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United Kingdom: Fears grow over danger of flooding around the UK as inquiry is shelved
2016-07-30 22:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Boxing Day last year, Colette Jones was warned by neighbours that flood water was pouring across parkland near her house in Bury, Greater Manchester. The river Irwell had burst its banks as torrential rain swept the area. Within an hour, her house and hundreds of others nearby were inundated. Colette and her husband, Graham, had to struggle through water up to chest height to reach safety. It was terrifying, she recalls. It was also horrible. The water was mixed with sewage. Our house was...
How does climate change aggravate street flooding?
2016-07-07 14:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MPR News: Tuesday's storm was something else -- or was it? Cleanup continues in the Twin Cities following Tuesday's severe thunderstorms, and forecasts show there could be more severe weather in parts of the state Thursday. The rain came down hard enough to put some stormwater sewers at capacity. "Yep, this is what happens in summer in Minnesota," said assistant state climatologist Pete Boulay of the storms. The rain was intense and caused some minor street flooding. But it was also a welcome relief...
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Flooding in China leaves more than 100 people dead or missing
2016-07-05 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Flooding in the Yangtze river basin in China has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. About 16 million people have been affected by heavy rains that have engulfed vast areas near the Yangtze, Chinas longest river, the Beijing News cited the civil affairs ministry as saying. Water levels in Lake Taihu, close to Shanghai, are at their highest since 1954, it said, adding the area faced a serious risk of flooding if...
Climate Change and Flooding in West Virginia
2016-07-02 02:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Catastrophic floods ravaged southern West Virginia on June 23rd, 2016. As people look to the future, many are debating the role of climate change. Lots of people who grew up and live in southern West Virginia insist flooding has never been as bad as it is today. Not everyone agrees why. It's likely a combination of forces at work, but how much of a role is climate change playing? The Debate Michael Mann is a distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University and director...
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Controlled Colorado River Flooding Released Stored Greenhouse Gases
2016-06-28 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: aboratory, Johnson Space Center, Wikipe The 2014 experimental controlled pulse of water to the Colorado River Delta has revealed an interesting twist on how large dry watercourses may respond to short-term flooding events: the release of stored greenhouse gases. The findings were reported at the Goldschmidt conference in Yokohama, Japan. As presenter Dr Thomas Bianchi said, "We saw a rapid release of greenhouse gases (CH4 and CO2) from the riverbed sediments to the floodwaters. These gases...
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