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Warming boosts UK flooding risk
2014-04-30 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A citizen science project suggests climate change really has increased the risk of flooding in the UK. The issue has been highlighted by the recent floods, amid a January that saw double the normal monthly rainfall in parts of England. Prof Myles Allen presented evidence of a link between floods and climate change at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting in Vienna. It indicates climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather. It also suggests that insurance costs are likely...
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Flooding after Hurricane Sandy at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
2014-04-17 20:28:10| Railroads - Topix.net
In addition to the $42 million in federal funds allotted to business recovery and programs to assist owners of storm-damaged homes , the U.S. government intends to give the Metropolitan Transportation Authority more than $400 million to repair and maintain tunnels damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
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The Race Is On Protect Millions of People from Flooding
2014-04-13 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: In the wake of Cyclone Aila in 2009, swollen seas washed over the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. The storm surge breached the embankments surrounding a small island that was home to 10,000 families, turning the land into a muddy hell. The deluge of salty water washed out fields, homes, roads and markets just as people had begun to recover from the damage caused 18 months before by Cyclone Sidr. Many migrated to nearby cities. And thousands more took shelter on what remained of the embankments,...
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Flooding blamed for discolored water in Birmingham
2014-04-12 14:26:31| Energy - Topix.net
Officials say heavy rains and flooding from earlier this week are to blame for discolored tap water that people are seeing around Birmingham.
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Scattered flooding as storms drench the Southeast
2014-04-07 17:48:14| Energy - Topix.net
The storms began spreading from Mississippi overnight into Alabama and Georgia. The system triggered scattered flash floods in the region, downing trees, causing power outages and snarling rush hour commutes.
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