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Ossining train station flooding targeted for alleviation
2013-03-20 00:41:42| Railroads - Topix.net
During a major storm, up to a foot of water can flood the tracks and train station parking lot, village officials said.
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Miami Sea Levels Will Rise Flooding Streets, Threatening Sewage Plants: Report
2013-03-11 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Three major sewage plants in South Florida could be reduced to shrinking islands in less than 50 years due to climate change, according to a group of climate scientists. The scientists believe rising sea level will threaten some of the region's most vital facilities. It will also flood land, streets and neighborhoods nearby, The Miami Herald reported Sunday. The scenario was drawn up by five experts from the University of Miami, Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University...
Flooding complicates clean-up at Japanese nuclear plant
2013-03-08 14:57:37| Energy - Topix.net
Tokyo Electric Power Co is struggling to stop groundwater flooding into damaged reactors at its wrecked Fukushima plant and it may take four years to fix the problem, possibly delaying the removal of melted uranium fuel.
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Snowquester Threatens To Cause Major Coastal Flooding
2013-03-06 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: An intensifying coastal storm, nicknamed "Snowquester," was plastering the Mid-Atlantic states with 1-to-2 feet of heavy, cement-like snow on Wednesday, and is forecast to crawl northeastward, bringing the threat of multiple rounds of coastal flooding to an already vulnerable New Jersey shore and coastal New England, along with rain and snow. While the prospect of heavy snow in places like Washington, D.C. and New York City has garnered most of the headlines, coastal flooding may end up having...
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Flooding in Wales fuels worries over impact of climate change
2013-03-04 01:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WalesOnline: Concern about climate change among people in Wales is greater than it was two years ago, according to results of a national survey published today. It is thought that the impact of last years flooding has created fresh anxieties among the Welsh population particularly those in communities deluged by water. The survey conducted by a team from Cardiff and Aberystwyth Universities shows that a clear majority (88%) of the Welsh public believe that the worlds climate is changing. People are...
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