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Floods bill estimated at 1.3bn
2016-01-11 01:03:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Insurance claims for damage caused by the floods so far this winter will reach 1.3bn, the Association of British Insurers says.
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Missouri residents pack up and leave as once-rare floods become the new normal
2016-01-08 18:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: About 100 miles downstream of Hannibal, the boyhood home of Mark Twain, the small Missouri town of West Alton has spent the past week without almost its entire population as it has been completely swamped by water. William Richter is the mayor of a town he cannot reach. West Altons 525 people were evacuated due to deadly floods that caused the nearby Mississippi river to surge to 38ft high a good 17ft above the flood level. Both roads into the town are still cut off. You can only really...
Understanding climate changes role in the UKs recent floods
2016-01-06 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: IT`S an environmental whodunit. Last month, in streets that would normally be bustling with sales shoppers, the only sounds were the thrum of helicopters and the lapping of water against walls. First Desmond, then Eva and Frank: three major storms slammed into the UK and Ireland during December, making it the wettest month ever recorded in the UK and causing flooding misery in northern England and Scotland. Now those affected want to know where to lay the blame. "We`re living in a climate...
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El Nio-strengthened storm brings rain, floods to California
2016-01-06 00:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An El Nio-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California on Tuesday, triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued flash flood watches for much of the coast from San Diego to San Francisco and said storms would linger through Friday. The service forecast widespread rain and mountain snow. Emily Thornton, a NWS meteorologist in Los Angeles, said Tuesday's storm was...
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Floods Pose Challenge to South American Integration
2016-01-04 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The flooding that has affected four South American countries has underscored the need for an integrated approach to addressing the causes and effects of climate change. Above and beyond joint emergency response plans, global warming poses common problems like deforestation and the management of shared rivers. Some 180,000 people have been evacuated since the worst flooding in years hit the region over the year-end holidays. The floods caused when the Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay rivers overflowed...
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