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Lower Mainland vulnerable to significant flooding, costing billions in losses

2016-05-30 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Kabylie: If a major Fraser River flood is to occur in the coming decades it could trigger losses upwards of $30 billion amounting to the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. That's according to a study out Monday and commissioned by the Fraser Basin Council (FBC) as part of a strategy on behalf of 43 government and private sector partners. And Hansen says the problem will get worse the longer time goes on, thanks to rising sea levels and what he calls "other projected impacts of climate change"....

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Africas most vulnerable face an even hotter future

2016-05-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Already home to some of the most environmentally vulnerable populations on the planet, Africa looks to increasingly feel the sting of climate change through more frequent, widespread and intense heat waves. Extreme heat that would be considered unusual today could become a yearly occurrence there by mid-century, one new study suggests, and the trend will emerge earlier there -- and in the rest of the tropics -- before it does in more temperate areas, another finds. The studies, both detailed...

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Portland Releases New Data on Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URMs) Vulnerable During an Earthquake

2016-05-26 20:06:50| PortlandOnline

The City of Portland recently released a map and database showing the locations of around 1,800 unreinforced masonry buildings or URMs vulnerable from shaking during an earthquake if not structurally retrofitted.

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Portland releases map of unreinforced masonry buildings (URMs) vulnerable during an earthquake

2016-05-26 19:32:04| PortlandOnline

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Portland releases new data on unreinforced masonry buildings (URMs) vulnerable during an earthquake

2016-05-26 18:14:27| PortlandOnline

Press release issued May 26, 2016.

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