Great flood 2023 in Vermont 2 weeks later: How it’s been

Overview of weather and natural events around the World. What is happening in this world: natural disasters on the planet of Earth. The latest news about weather events and disasters. Become a channel sponsor and you will get access to exclusive bonuses. More: Vermont continues its long road to recovery nearly 2 weeks after historic floods with the help of an army of volunteers. Since July 10, 2023, parts of the region have seen up to two monthly rainfall in a couple of days. This exceeds the amount of precipitation that fell during tropical storm Irene in 2011, which caused major flooding. Officials called the flood the state’s worst natural disaster since the 1927 flood. Some have suggested that storms like these demonstrated the effects of climate change. Farms were hit hard right after many growers survived a hard freeze in May. This is expected to “destroy much of our produce and livestock feed,” Vermont Secretary