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Heatwave & wildfires worsened Colorado flooding
2013-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: A truly ferocious and exceptional event. That is how Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, describes the storm that pummelled his state last week. "This was a once-in-1000-year rainfall," he says, meaning that the storm was of such an intensity and duration that it had a 1-in-1000 chance of occurring in any given year in Colorado. The rains and subsequent floods have so far killed eight people, displaced 11,750 and destroyed close to 18,000 homes....
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UPDATE 1-Colorado flooding disrupts oil, gas production
2013-09-18 14:00:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Historic flooding in northeastern Colorado which has killed eight people continued to disrupt oil and gas operations in the fossil-fuel-rich region, producers and energy companies said on Tuesday.
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Colorado schools cope with flooding aftermath
2013-09-17 19:22:00| American School & University
Schools that sustained flood damage work to get students back to classes Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Severe flooding in Colorado linked to global warming
2013-09-17 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Conditions were so bad, the National Weather Service felt compelled to use the words "biblical rainfall amounts" to communicate the risk to local residents. Any other time, extra precipitation is cause for rejoicing in Colorado. Ongoing drought has facilitated massive wildfires across the state for two years running. We'll take all the wet we can get, although as the past few days have shown, we'd prefer it doesn't all fall at once. As I write this, the rain has slowed, even stopped in some...
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CNN: Colorado flooding - residents return, but some find no home
2013-09-17 16:17:59| PortlandOnline
News story posted to CNN.com September 18, 2013.
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