"In the Fowl River’s case, unusually high tides slowed floodwaters as they went downstream to drain. This increased the water’s depth and flooded a wide expanse — even several miles upstream. The result was deluged roads, washed out cars and damaged houses from a flood that was larger, deeper and longer-lasting due to #RisingSeas."
"Most of the weekend rain will fall over western and central #Texas, but a chance of heavier rain returns for the greater Houston area on Sunday. The heaviest downpours in central Texas will occur upstream of the #flooding in #Houston – which is located in Harris, potentially exacerbating flooding in a region where 12 river gauges have reached major flood stage."
#Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more.
"After flood-inducing rain pummeled much of #Texas over the past few weeks, another sort of inundation is now swamping the Houston region: Mosquitoes. Lots of them. More than many longtime residents can ever remember.
In tests last week, between 50 and 70 mosquitoes a minute were landing on staffers in some spots in Harris County, Vigilant said."
80 percent of the #Maldives is less than a metre (three feet) above #SeaLevel.
And while fortress-like walls ringing tightly-packed settlements can keep the waves at bay, the fate of the beach islands the tourists come for are uncertain.
#Bilangbilangan off the coast of #Tubigon, #Bohol had been a densely populated island, when its outer areas began subsiding following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Bohol in 2013. Its residents had to go farther inland to keep safe but since then, the island has experienced sinking.