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Samplers Survive Northumberland Floods
2016-03-30 17:51:58| Open Channel, Ultrasonic and Gas Flow Meter Consultants
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Did climate change cause those floods?
2016-03-27 22:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: Over the past several years, headlines on weather-related extreme events have included heavy downpours followed by floods, droughts, storms, heat and cold waves, and wild fires. Such events typically destroy lives, property and ecosystems while stretching the capacities of disaster management departments and coffers for emergency funds in various parts of the world. "Protecting people before and after major floods, storms, and extreme events is a core part of our business," said Karsten Löffler,...
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Subjugating nature is not the way to defend against floods
2016-03-27 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Mendips form an east-west hilly ridge, framing the Chew Valley to the north and the Somerset Levels to the south. They are mostly gently rolling hills, though cut into by deep gorges such as Burrington Combe and Cheddar Gorge. But towards the western end of the ridge, and rising to 191m, sits the only true peak in the Mendips. Some place names are exciting, poetic and laden with history. This conical hill, though, is named Crook Peak. And crook, apparently, comes from an old English word meaning...
Louisiana flash floods leave at least three dead as Mississippi faces deluge
2016-03-12 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Residents in Louisiana and Mississippi are taking stock of damage Saturday after a massive deluge of rain submerged roads and cars, washed out bridges and forced residents to flee homes. The rain and flooding is part of a weather system that has affected Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama. At least three people have died in Louisiana alone. In Mississippi, officials said as many as 1,000 residents could see their homes flooded by the rising Leaf River in Hattiesburg, Petal...
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Climate change scientist says past floods help predict future weather
2016-02-26 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A leading Canadian scientist says Canada is on the front line of climate change, and researchers are studying once-in-a-century weather events to predict what can be expected in the future. Francis Zwiers is director of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium at University of Victoria. He is speaking across the country, including in Halifax on Saturday, about climate change and whether extreme events are more frequent and intense than in the past. "We talk about different kinds of events, we...
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