from the overflowing Ravi River have submerged homes in Shadra town near Lahore, displacing dozens of 6:44 families. Now many have taken shelter in an elementary school on higher ground where doctors are treating them for 6:50 flood related skin infections. 6:58 As you can see, our homes have collapsed, the walls have fallen, and everything is damaged. Our family has 7:04 had to leave the house. The flood has caused serious hardship and heavy losses. We've taken our animals and 7:10 moved to the other side, away from our home that was hit by the floods. 7:18 In Punjab province, rescue teams were seen navigating through muddy waters to restranded people and livestock in 7:24 flooded villages. The eastern province homeoped to over half of Pakistan's population has been severely impacted by 7:29 the flooding. At least 12 people have died here in floods so far. Pakistan has evacuated more than 1 million people 7:36 this week in the east of the country. Now according to a report among the 800 victims of floods, 200 are children. Ky 7:42 Patunwa has borne the brunt of the disaster with flash floods and landslides destroying homes and schools. 7:48 Meanwhile, Punjab is grappling with rising water levels in the Satlo Shravi and Chennab rivers. In Girgit, 7:54 Baltistasan glacia lake outbursts have wre havoc on homes, power lines and water systems. Now, experts warn that 8:00 climate change is fueling these cat, pardon me, these catastrophes making them more frequent and intense. The 8:06 situation is dire with hundreds of lives lost and many more affected. 8:19 [Music] 8:28 All right, and moving on. Devastating floods in Pakistan's Punjab province have claimed at least 17 lives in a 8:33 single day and impacted more than 1 million people. While floods have killed over 800 people in the country since 8:39 late June with more than 1,600 villages submerged. Over a million people have been evacuated from their homes in 8:45 Punjab province which is experiencing its worst flooding in four decades. Torrential monsoon rains and the release 8:52 of excess water from dams in India have swelled three rivers flowing into the eastern province. 9:01 So far 1,692 villages across Punjab are underwater affecting approximately 9:07 1,61,66 individuals directly impacted and facing various problems. 9:19 Residents of a village in Punjab's Mandi Bahadin district pleaded for urgent rescue as flood waters destroyed homes, 9:25 wiped out crops and killed livestock. 9:32 Many families are stranded here and the sudden flood waters caught us off guard. Unfortunately, there was no prior 9:39 warning or support from the administration. No transportation or rescue arrangements were made, leaving 9:45 us without access to boats or aid. Families are anxious and the situation 9:51 is dire. We've tried calling emergency numbers, but no one is responding. If 9:56 the water rises further, the danger will intensify. 10:05 All our pots for cooking and eating food are knitted beds that we slept on have drowned and are now destroyed. The dowry 10:12 furniture for my daughter that I had bought with difficulty is all gone. Our storage boxes are full of mud and dirty 10:19 water. Everything is right there destroyed in front of you. 10:27 Punjab province which is home to half of Pakistan's population and a major producer of wheat, rice and cotton 10:33 remains the hardest hit. India which routinely releases water from damps when they overflow issued three flood 10:38 warnings to Pakistan this week calling them a humanitarian measure. 10:50 Well, intense monsoon rains and flooding in recent weeks have ravaged Pakistan. 10:55 Floods triggered by seasonal rains have killed more than 800 people in the country since June 26th. Pakistan's 11:03 Punjab province, which is the agricultural heartland and home to half of its 240 million people, remains the 11:10 worst hit. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from Punjab to safer 11:15 areas in wake of a very high to except exceptionally high flood danger in the 11:21 region. Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said that it has issued an advanced alert about a surge 11:29 in the Satroj River and the risk of flooding in the region. The NDMA also 11:34 confirmed that rescuers have evacuated more than 14,000 people from Kasour 11:40 district in Punjab while over 89,000 have been moved to safer ground from the 11:46 city of uh Bhangabalanga near the Indian border. 11:55 Our houses were submerged and everything was destroyed. Mostly mudous collapsed. We saved our animals and children 12:04 are working day and night for the people of uh uh river belt of river Satlo. 12:12 Approximately uh we have evacuated more than 3,500 people and uh more than uh 12:21 1,500 animals. The mass evacuations come days after 12:27 India alerted Pakistan about possible crossber flooding. This marked the first 12:33 public diplomatic contact between the two countries since a ceasefire was brokered in May this year. According to 12:40 reports, India has issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the high probability of flooding in the Tabi River with 12:46 incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams. The alerts rooted 12:54 to Islamabad through the Ministry of External Affairs were issued on humanitarian grounds. This is the second 13:01 such flood alert. First was issued on Monday. 13:14 [Music] Flooding in Pakistan has claimed the 13:20 lives of 23 people in the last 24 hours. Since the 26th of June, more than 850 13:26 people have died in Pakistan. And this is the monsoon season. And according to figures released by the country's 13:32 National Disaster Management Authority, this is what happened in this year's monsoon so far. According to official 13:38 figures, 18 people were killed in Punjab, four in Kyber Pakunwa, one in Balojasthan. And this all transpired in 13:45 the last 24 hours. Of these fatalities, 17 were caused by riverine flooding, 13:52 four by house collapses and one by drowning. With water levels in rivers rising to all-time highs, Punjab 13:57 province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history. Visuals that have surfaced show people climbing onto 14:03 rescue boats and sailing across fully submerged farmlands to safety. Others were seen loading belongings into boats 14:10 trying to salvage whatever remained from damages in their homes which have now been 14:17 abandoned. We fear thieves. We don't want to 14:22 abandon our animals. The water is rising fast. There are about 300 villages in 14:27 this area. We don't know where we'll go or when 14:33 we'll come back. Everything we built is underwater. 14:41 Even as rescue operations continue, nearly half a million people have been displaced so far by flooding in eastern 14:47 Pakistan. Rising waters from the Ravi Satloj and Chennab rivers have destroyed 14:53 thousands of houses in the Punjab province. In Lahore, displaced people have been forced to take shelter in 14:59 makeshift tent camps. 15:07 The flood waters have risen alarmingly high, almost reaching one and a half stories. The water came so swiftly that 15:13 we couldn't salvage any of our belongings. Now the area is inaccessible due to the water level and we are forced 15:20 to live in tents on the road, unable to return home. 15:25 Pakistan is grappling with one of its most devastating monsoon seasons in 15:30 recent history with torrential rains and surging rivers triggering widespread flooding. Now the eastern province of 15:37 Punjab villages have been submerged. Over 200,000 people have been displaced 15:42 so far in the country. In Naru district residents are waiting through chestde 15:48 flood waters. The relentless monsoon rains have turned streets into rivers and rivers into a threat few were 15:54 prepared for. The Kart Sahab Gard, one of the holiest sites in the Sik region, 16:01 has also been engulfed by flood waters. Three major rivers. The Chennam Ravi and 16:07 Satlooj have swollen to dangerous levels, forcing communities to flee. 16:15 This is first time we are seeing this kind of flood water never seen before. God willing, when the water recedes, we 16:21 will return to our homes. We left our animals. God willing, this is a temporary problem. The situation will 16:27 become better soon. On the 24th of August, India alerted 16:33 Pakistan about possible crossborder flooding, prompting Islamabad to issue a warning. Rescue operations are underway. 16:41 Pakistan's army has been deployed across Punjab to assist with rescue efforts. 16:47 Rescuers have been stationed in near Lahar's Ravi bridge after authorities 16:53 blew up an embankment at the Kadiraabad Dam on the Chennab River to redirect the 16:59 rising waters and protect dams structure. 17:05 Rising water levels in the Ravi River pose a very high risk with people facing difficult conditions as the 2025 flood 17:12 is reported to surpass the 1988 floods. 17:18 Since late June, over 800 lives have been lost nationwide and 150 are still 17:23 missing due to rain related disasters. Well, devastating floods in Pakistan's 17:29 Punjab province have claimed at least 17 lives in a single day and impacted more 17:35 than 1 million people in the country. Floods have killed over 800 people in the country since late June with more 17:41 than 1600 villages submerged and over a million people having been evacuated 17:47 from their homes in Punjab province which is experiencing its worst flooding in four decades. Torrential monsoon 17:54 rains and the release of excess water from dams in India have swelled three 17:59 rivers flowing into the eastern province. 18:07 So far 1,692 villages across Punjab are underwater affecting approximately 18:12 1,6166 individuals directly impacted and facing various problems. 18:21 form. Residents of a village in Punjab's Mandi 18:27 Bahudin district pleaded for urgent rescue as flood waters destroyed houses, 18:32 wiped out crowds and crops beg pardon and killed livestock in this region. 18:41 Many families are stranded here and the sudden flood waters caught us off guard. Unfortunately, there was no prior 18:48 warning or support from the administration. No transportation or rescue arrangements were made, leaving 18:55 us without access to boats or aid. Families are anxious and the situation 19:00 is dire. We've tried calling emergency numbers, but no one is responding. If 19:05 the water rises further, the danger will intensify. 19:14 All our pots for cooking and eating food. Our knitted beds that we slept on have drowned and are now destroyed. The 19:21 dowry furniture for my daughter that I had bought with difficulty is all gone. Our storage boxes are full of mud and 19:28 dirty water. Everything is right there destroyed in front of you. 19:37 Punjab province which is home to half of Pakistan's population and a major producer of wheat, rice and cotton 19:44 remains hardest hit. India which routinely releases water from dams when 19:49 they overflow even issued three flood warnings to Pakistan this week itself 19:54 calling them a humanitarian measure. And the catastrophic floods continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan as well. 820 20:02 people in the country have lost their lives this year in various rain related incidents. On Friday in eastern 20:07 Pakistan, flood waters hit the outskirts of the country's second biggest city, Lahore, and threatened to submerge the 20:12 major town of Chang in the worst flooding in almost 40 years in that part of the country. 20:20 Water entered my home suddenly. We had no idea. We were in the house when suddenly there were announcements made 20:27 to leave the house. But where would I go after leaving my house? I live in a rented home already. So I decided to 20:34 stay. All my neighbors left. 20:39 Flood waters from the overflowing Ravi River have submerged homes in Shadra town near Lahore, displacing dozens of 20:45 families. Now many have taken shelter in an elementary school on higher ground where doctors are treating them for 20:51 flood related skin infections. 20:58 As you can see, our homes have collapsed, the walls have fallen, and everything is damaged. Our family has 21:04 had to leave the house. The flood has caused serious hardship and heavy losses. We've taken our animals and 21:10 moved to the other side, away from our home that was hit by the floods. 21:18 In Punjab province, rescue teams were seen navigating through muddy waters to restranded people and livestock in 21:24 flooded villages. The eastern province homeoped to over half of Pakistan's population has been severely impacted by 21:30 the flooding. At least 12 people have died here in floods so far. Pakistan has evacuated more than 1 million people 21:36 this week in the east of the country. Now according to a report among the 800 victims of floods, 200 are children. Ky 21:43 Patunwa has borne the brunt of the disaster with flash floods and landslides destroying homes and schools. 21:48 Meanwhile, Punjab is grappling with rising water levels in the Satlo Shravi and Chennab rivers. In Girgit, 21:54 Baltistasan glacia lake outbursts have wre havoc on homes, power lines and water systems. Now, experts warn that 22:01 climate change is fueling these cat, pardon me, these catastrophes, making them more frequent and intense. The 22:07 situation is dire with hundreds of lives lost and many more affected. 22:19 [Music] 22:28 All right, and moving on. Devastating floods in Pakistan's Punjab province have claimed at least 17 lives in a 22:34 single day and impacted more than 1 million people. While floods have killed over 800 people in the country since 22:39 late June with more than 1,600 villages submerged, over a million people have been evacuated from their homes in 22:45 Punjab province, which is experiencing its worst flooding in four decades. Torrential monsoon rains and the release 22:52 of excess water from dams in India have swelled three rivers flowing into the eastern province. 23:02 So far 1,692 villages across Punjab are underwater affecting approximately 23:07 1,61,66 individuals directly impacted and facing various problems. 23:20 Residents of a village in Punjab's Mandi Bahadin district pleaded for urgent rescue as flood waters destroyed homes, 23:26 wiped out crops and killed livestock. 23:32 Many families are stranded here and the sudden flood waters caught us off guard. Unfortunately, there was no prior 23:39 warning or support from the administration. No transportation or rescue arrangements were made, leaving 23:46 us without access to boats or aid. Families are anxious and the situation 23:51 is dire. We've tried calling emergency numbers, but no one is responding. If 23:56 the water rises further, the danger will intensify. 24:05 All our pots for cooking and eating food are knitted beds that we slept on have drowned and are now destroyed. The dowry 24:13 furniture for my daughter that I had bought with difficulty is all gone. Our storage boxes are full of mud and dirty 24:20 water. Everything is right there destroyed in front of you. 24:28 Punjab province which is home to half of Pakistan's population and a major producer of wheat, rice and cotton 24:33 remains the hardest hit. India which routinely releases water from damps when they overflow issued three flood 24:39 warnings to Pakistan this week calling them a humanitarian measure. 24:50 Well, intense monsoon rains and flooding in recent weeks have ravaged Pakistan. 24:55 Floods triggered by seasonal rains have killed more than 800 people in the country since June 26th. Pakistan's 25:03 Punjab province, which is the agricultural heartland and home to half of its 240 million people, remains the 25:11 worst hit. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from Punjab to safer 25:16 areas in wake of a very high to except exceptionally high flood danger in the 25:21 region. Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said that it has issued an advanced alert about a surge 25:29 in the Satroj River and the risk of flooding in the region. The NDMA also 25:34 confirmed that rescuers have evacuated more than 14,000 people from Kasour 25:40 district in Punjab while over 89,000 have been moved to safer ground from the 25:47 city of uh Bhangabalanga near the Indian border. 25:56 Our houses were submerged and everything was destroyed. Mostly mudous collapsed. We saved our animals and children 26:05 are working day and night for the people of uh uh river belt of river Satlo. 26:13 Approximately uh we have evacuated more than 3,500 people and uh more than uh 26:21 1,500 animals. The mass evacuations come days after 26:28 India alerted Pakistan about possible crossber flooding. This marked the first 26:33 public diplomatic contact between the two countries since a ceasefire was brokered in May this year. According to 26:40 reports, India has issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the high probability of flooding in the Tabi River with 26:47 incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams. The alerts rooted 26:55 to Islamabad through the Ministry of External Affairs were issued on humanitarian grounds. This is the second 27:01 such flood alert. First was issued on Monday. 27:14 [Music] Flooding in Pakistan has claimed the 27:21 lives of 23 people in the last 24 hours. Since the 26th of June, more than 850 27:27 people have died in Pakistan. And this is the monsoon season. And according to figures released by the country's 27:33 National Disaster Management Authority, this is what happened in this year's monsoon so far. According to official 27:39 figures, 18 people were killed in Punjab, four in Kyber Pakunwa, one in Balojasthan. And this all transpired in 27:46 the last 24 hours. Of these fatalities, 17 were caused by riverine flooding, 27:52 four by house collapses and one by drowning. With water levels in rivers rising to all-time highs, Punjab 27:58 province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history. Visuals that have surfaced show people climbing onto 28:04 rescue boats and sailing across fully submerged farmlands to safety. Others were seen loading belongings into boats 28:11 trying to salvage whatever remained from damages in their homes which have now been 28:17 abandoned. We fear thieves. We don't want to 28:22 abandon our animals. The water is rising fast. There are about 300 villages in 28:28 this area. We don't know where we'll go or when 28:34 we'll come back. Everything we built is underwater. 28:41 Even as rescue operations continue, nearly half a million people have been displaced so far by flooding in eastern 28:47 Pakistan. Rising waters from the Ravi, Satloj and Chennab rivers have destroyed 28:54 thousands of houses in the Punjab province. In Lahore, displaced people have been forced to take shelter in 28:59 makeshift tent camps. 29:07 The flood waters have risen alarmingly high, almost reaching one and a half stories. The water came so swiftly that 29:14 we couldn't salvage any of our belongings. Now the area is inaccessible due to the water level and we are forced 29:20 to live in tents on the road, unable to return home. 29:25 Pakistan is grappling with one of its most devastating monsoon seasons in 29:31 recent history with torrential rains and surging rivers triggering widespread flooding. Now the eastern province of 29:37 Punjab villages have been submerged. Over 200,000 people have been displaced 29:42 so far in the country. In narrow district residents are waiting through 29:47 chestde flood waters. The relentless monsoon rains have turned streets into rivers and rivers into a threat few were 29:55 prepared for. The Kartah Gard, one of the holiest sites in the Sik region, has 30:01 also been engulfed by flood waters. Three major rivers. The Chennam Ravi and 30:07 Satlj have swollen to dangerous levels forcing communities to flee. 30:15 This is first time we are seeing this kind of flood water never seen before. God willing, when the water recedes, we 30:22 will return to our homes. We left our animals. God willing, this is a temporary problem. The situation will 30:28 become better soon. On the 24th of August, India alerted 30:34 Pakistan about possible crossborder flooding, prompting Islamabad to issue a warning. Rescue operations are underway. 30:42 Pakistan's army has been deployed across Punjab to assist with rescue efforts. 30:48 Rescuers have been stationed in near Lahar's Ravi bridge after authorities 30:53 blew up an embankment at the Kadiraabad dam on the Chennab river to redirect the 31:00 rising waters and protect dams structure. 31:06 Rising water levels in the Ravi River pose a very high risk with people facing difficult conditions as the 2025 flood 31:13 is reported to surpass the 1988 floods. 31:18 Since late June, over 800 lives have been lost nationwide and 150 are still 31:24 missing due to rain related disasters. Well, devastating floods in Pakistan's 31:30 Punjab province have claimed at least 17 lives in a single day and impacted more 31:35 than 1 million people in the country. Floods have killed over 800 people in the country since late June with more 31:42 than 1600 villages submerged and over a million people having been evacuated 31:48 from their homes in Punjab province which is experiencing its worst flooding in four decades. Torrential monsoon 31:55 rains and the release of excess water from dams in India have swelled three 32:00 rivers flowing into the eastern province. 32:08 So far 1,692 villages across Punjab are underwater affecting approximately 32:13 1,6166 individuals directly impacted and facing various problems. 32:21 Residents of a village in Punjab's Mandi Bahudin 32:28 district pleaded for urgent rescue as flood waters destroyed houses wiped out 32:33 crowds and crops beg pardon and killed livestock in this region. 32:42 Many families are stranded here and the sudden flood waters caught us off guard. Unfortunately, there was no prior 32:49 warning or support from the administration. No transportation or rescue arrangements were made, leaving 32:55 us without access to boats or aid. Families are anxious and the situation 33:01 is dire. We've tried calling emergency numbers, but no one is responding. If 33:06 the water rises further, the danger will intensify. 33:15 All our pots for cooking and eating food. Our knitted beds that we slept on have drowned and are now destroyed. The 33:21 dowry furniture for my daughter that I had bought with difficulty is all gone. Our storage boxes are full of mud and 33:28 dirty water. Everything is right there destroyed in front of you. 33:37 Punjab province which is home to half of Pakistan's population and a major producer of wheat, rice and cotton 33:44 remains hardest hit. India which rout routinely releases water from dams when 33:50 they overflow. Even issued three flood warnings to Pakistan this week itself 33:55 calling them a humanitarian measure. And the catastrophic floods continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan as well. 820 34:02 people in the country have lost their lives this year in various rain related incidents. On Friday in eastern 34:08 Pakistan, flood waters hit the outskirts of the country's second biggest city, Lahore, and threatened to submerge the 34:13 major town of Chang in the worst flooding in almost 40 years in that part of the country. 34:21 Water entered my home suddenly. We had no idea. We were in the house when suddenly there were announcements made 34:27 to leave the house. But where would I go after leaving my house? I live in a rented home already. So I decided to 34:34 stay. All my neighbors left. 34:40 Flood waters from the overflowing Ravi River have submerged homes in Shadra town near Lahore, displacing dozens of 34:46 families. Now many have taken shelter in an elementary school on higher ground where doctors are treating them for 34:51 flood related skin infections. 34:59 As you can see, our homes have collapsed. The walls have fallen and everything is damaged.

Canada NW Territories: Wildfires force hundreds to evacuate; Heating Planet project at CofA Blog

"A wildfire about 80,000 hectares in size, that's larger than the city of Toronto, moved fast and furious overnight [Video/ Transcript] Evacuation came in the morning as smoke became visible on the horizon." CBC News

 

TRANSCRIPT: Juanita Taylor's in Hay River tonight. 0:02 And Juanita, you've been speaking to Fort 0:03 Providence evacuees as well as fire 0:06 officials. 0:10 That's right, Ian. The people from Fort 0:12 Providence are fleeing a wildfire that 0:15 is about 80,000 hectares in size. That's 0:18 larger than the city of Toronto. It 0:20 moved fast and furious overnight when 0:22 strong northerly winds pushed it just 2 0:25 kilometers from the community, putting 0:27 roughly 700 residents on edge. The 0:30 evacuation came in the morning as smoke 0:33 became visible on the horizon. 0:35 It's just really red, big red. You could 0:39 just hear go like sounds scary. 0:43 You ever seen something like that 0:44 before? 0:45 Um, no. Not right. Residents told to 0:48 flee to Hay River, a 180 kilometer 0:51 drive. Some brought in by bus. So when 0:54 they told you to evacuate this morning, 0:56 what did you do? 0:57 I jumped right up. Packed up right away. 1:00 No, I already packed up, but I was like 1:02 checking, make sure everything was 1:04 closed and lock the door. 1:05 Those who made it to the evacuation 1:07 center uncertain of what will come next. 1:10 There's a pretty good chance that it 1:11 could reach the edge of the community 1:13 tonight if the weather forecast does pan 1:15 out as it uh as it is expected to. 1:18 The host town of Hay River itself has 1:20 gone through evacuations of its own. 1:22 Three since 2022. 1:25 We've went through many evacuations and 1:27 and have seen communities step up 1:29 whether it's in the Northwest 1:30 Territories or in the South. It puts a 1:32 lot of stresses on communities, but 1:34 we're in good shape. We're in good shape 1:35 to host 1:37 and Ian, the next few hours could be 1:39 critical. A shift in the winds could 1:41 move the flames even closer to Fort 1:44 Providence, leaving people here watching 1:46 closely. 1:48 And Wita, what else do we know about 1:49 what's happening inside the community? 1:55 Well, while residents have been told to 1:56 get out, there are people in Fort 1:59 Providence trying to protect it. They've 2:01 been putting up sprinklers and water 2:03 cannons trying to soak the edge of the 2:05 hamlet to slow the flames if they get 2:08 closer and to protect the homes so that 2:10 people have something to go back to. Ian 2:13 Wita Taylor in Hay River Northwest 2:16 Territories. 2:17 [Music