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Mississippi River Swells Dramatically During Historic Rainfall and Flooding

2016-01-05 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: A historic flood has sent the highest water levels ever recorded through the Mississippi River south of St. Louis, toppling records set during the devastating floods of 1993. The massive surge follows heavy rains that dropped up to 12 inches of water across the region during a three-day period in late December. A NASA satellite recently acquired this image of flooding along the Mississippi River from January 3rd, which shows floodwaters as blue and vegetation as green. The previous day, the waters...

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RPT-CORRECTED-S. Illinois battles flooding as Miss. River builds downstream

2016-01-04 22:28:17| Energy - Topix.net

Jan 4 Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters. About 125 structures were flooded in hard-hit Alexander County, the southernmost point in Illinois, where three families near one breach stayed dry behind sandbag fortifications and private levees, county board Chairman Chalen Tatum said.

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Southern US prepares flooding surge as waters move down Mississippi river

2016-01-04 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Southern US states are bracing themselves for major flooding as surging waters that have inundated parts of Missouri and Illinois head south down the Mississippi river. Heavy rainfall at the end of December, the largest deluge since May 2011, has caused the Mississippi, Meramec and Missouri rivers to burst their banks. In some areas, the Mississippi is 40ft above its flood mark, causing at least 24 deaths in several states. Most of the deaths have been caused by people attempting to drive through...

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RPT-CORRECTED-S. Illinois battles flooding as Miss. River builds downstream

2016-01-04 18:58:39| Chemicals - Topix.net

Jan 4 Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters. About 125 structures were flooded in hard-hit Alexander County, the southernmost point in Illinois, where three families near one breach stayed dry behind sandbag fortifications and private levees, county board Chairman Chalen Tatum said.

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RPT-CORRECTED-S. Illinois battles flooding as Miss. River builds downstream

2016-01-04 18:49:47| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Jan 4 Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters. About 125 structures were flooded in hard-hit Alexander County, the southernmost point in Illinois, where three families near one breach stayed dry behind sandbag fortifications and private levees, county board Chairman Chalen Tatum said.

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