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Canada: Albertans in Awe at Power of 'Insane' Flooding
2013-06-21 07:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Torrential rains and widespread flooding in southern Alberta have left people throughout the province in awe at the power and scope of the devastation and concerned about the uncertain hours ahead. The floodwaters have washed out roads and bridges, left at least one person missing and caused cars, couches and refrigerators to float away. Several communities are under states of emergency, and as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes in Calgary alone. 'I watched a refrigerator...
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Schumer to CSX: Don't ignore town's flooding problems
2013-06-07 06:15:09| Railroads - Topix.net
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The mayor of Minoa, frustrated with persistent village flooding that he blames on clogged CSX Corp. drainage ditches, has turned to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer for help dealing with the freight railroad.
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NYC and the U.S. East Coast Must Take Drastic Actions to Prevent Ocean Flooding
2013-05-28 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Thomas Abdallah has seen a lot of water in his 26 years of work for New York City's transit system. In December 1992 a nor'easter storm killed the subway's power, forcing rescue crews to evacuate passengers from flooding tunnels. In August 2007 a five-inch deluge that meteorologists called an extreme climate event shut down the system again. So did Hurricane Irene in August 2011. Then came Hurricane Sandy. As Sandy's storm surge began to flood downtown Manhattan last October, dozens of New York...
In Trinidad, Causes Debated as Flooding Worsens
2013-05-12 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Officially, the Caribbean`s rainy season begins in June, coinciding with the start of the hurricane season. But recently, heavy rains have signalled an early start to the rainy season, flooding streets, swelling rivers and causing widespread damage to crops. "With global warming, you have to expect anything these days," Shiraz Khan, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Farmers` Association (TTFA), told IPS. He said the situation has been further complicated by the fact that during the dry season,...
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Weather History: May 5: Record Temps, Storms, Tornadoes, Wind & Flooding
2013-05-06 11:03:53| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A group of tornadoes in Virginia killed three people. The twisters carved a path from near Victoria to south of Petersburg to just south of the James River.
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