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Chaos as floods submerge Mexico's Acapulco, death toll rises

2013-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Mexico's famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and cars after some of the most damaging storms in decades killed at least 55 people across the country. Television footage showed Acapulco's international airport terminal waist deep in water and workers wading out to escape floods that have prevented some 40,000 visitors from leaving and blocked one of the main access routes to the city with...

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Mexico floods cause worst storm damage in decades

2013-09-18 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Mexico has suffered some of the worst storm damage in decades after it was hit by both tropical storm 'Manuel', and the hurricane 'Ingrid', and more than 50 people have been killed across the country

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Did Climate Change Worsen the Colorado Floods?

2013-09-18 12:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mother Jones: Last Thursday, as torrential rains turned into floods that washed away homes, roads, and bridges in Boulder, Colorado, and the surrounding region, the local National Weather Service forecast office went ahead and said what we were all thinking. It put it like this: MAJOR FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING EVENT UNDERWAY AT THIS TIME WITH BIBLICAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS REPORTED IN MANY AREAS IN/NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. The word "biblical" certainly captures the almost preternatural scale of the Colorado floods,...

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