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Charlestons floods illustrate the worlds watery future
2015-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: But sea level rise and warm waters from El Nio are making king tides and other nuisance tidal flooding worse. Sea levels have risen by 8 inches around the globe since the start of the 20th century due to ocean warming and the melting of the world's land ice. The rate of rise is expected to increase and by the end of the 21st century, sea levels could be up to 39 inches higher if greenhouse gas emissions continue on their current trajectory. Despite the seemingly small rise to-date, the impacts...
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Houston braces for floods as Texas deluged by rain in Patricia's wake
2015-10-25 02:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heavy rains fueled by the meeting of two storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia, pounded southeastern Texas, triggering flash floods and derailing a freight train as the heavy weather descended upon Houston early on Sunday. The National Weather Service predicted 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) of rain for coastal areas, including southwest Louisiana, by Monday morning, exacerbated by tides up to five feet (1.5 meter) and wind gusts up to 35 mph. The rain systems were intensified by...
Flash floods overturn train, close roads in Texas
2015-10-25 02:24:37| Railroads - Topix.net
Two storm systems combine to bring floods that overturn a Union Pacific train, close roads and strand motorists and residents in Texas. Rough Cut ROUGH CUT A Union Pacific freight train derailed in southeast Texas early Saturday morning as flood waters covered the tracks about 55 miles south of Dallas, putting a locomotive and rail cars on their side, according to a company spokesman and TV footage.
California faces a future of droughts alternating with floods
2015-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A warming climate coupled with more intense El Nio and La Nia events could cause twice as many droughts and three times as many floods in California by 2080, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications. The findings come while California suffers its most severe drought in recorded history, a four-year disaster that has caused an estimated $2.2 billion in economic loss from 2013-14 alone. At the same time, heavy rainfallwhich triggered mudslides last week in...
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Wednesday's forecast: Storms, floods in Southwest
2015-10-21 01:55:00| Chemicals - Topix.net
Wednesday's forecast: Storms, floods in Southwest Find out the weather where you are and get a few tidbits of weather history. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1LJgh57 The national weather forecast for Wednesday, October 21, 2015 calls for more rain in the Southwest, Rockies and Great Lakes while it stays dry and beautiful from Atlanta to Washington, DC.
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