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Despite Detroit's flooding issues, most of region maintains power, DTE Energy says
2014-08-12 18:10:29| Energy - Topix.net
Metro Detroit's record level of single day rainfall on Monday surprisingly didn't appear to lead to widespread power outages by Tuesday morning.
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Flash flooding causes chaos across swathe of England
2014-08-09 14:41:26| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Flash floods caused chaos in a swathe of England as a month's worth of rainfall fell in the space of an hour. Eight-hundreds homes in Cambridgeshire were left without power, the bank of the River Nene collapsed and an air display of Lancaster Bombers at RAF Coningsby in Linconshire had to be cancelled. Homes were evacuated in both counties and in Norfolk, and two supermarkets were closed with shoppers reporting water pouring in through the ceiling. Emergency services were stretched helping people...
Bosnia hit by fresh flooding, two people missing
2014-08-08 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Police in Bosnia searched on Friday for two people swept away during the second bout of torrential rainfall since May, when the Balkans were hit by the worst floods in more than a century. The body of a woman was recovered on Thursday from the muddy bank of a river in northwestern Bosnia, and two people were listed as missing, police said. Bosnia suffered almost 2 billion euros worth of damage to homes, infrastructure and industry in May, when heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks,...
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See Power Plants Most Vulnerable to Flooding
2014-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: It doesn't take rising seas for electric power plants and other energy infrastructure in the U.S. to flood. Major 100-year floods can do that without the help of climate change. The U.S. Energy Information Administration's new mapping tool announced Wednesday shows how such a flood could drown some of the nation's most critical energy infrastructure -- power plants, oil and gas wells, solar power installations, etc. U.S. Energy Information Administration map of the flooding potential in Tampa,...
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Storms, saltwater threaten flooding, drinking water
2014-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Press: As sea levels rise in Southwest Florida, water isn't just going to flood in from the Gulf; it'll come from above and below as well. Storm water and saltwater intrusion are two aspects of sea level rise that will cause headaches across the region. Southwest Florida's flat topography and porous geology mean water flows poorly on the surface, but relatively free underground. It's the exact opposite of what you'd want. Southwest Florida sits on primarily limestone rock, which is filled with...
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