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As Calgary floods, scientists warn of rising risks
2013-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The normally tame Bow and Elbow Rivers that course their way through downtown Calgary, Alberta, have taken over the city, transforming Canada's fourth-largest city into North America's Venice. A slow-moving storm system, coming on top of an unusually wet spring, has produced massive flooding across southern Alberta, prompting tens of thousands to hastily evacuate sections of Calgary, and producing surreal images of the city's landmarks, such as the Calgary Stampede grounds, under several feet of...
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Iowa's floods: A window into climate change
2013-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
press-citizen: When my sons were young, a wise friend advised me to live in the day but always simultaneously consider my childrens distant future. I took that maxim to heart. Whenever I read to the boys, taught them or disciplined them, I tried to consider where my actions might lead and what my boys might be like in 10, 20, or 30 years. On June 6, Johnson County governmental and university officials presented a flood forum at the Iowa City Public Library, where they described how they had responded to the 2008...
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Alberta floods driven by climate change
2013-06-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Observer: Early Thursday morning, my dad texted me to say he fled his home in Canmore, Alberta shortly before the town declared a state of emergency. By noon, my brother was told to evacuate his home in Calgarys Mission District, near the Elbow River. Later, friends near the Calgary Stampede grounds were told to leave their apartment, bringing enough supplies for a week away. As the day went on text messages, and Facebook and Twitter updates chronicled a province in chaos. I watched their videos and updates,...
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Floods shut down Canada's oil capital, two killed
2013-06-22 04:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The heaviest floods in decades shut down the Canadian oil capital of Calgary on Friday, forcing the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and shutting the Alberta city's downtown core. The bodies of two men were found near High River, Alberta, a town of 13,000 located about 60 km (37 miles) south of Calgary. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said two other people were missing, including a woman who was swept away with her camper. Some 1,300 troops were deployed to help with rescues...
Canadian floods prompt evacuation of entire downtown Calgary area
2013-06-21 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Flooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of the entire downtown area on Friday, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. About 230,000 people work downtown on a typical day. However, officials said very few people need to be moved out, since many heeded warnings and did not go to work on Friday. Twenty-five neighborhoods in the city, with an estimated population of 75,000, have already been evacuated due to floodwaters in Calgary, a...
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