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Croatia struggles with floods after heavy rains
2014-09-14 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: s many as two-thirds of 21 Croatian counties are struggling with flooding, with the worst occurring in central Croatia, the national rescue agency DUZS said on Sunday. Heavy rain has been falling since Wednesday, causing rivers to rise, closing roads and threatening houses and factories. No deaths or injuries have been reported so far. The biggest threat is in flooded areas around the central towns of Sisak, Hrvatska Kostajnica and Karlovac. Several villages have been evacuated and a state of emergency...
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Flood anniversary: Oil, gas industry continues to dig out from Weld flood's damage
2014-09-13 18:50:49| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
As the floodwaters washed through the riverbeds and outlying fields of Weld County last fall, oil and gas spills were among the least of the energy industry's worries. What would come after the two-week soak - extensive repairs and recovery and a host of public scrutiny - would continue for the next year as a result of four days of flooding on the Poudre, St. Vrain and South Platte rivers that drenched much of Weld County last September.
Pakistan-India monsoon floods: Averting future disasters
2014-09-13 03:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: After yet another devastating flood, experts say that what Pakistan and India need to do is build more dams and reservoirs. It makes these annual disasters all the more tragic that for most of the year both countries have little rain. Yet after leaving more than 450 dead and a swathe of destruction on both sides of the border, much of the water dumped on the Kashmir and Punjab regions in the past 10 days will now be wasted. Critics say both the Indian and Pakistani governments have repeatedly...
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After floods, India investigates climate change links
2014-09-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Indias government plans to assess its vulnerability to extreme weather events linked to climate change, according to reports. The news comes after parts of India and Pakistan were hit by extreme flooding, leaving 460 dead and thousands more homeless. We want to understand the reasons behind such events and are also exploring international cooperation, as extreme weather events are inter-related with changes in climactic conditions in North Pole impacting the Indian monsoon, the New Indian...
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Landslides add to misery of Kashmir's worst floods in decades
2014-09-12 10:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rescuers raced to help communities hit by landslides in Indian Kashmir on Friday while thousands were stranded, homeless and hungry in the city of Srinagar, most of which was submerged by the region's worst flooding in 50 years. Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan territory have been hit by extensive flooding since the Jhelum river, swollen by unusually heavy rain, surged last week. The river flows from Indian Kashmir to the Pakistan side, and then down into Pakistan's...
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