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United Kingdom: Flood warnings continue as towns begin clear-up after record storm surge

2013-12-06 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: People living in areas vulnerable to flooding were on Friday urged to be extremely cautious over the weekend despite a weakening in the sea surge that threatened havoc along eastern coastlines over Thursday night. As towns began clearing up after high tides flooded homes and other buildings, ministers warned the crisis was not over and the Environment Agency told people to continue taking extra care. By mid-afternoon on Friday about 1,400 properties were thought to have been flooded by record...

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United Kingdom: After the deluge: time to look again at our flood defences

2013-12-06 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: In 1953, on the night of 31 January, a massive storm surge raced down the North Sea, overtopping defences along a thousand miles of coastline, and submerging 380 square miles of Britain's broad acres. Three hundred and twenty-six people were killed. Last night an even higher surge struck in very similar circumstances. But it did relatively little damage. The River Tyne burst its banks, a sea wall was breached near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, and coastal areas of Norfolk witnessed the worst flooding...

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Commissioners thank oil, gas industry for help during flood

2013-11-30 12:34:31| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the members of the Board of Weld County Board of Commissioners released a video this week that thanked the employees of the oil and gas industry for the assistance they provided during the September flood and for the aid they are continuing to provide during the flood recovery effort, according to a Weld County news ... (more)

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Steep hike in flood insurance rates strikes rural areas

2013-11-17 03:43:41| Real Estate - Topix.net

Big changes in federal flood insurance policy are beginning to strike in the Sacramento area, in some cases quadrupling the cost of coverage and threatening local real estate markets.

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Flood Insurance Rate Uncertainty Has Far-reaching Effects on Real Estate Market

2013-11-16 08:00:47| Real Estate - Topix.net

Uncertainty surrounding drastic increases in flood insurance premiums for coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program is negatively impacting transactions and the nation's real estate recovery.

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