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Floods Will Be Chronic Problem for East Coast Cities by 2030, Study Says
2014-10-08 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: By 2030, residents of Washington, D.C., and Annapolis, Maryland, could be experiencing more than 150 tidal floods every year -- up from an average of just 50 today -- according to a recent study of sea level rise and coastal flood risk along the U.S. East Coast by the Union of Concerned Scientists. In another 15 years, that number could jump to 400 floods annually, the study says. A home purchased in some of the more flood-prone parts of those two cities could see daily flooding before a 30-year...
US tidal floods will be 'chronic' in 15 yrs, study claims
2014-10-08 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Many US coastal communities already struggle with flooding at high tides, a problem that will become "chronic" in the coming 15 years due to global warming, scientists said Wednesday. As shorelines are growing more populated, sea levels are swelling due to melting glaciers and polar ice sheets, putting more populations at risk, said a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Particularly dire consequences are expected along the US east coast and the Gulf Coast, the report warned. "Our...
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Floods Wash Away Indias MDG Progress
2014-10-07 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The northeastern Indian state of Assam is no stranger to devastating floods. Located just south of the eastern Himalayas, the lush, 30,000-square-km region comprises the Brahmaputra and Barak river valleys, and is accustomed to annual bouts of rain that swell the mighty rivers and spill over into villages and towns, inundating agricultural lands and washing homes, possessions and livestock away. Now, the long-term impacts of such natural disasters are proving to be a thorn in the side of a government...
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Floods, forest fires, expanding deserts: the future has arrived
2014-09-28 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change is no longer viewed by mainstream scientists as a future threat to our planet and our species. It is a palpable phenomenon that already affects the world, they insist. And a brief look round the globe certainly provides no lack of evidence to support this gloomy assertion. In Bangladesh, increasingly severe floods triggered, in part, by increasing temperatures and rising sea levels are wiping out crops and destroying homes on a regular basis. In Sudan, the heat is causing the...
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Heavy rain floods Philippine capital; markets, schools shut
2014-09-19 03:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippine capital on Friday, flooding many parts of the city, shutting schools, government offices and financial markets. Thousands of residents in low-lying areas were moved to higher ground, officials said, as flood waters rose quickly after the equivalent of half a month's usual rain fell in six hours. The Philippine Stock Exchange suspended trade after the government canceled work and classes in the capital. Trading at the electronic foreign...
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