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Serbia readies flood defences as Danube nears record high

2013-06-13 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Water levels in the Serbian stretch of the Danube river neared a 50-year high on Thursday as the Balkan country braced for a wave of floods that have already ravaged parts of central Europe. Authorities stressed they did not expect the kind of damage seen in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, where at least a dozen people died and tens of thousands fled their homes. The army was placed on standby and dozens of people were evacuated from mainly weekend settlements...

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German flood damage insurance claims may reach 3bn

2013-06-11 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Damage from the past week's flooding in Germany is expected to lead to insurance claims of up to EUR3bn (2.5bn), a credit rating agency has said, as flood levels on the Elbe river in the country's north appeared to stabilise. Further south, the peak of the flood on the Danube, Europe's second-longest river, moved away from the Hungarian capital, Budapest, toward Serbia. The Elbe, the Danube and other rivers have overflowed their banks following weeks of heavy rain, causing extensive damage...

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Dam Monitoring and Warning System Sees Real-World Flood Test

2013-06-11 20:35:42| ENR.com: Headline News

A dam data aggregate is being implemented nationally after performing well in real-world Oklahoma flood event.

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Schumer: CSX agrees to work with Minoa on flood problem

2013-06-11 16:19:17| Railroads - Topix.net

CSX Transportation will work with the village of Minoa to find a solution to persistent flooding problems in neighborhoods near the freight railroad's tracks, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said today.

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North Carolina Emerged From a 1999 Flood Disaster With An Overhauled Risk Assessment System

2013-06-07 17:06:58| ENR.com: Headline News

Hurricane Floyd left more than a vast landscape of flooded fields and towns in North Carolina in 1999. It left a determination to get to the bottom of flood risk assessment and not be caught by surprise again.

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