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Sea Level Rise Could Help Marshes Ease Flooding

2016-05-20 13:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Along the mid-Atlantic coast, where waters are rising quickly, marshes are on the march, consuming forestland, farms and yards. "Habitats are changing fast here,' said Matt Whitbeck, a biologist at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland, where dead trees still jut from young marshes. Newly published modeling shows that a looming acceleration in sea level rise could further accelerate the spread of marshes worldwide. A ghost forest in Bass River, N.J., where marshland is replacing...

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Chronic Houston flooding raises the stakes in U.S. 'energy capital

2016-04-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EnergyWire: Louis Marquez carries his dog, Chocolate, through floodwaters after his apartment flooded Tuesday in Houston. This week's storms dumped more than a foot of rain in and around Houston, flooding large areas and cutting off power to thousands working in the "energy capital of the world." Photo by David J. Phillip, courtesy of AP Images. HOUSTON -- This "energy capital of the world" for years has been staring the threat of a man-made disaster in the face, and city leaders are only now beginning to...

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MPs to debate planning bill protect UK homes from surface flooding

2016-04-25 10:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Moves to protect more households from the threats of surface flooding and sewer overload will be debated in parliament on Monday, with the government facing possible defeat in a key vote. Surface flooding is a growing problem, with at least 20,000 sewer overflows occurring in the UK a year. It is caused by the overloading of Britains antiquated sewer and drainage networks, and the concreting over of large swaths of land which leaves water with nowhere to be absorbed. With the government promising...

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Flooding has caused $4 million in damage to Cypress-Fairbanks (Texas) district

2016-04-22 16:20:00| American School & University

Houston-area school system says as many as 53 campuses sustained damages from massive rain storms. read more

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Houston largely shut down amid rain, flooding

2016-04-18 17:50:26| Energy - Topix.net

More than a foot of rain in some places flooded low-lying areas across the Houston region on Monday, forcing officials to suspend bus and rail service, close schools and government offices and urge residents to stay home amid what officials said were extremely dangerous conditions. "This is a life-threatening emergency," the city said on an emergency website.

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