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Quinn declares disaster area for flooding
2013-04-19 18:16:41| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Governor will be in Quincy at 2:45 p.m.; Memorial Bridge closing at noon and Bayview Bridge being converted to two-way traffic The disaster declaration will accelerate and expand access to state emergency resources as well as allow the state to formally pursue federal relief and support.
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Climate change, poor urban planning contributed to deadly Argentine flooding
2013-04-19 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Rain began to fall over the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires late at night April 1. By the next morning, rainfall records for the month had been broken and the city woke up to find its streets covered with water. Torrential rains dumped more than 6 inches of water on the city in less than two hours, according to reports from the Buenos Aires Central Observatory, killing eight people and leaving hundreds displaced. But the worst was yet to come. A 6-inch rain in less than two hours earlier...
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Is Haiti condemned to dirty air, denuded hills, blackouts and dangerous flooding?
2013-04-18 14:37:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Robert Naylor walks the perimeter of an electricity substation high above the earthquake-battered capital of Port-au-Prince, pointing out new batteries, switches and transformers that his construction company, Perini Management Corp., installed here as part of a $12.7 million U.S. Agency for International Development project to strengthen Haiti's energy infrastructure. This substation and others were damaged in the 2010 quake, and the United States is investing in repairs to the transmission and...
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United Kingdom: New 5m funding pot aims to shield businesses from flooding
2013-03-27 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government has unveiled a 5m package to protect homes and businesses from the risk of flooding, amid rising fears that thousands of properties could be left without flood insurance next year. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) this week announced that 13 regions most at risk from flooding will benefit from the multi-million pound pot for community-based projects to bolster flood resilience. The areas set to benefit are Blackburn, Buckinghamshire, Calderdale,...
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Drought, Flooding, Warm Weather for Spring
2013-03-22 16:25:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: NOAA NOAA issued the three-month U.S. Spring Outlook Thursday, stating that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas of Texas, the Southwest and the Great Plains. Spring promises little drought relief for most of these areas, as well as Florida, with below-average spring precipitation favored there. Meanwhile, river flooding is likely to be worse than last year across the country, with the most significant flood potential in North Dakota. read more
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