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USA – Floods in Illinois and Michigan After Days of Heavy Rain

USA – Floods in Illinois and Michigan After Days of Heavy Rain

19 May, 2020

Days of heavy rain across the Midwest has caused rivers to rise and flash flooding in parts of Illinois and Michigan. National Weather Service (NWS) said Chicago has recorded 8.30…

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USA –  Neptune Flood Insurance Now Available in 42 States

USA – Neptune Flood Insurance Now Available in 42 States

6 April, 2020

Neptune Flood Incorporated, the first all-digital, online flood insurance company has announced it has opened for business in Arkansas, Idaho and Illinois. The 6.7 million households in these three states…

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Green Roofs Improve the Urban Environment – So Why Don’t All Buildings Have Them?

Green Roofs Improve the Urban Environment – So Why Don’t All Buildings Have Them?

13 October, 2019

Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world. More and more private companies and city authorities are investing…

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USA – Stop Building on Floodplains, Say Flood-Hit Families

USA – Stop Building on Floodplains, Say Flood-Hit Families

1 July, 2019

NEW YORK, June 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Victims of worsening floods linked to climate change plan to “bombard” U.S. lawmakers with videos and postcards showing the human toll of…

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Climate Change Is Driving Rapid Shifts Between High and Low Water Levels on the Great Lakes

Climate Change Is Driving Rapid Shifts Between High and Low Water Levels on the Great Lakes

21 June, 2019

The North American Great Lakes contain about one-fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. In May, new high water level records were set on Lakes Erie and Superior, and there…

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Indicators Point Toward Worse Great Lakes Flooding Than 2017

Indicators Point Toward Worse Great Lakes Flooding Than 2017

8 May, 2019

Record-high lake levels led to devastating flood damage in Great Lakes coastal communities in 2017, but in the two years since, little has changed. Brock University Professor of Biology and…

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USA – Deadly Storms and Floods Hit Midwest and South, Mississippi River at Record High

USA – Deadly Storms and Floods Hit Midwest and South, Mississippi River at Record High

3 May, 2019

A series of severe storms swept through the South and Midwest USA from 30 April, 2019, bringing tornadoes, strong winds, hail, heavy rain and flooding. Two fatalities were reported in…

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USA – Deadly Flash Floods in Kentucky and Missouri

USA – Deadly Flash Floods in Kentucky and Missouri

10 September, 2018

Heavy rain, enhanced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon, caused severe flooding in parts of Kentucky and Missouri between 07 to 09 September 2018. At least 2 people have…

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USA – Storm Alberto Causes Deadly Floods and Landslides in North Carolina

USA – Storm Alberto Causes Deadly Floods and Landslides in North Carolina

31 May, 2018

After making landfall as a Subtropical Storm near Laguna Beach in Florida on 28 May, Alberto has continued to move north as a Subtropical Depression, brining heavy rain to areas…

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USA – Flood Rescues and Evacuations in Indiana and Illinois

USA – Flood Rescues and Evacuations in Indiana and Illinois

5 April, 2018

Torrential rain, strong winds, lightning strikes and flash floods hit parts of Indiana and Illinois on Tuesday, 03 April, 2018, closing roads and schools and promoting flood rescues. Local media…

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USA – Human-Engineered Changes on Mississippi River Increased Extreme Floods

USA – Human-Engineered Changes on Mississippi River Increased Extreme Floods

5 April, 2018

A new study has revealed for the first time the last 500-year flood history of the Mississippi River. It shows a dramatic rise in the size and frequency of extreme…

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USA – 6 Dead as Flooding in Central and Southern States Worsens

USA – 6 Dead as Flooding in Central and Southern States Worsens

26 February, 2018

Flooding and severe weather has affected southern and central USA since 17 February, 2018 when rivers overflowed in parts of West Virginia and Ohio. Further heavy rain last week increased…

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USA and Canada – 2 Dead, 1 Missing as Rivers Overflow in Midwest and Ontario

USA and Canada – 2 Dead, 1 Missing as Rivers Overflow in Midwest and Ontario

22 February, 2018

Update, 23 February, 2018 The flooding has continued in Midwest and Southern USA and has now affected parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Meanwhile in Michigan, communities along the rising St…

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NASA Measures Rainfall of 159mm Per Hour in Tennessee and Kentucky Storms

NASA Measures Rainfall of 159mm Per Hour in Tennessee and Kentucky Storms

3 March, 2017

Rainfall from spring-like downpours in the U.S. from February 25 to March 1 were analyzed at NASA using data from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite. Record breaking…

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New Approaches to Flood Reduction – Low Impact Development (LID) in the USA

New Approaches to Flood Reduction – Low Impact Development (LID) in the USA

29 September, 2016

In the fourth article in the series “A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction“, Ed Hill looks at Low Impact Development (LID) and ‘green infrastructure’ (GI) in North…

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Arkansas – December 2015 Flooding Worst in 25 Years

Arkansas – December 2015 Flooding Worst in 25 Years

17 January, 2016

The US Geological Survey (USGS) say that the December 2015 flooding of Arkansas rivers was some of the worst seen since 1990. Significant flood peaks occurred across the Arkansas, White…

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