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Report: Miami could lose billions from coastal flooding by 2050
2015-11-24 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Miami Herald: When the floodwaters rise, they could take billions of dollars worth of South Florida real estate with them. No region in the U.S. is more vulnerable to the threat of coastal flooding than the Miami metro area, according to a new report from commercial brokerage CBRE. About $366 billion worth of real estate would be exposed to a worst-case scenario 100-year flood in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, the report found. The greater New York area has $237 billion worth of real estate at...
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Paris climate talks: Six years on, climate change is killing fish, flooding our fields
2015-11-22 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: They are humanitys hope for tomorrow, but each faces a future that looks increasing bleak and uncertain. Born in four different parts of the globe, these children came into the world in the weeks leading up to the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009. At the time, the Observer described the lives of these young people as their families struggled to cope with the impact of climate change. Now, before the Paris climate summit at the end of the month, we have returned to meet those...
Check Valve offers floor drain back-up water flooding protection.
2015-11-16 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Offered in 2 and 3 in. dia sizes, SureSeal® Plus consists of waterless in-floor drain trap seal with additional check valve to protect against property-damaging water back-ups. EPDM water-blocking check valve flapper and housing withstand up to 5 ft of head pressure. Besides flood prevention, unit uses waterless trap seal technology to block toxic sewer gas and insects from infiltrating occupied areas. ASSE-1072-compliant design uses built-in ½ in. dia airlock vent to relieve pressure.
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United Kingdom: Severe weather puts hundreds Cumbrian homes at risk of flooding
2015-11-15 12:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Police have warned motorists in Cumbria to drive only if absolutely necessary after torrential rain left roads flooded and put more than 1,000 homes at risk. The Environment Agency has issued six severe flood warnings its highest level of alert and emergency reception centres were set up in Kendal and Egremont. But Dave Hughes, the chairman of Kendal Mountain Rescue, said not everyone had been willing to leave their homes. Some people decided to stay at home. You can understand that...
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Beyond what #Exxonknew, refineries face flooding dangers
2015-11-13 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: Exxon Mobil Corp., the giant oil producer that's drawn outrage and a legal investigation for its handling of internal climate change research, may have a lot to lose from a warming planet, at least according to one measure. Two of Exxon's biggest refineries, in Beaumont and Baytown, Texas, are in low-lying areas that are already prone to flooding, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And they're in a section of coastline that, projections show, could see...
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