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TVA: River management system avoided $800 million in flood damages
2013-02-07 12:20:40| Energy - Topix.net
The Tennessee Valley Authority says it avoided more than $800 million in flood damage to communities along the Tennessee River and its tributaries in January.
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Australia: Walls keep water out and flood bills down
2013-02-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: GRAFTON narrowly escaped a major flood this week to the reported delight of the NSW Premier, Barry O'Farrell, and no doubt the town's 18,000 or so residents. The northern New South Wales town averted disaster thanks to an 8.1 metre levee which held - just. The Clarence River, swollen by rain from the powerful remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, rose to 8.08 metres. ''It was very close,'' Scott Greensill, the general manager for the Clarence Valley shire, said. The river ''was the highest...
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United Kingdom: Flood protection measures: government criticised for dragging feet
2013-02-01 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The government has been too slow in bringing in measures to protect homes and businesses from the "shattering" impact of flooding, MPs said on Friday. The Commons environment, food and rural affairs committee said the draft water bill would help increase competition in the provision of water supplies, but that ministers were not showing enough urgency in implementing measures to improve the country's resilience to flooding and drought. A report from the committee criticised the failure to create...
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FEMA Redraws NYC Flood Maps for First Time Since 1980s
2013-01-29 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: New federal flood maps released on Monday revealed the grim news that many New Yorkers were girding for after Hurricane Sandy sloshed away: More areas farther inland are expected to flood. Tidal surges will be more ferocious. And 35,000 more homes and businesses will be located in flood zones, which will almost certainly nudge up insurance rates and determine how some structures are rebuilt. The maps, created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and based in some areas on 30-year-old data,...
Heavy rain and strong winds prompt UK flood warnings
2013-01-28 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Two spells of very heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph are expected to cause flooding and travel problems in some parts of the UK over the next few days. Up to 7.5cm (3in) of rain is due to drench areas of south-west England, where many rivers and streams are already full because of melting snow and the weeks of soggy weather before the cold snap. Staff at the Environment Agency are particularly concerned that by Tuesday there could be quite serious flooding in Devon, Somerset and parts of south-east...
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