Granada's western region experienced a Friday afternoon marked by a brief yet intense downpour. A storm descended heavily on the municipality of Íllora in less than an hour, leaving up to 60 liters per square meter and triggering a yellow warning from the Aemet (National Meteorological Agency ). The heavy downpour caused at least fifteen incidents, according to 112 Andalucía, mainly due to flooding in homes, garages, and streets that were completely submerged.

Several residents experienced flooding in their homes and businesses, forcing them to act quickly to prevent further damage. Granada Fire Department crews and municipal workers responded to the area to pump out the water and clear the mud from the roads.

The heavy downpour also disrupted traffic on several roads. The A-336, which connects Íllora with Pinos Puente, and the GR-4403, which leads to Puerto Lope, had to be temporarily closed due to accumulated water. In addition, the emergency services warned of problems in other parts of the West, such as the A-4154 as it passes through Montefrío and Algarinejo, recommending drivers exercise caution due to the presence of puddles on the road.

Costa Rica faces another tough week as persistent heavy rains pound our country, leading to widespread flooding, landslides, and disrupted lives. This October, the rainy season hits hard, with communities in Guanacaste and the Central Valley bearing the brunt.

Families scramble to safety, roads turn impassable, and officials urge caution amid rising waters. The situation underscores the challenges of a wetter-than-usual month, driven by atmospheric patterns that show no quick end.

In Guanacaste, Nicoya stands out as one of the hardest-hit areas. Flooding swamped areas like Curime, San Martín, Fortuna, Sámara, and Qiriman, where the Potrero River overflowed and cut off dozens of families. Vehicles got swept away in the currents, and access roads collapsed under the strain.

Nearby in Carrillo, Filadelfia saw sewer systems fail, while Cuajiniquil in La Cruz dealt with overflowing rivers and streams that blocked routes. Reports from Nosara and Hojancha show similar chaos, with rainfall totals reaching 151 mm and 96 mm in just hours yesterday. Landslides knocked down trees, and streams burst their banks, leaving homes isolated and communities on edge.

At least 27 people have died and others are missing, according to authorities, after floods in Mexico triggered landslides and swept away homes, vehicles and bridges.

Heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday caused rivers to burst their banks. Hidalgo in east Mexico was one of the worst affected areas, with 16 deaths reported.

Thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed as fast-running water careered down streets, carrying cars, while highways were blocked with debris and electricity cut off.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government has deployed 5,400 personnel to help communities, clear roads and hand out aid.

With the climate olympic-junket just weeks away in Brazil, the race is on for word-salad-catastrophes flavored with science-incense to shake down more cash and concessions from the rich democracies.

And thus the University of Exeter proffers the first round of this year's "on the brink" specials.

The first tipping point is almost upon us, just like it was every year for the last 29 years in a row:

'New reality' as world reaches first climate tipping point

The world faces a "new reality" as we have reached the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action, according to a landmark report released today (13 Oct) by the University of Exeter and international partners.

With ministers gathering today ahead of the COP30 summit, the second Global Tipping Points Report finds that warm-water coral reefs - on which nearly a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend - are passing their tipping point. Widespread dieback is taking place and - unless global warming is reversed - extensive reefs as we know them will be lost, although small refuges may survive and must be protected.

We are on the brink of more tipping points, with devastating risks for people and nature: the irreversible melting of polar ice sheets, the collapse of key ocean currents and the dieback of the Amazon rainforest - where COP30 will be held.

With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, the report - by 160 scientists at 87 institutions in 23 countries - argues that countries must minimise temperature overshoot to avoid crossing more tipping points. Every fraction of a degree and every year spent above 1.5°C matters.

It might as well be straight out of the Neolithic Sorcerers Cookbook — How to wind up the crowd before you ask for the goats and girls:

1. Pick things the audience likes but mostly won't have any direct experience of, like, say, corals 100km off the coast and under 10 meters of water. Even in the unlikely event a single critic dives on one reef, the real crisis will turn out to be in the 100,000 reefs they didn't visit.
2. Use vague, ill defined terms, like "climate change" which can mean long term, short term, man-made, natural, or a thing that dropped in for the weekend.
3. Seed the idea that all storms, high tides, fires, demented dolphins and shonky buildings are "affected by climate change". Even your hay fever can be a sign you should vote for a carbon tax. Soon, people will see climate change everywhere like UFO's and Elvis.
4. Whatever disaster looks like, it's always just around the corner.

Heavy rain and hurricane-force wind gusts are causing damaging flooding in Western Alaska on Sunday, prompting rescues as the remnants of Typhoon Halong continue to impact coastal areas.

A powerful coastal storm produced by the remnants of Typhoon Halong moved into the Bering Sea on Sunday, packing hurricane-force wind gusts, big waves and major coastal flooding for the Kuskokwim Delta and communities south of the Bering Strait.

Flooding is already ongoing, according to local storm reports. Alaska Public Media reports some residents in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities are unaccounted for or trapped in their homes due to high water.

Photos shared by the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management show dozens of homes surrounded by flooding.

In the desert southwest, severe flooding continues to impact Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado after heavy rain this weekend.

Floods caused by torrential rain have left a number of people trapped in vehicles in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, officials say.

Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path.

The highest red alert has been declared in the coastal province by Spain's national weather agency AEMET.

So far there have been no reports of any deaths or injuries.

Catalonia's Civil Protection agency urged residents in Tarragona's Ebro Delta to stay indoors, as AEMET warned of 180mm (7in) of rain in 12 hours in the area.

Remnant tropical moisture from post-tropical storm Priscilla has soaked areas of the Desert Southwest since Friday, resulting in flash flooding that swallowed at least two vehicles in San Juan County, in northwest New Mexico.

"Yes, you can go anywhere in a Jeep.... But sometimes you shouldn't," San Juan County Fire & Rescue officials said. "This Jeep was pushed a few hundred yards down a running wash when the driver tried to cross. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle and hang out on the hood until rescuers arrived."

The Eastern Pacific will remain active and deliver another round of heavy tropical rains in a moisture surge associated with Tropical Storm Raymond on Monday and Tuesday. That will increase the flash flood risk as several more inches of rain are likely.

As the moisture slowly shifts east, a large level 2 out of 4 risk for flash flooding is present through Saturday, with flood watches being issued across Southeastern California, most of Arizona, Southern Utah and Western Colorado.

At least 15 people have been killed after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local authorities have said.

The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch near Bilaspur district when, late on Thursday, a landslide struck following days of torrential rains. At least 20 to 25 passengers were on the bus at the time. Nine men, four women and two children were among those killed, police said.

Three injured children were rescued and admitted to a local hospital for treatment, according to a statement from the office of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the state's highest elected official. Rescue operations continued on Wednesday in an attempt to find other missing passengers who are believed to be dead, police said.

ANI visuals showed the bus's mangled wreckage lying on a mountain road as rescuers dug through the debris for the people buried when the landslide struck. Other television visuals from the site showed some rescue workers clearing mounds of earth with heavy machinery while others sifted through mud-soaked belongings.

Intermittent rains have lashed the region since Monday, making the fragile mountain slopes unstable.

The circulation of Typhoon Matmo have unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across northern Vietnam, claiming three lives, leaving four missing, and submerging nearly 10,000 hectares of paddies and crops.

As of October 7 evening, more than 4,800 houses were inundated and suffered damage, while major transport networks were badly affected. Local authorities are racing against time to settle the typhoon aftermath and ensure safety for residents in high-risk areas.

Floods, landslides, and traffic congestion were recorded at 493 locations on major routes in Lang Son, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, and Thanh Hoa provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment's Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention and Control.

Notably, a 5-metre-wide breach was found at Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam in Tan Tien commune, Lang Son province, prompting the evacuation of downstream residents.