Why “Floods” is being discussed
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Nepal seeks compensation from China, US, India, other large polluters for floods
by alephnerd · Sep 1, 2026 · 14 points
Spotify has gone downhill in that regard for sure. It floods my pages with "created for you" which is just the same 4-5 artists played in the last few weeks ago kludged together…
by the_sleaze_ · Sep 1, 2026
> The problem in climatology is that when the models don't fit the data they just change the data and claim victory That is... not remotely true, nor supported by either of the…
by tomnicholas1 · Sep 1, 2026
The models got good starting with 2026 and that isn't some attempt at excusing it. Companies like OpenAI started building dedicated models around their coding harness called Cod…
by imtringued · Sep 1, 2026
> Not sure what Trump is looking forward to win with all these moves? He just floods the media and everyone’s minds with a constant stream of junk. Some is consequential, some i…
by testing22321 · Aug 31, 2026
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A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health. Human changes to the environment often increase the intensity and frequency of flooding. Examples for human changes are land use changes such as deforestation and removal of wetlands, changes in waterway course or flood controls such as with levees. Global environmental issues also influence causes of floods, namely climate change which causes an intensification of the water cycle and sea level rise. For example, climate change makes extreme weather events more frequent and stronger. This leads to more intense floods and increased flood risk. Read more on Wikipedia