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Despite the threat of floods, a wet winter could bring some relief to the Colorado River basin, which is in an “exceptionally severe multi-decadal drought,” Swain wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

The seesawing shift in ocean temperatures and winds forms across the tropical Pacific Ocean but can influence drought, floods, and other extremes thousands of miles away.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Wildlife experts and conservationists had previously observed that, in the wake of the storm, Tapanuli orangutan sightings had dissipated - fuelling speculation that the great apes may have been swept away by floods and landslides.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Acts of God are environmental: droughts, floods, locust plagues and the unusual winters that froze the Thames, contributing to recessions in 1710, 1739-40, 1762 and 1946-47.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I don’t know how I never noticed the level of unkemptness before, and embarrassment floods through me, that Nate is with me, seeing it in its full not-glory.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam