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What the historic South Carolina floods can - and cant - tell us about climate change
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In 2013, after some controversy, South Carolinas Department of Natural Resources released a report on risks the state could face due to climate change. One of those risks? A predicted result of climate change is the increase in intense storm events causing greater water inputs in shorter periods of time, affecting flood frequency and duration, the report noted. Now, with an unfathomable amount of flooding hitting the state, its easy to wonder if this is precisely the sort of event that South...
South Carolina floods: Death toll rises to 10 in unrelenting storm
2015-10-06 15:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: The death toll rose to 10, and millions of South Carolinians remained homebound Monday as state emergency officials grappled with catastrophic flooding following days of historic rains. Authorities also reported two storm-related deaths in North Carolina. The rain was finally ending late Monday, and sunshine was forecast for Tuesday. But South Carolina remained bloated with floodwaters leaving devastation in their wake. President Obama declared a major disaster for the state and ordered federal...
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East coast floods bring misery to Carolinas in pictures
2015-10-05 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A deadly once in a millennium deluge triggered by hurricane Joaquin has battered large swaths of the east coast
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TFWA World Exhibition still on despite French floods
2015-10-05 13:15:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
This month's Tax Free World Association exhibition is set to go on in spite of severe flooding in and around its host town of Cannes in the south of France, over the weekend.
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Death toll in French Riviera floods rises to at least 16, natural disaster declared
2015-10-05 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Flash floods on the French Riviera killed 16 people and five others were reported missing on Sunday, prompting the government to declare a natural disaster in the southeastern tourist region. Torrential rain struck the Alpes-Maritimes administrative department on Saturday evening, flooding local towns including Cannes and disrupting transport routes. The victims included three people killed at a retirement home that was flooded in the village of Biot, and seven inhabitants of the town of Mandelieu-la-Napoule...
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