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She found that the landscapes following Typhoon Morakot had a greater flood area, and these results suggest that changes in channel conveyance can result in an increased area of hazard.

Satoshi Omatsu, a land ministry official who attended the briefing with Tachihara, cited the 2011 typhoon-related flood disaster in the Kii Peninsula that was triggered by torrential rain.

The storm reached the Queensland coast on Saturday as a "tropical low" after 16 days as a cyclone, prompting preparations by ...

HANOI: Typhoon Yagi, and the floods and landslides ... water levels are fluctuating around the peak flood level of 7.63m, which is 1.33m above the Level 3 warning threshold, but 0.21m below ...

Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas ... data is from the National Hurricane Center and Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Satellite map Imagery is from ...

The current flood-control and disaster-prevention measures will not be able to handle the change." He also says it's necessary to improve the accuracy of typhoon forecasts and comprehensively ...