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Analysis: Pittsburgh Neglected Flood Risk And Consultant Is Target
2013-04-10 00:18:13| ENR.com: Headline News
A lawsuit over flooding deaths in Pittsburgh in 2011 shows years of neglect to a regular problem with river control but is less clear in how a consulting engineer was negligent.
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Canada: Report offers strategies to deal with flood risk
2013-04-09 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nanaimo Bulletin: A new report showcasing a range of strategies for dealing with flood risks associated with sea level rise was released last week. Sea Level Rise Adaptation Primer: A Toolkit to Build Adaptive Capacity on Canadas South Coasts provides professionals and local authorities with information on 21 tools that local governments and other authorities can use to implement a sea level rise adaptation strategy. The primer was developed to support climate change adaptation decision-making by local governments...
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FEMA, lenders wrongly charge Oregon homeowners flood insurance
2013-04-06 05:00:35| Real Estate - Topix.net
Carol Justice's home, adjacent to the Tualatin River in Cornelius, is close to a flood hazard area.
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United Kingdom: 'Disappointment' at failure to reach flood insurance deal
2013-03-26 20:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Government have been in talks over a new strategy, which would provide a pot of money raised from insurance premiums for paying claims in the event of serious flooding. Mr Paterson told the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: "We really are working on this in a very intense manner, but there is no point coming up with an agreement just for the sake of it. We've got to get it right. He went on: "I think they are as disappointed as...
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Australia: Flood plans ignore climate change: expert
2013-03-20 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: PLANNING laws and flood mitigation strategies in Australia don't take into account the future impacts of climate change, leaving communities at risk from greater and more frequent extreme weather, experts warn. During an online forum on Wednesday, Australian National University's Karen Hussey presented the findings from a review of four major flood reports from Queensland and Victoria. Her team analysed how effective flood mitigation strategies were and compared them to initiatives in China,...
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