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Recent severe flooding in Mexico, caused by unpredictable weather intensified by climate change, has highlighted the country's inadequate warning systems and technological gaps, emphasizing the need for better preparedness, education, and adaptation strategies to cope with increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
Texas officials are considering installing flood warning sirens along the Guadalupe River after deadly floods in 2025, aiming to improve outdoor warning systems and save lives, though challenges like false alarms and costs remain.
A former Texas county commissioner advocates for implementing a flood warning system with sirens, arguing it could save lives and is cost-effective, especially after recent devastating floods that resulted in over 100 deaths. He emphasizes that modern technology, including digitized topographical maps and AI, can enhance flood prediction and warning capabilities, and suggests that such systems could be rapidly deployed across the U.S. to improve disaster preparedness.
China successfully launched the world's first geosynchronous orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite, the Ludi Tance-4 (01), on a Long March 3B rocket. The satellite, developed by the China Academy of Spacecraft Technology, will provide all-day, all-weather observation of China and surrounding areas, enhancing the country's disaster prevention and relief capabilities. The launch is part of China's Medium and Long Term Development Plan for Civilian Space Infrastructure, which aims to establish high and medium resolution optical and synthetic aperture radar constellations for land, marine, and atmospheric monitoring. Additionally, China launched five automatic identification system tracking satellites for HEAD Aerospace, bringing the total number of Chinese orbital missions in 2023 to 36.
Firefighters in central Thailand have been battling a wildfire that spread across two mountains and a forest park. The blaze started during a lightning storm and was whipped up by strong winds. Disaster teams and the army have been working to extinguish the flames, with three helicopters dropping more than 150,000 liters of water over the blaze. Areas near the fire were declared disaster zones, and firebreaks were built to stop it spreading into residential areas. The cause of the incident is being investigated.