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CF Industries shuts nitrogen plant in Canada due to floods
2013-06-24 01:24:21| Chemicals - Topix.net
CF Industries Holdings Inc said on Sunday it had shutdown Canada's largest nitrogen fertilizer complex in Alberta as a precautionary measure on Friday before floods hit the region.
Weather systems clash led to India floods
2013-06-22 21:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: An unusually intensive fusion of two weather systems from opposite directions triggered this week's devastating floods in northern India and western Nepal, authorities have said. They say the monsoon advancing towards the west of South Asia combined with westerly winds for an unusually long time and with an extraordinary intensity, which resulted in days of torrential rains. Weather authorities in India and Pakistan have warned there is still a threat that the dangerous combination will cause...
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Indian floods sweep away villages near holy site, leaving at least 575 dead
2013-06-22 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Flash floods and landslides unleashed by early monsoon rains have killed at least 575 people in northern India, with tens of thousands of people still missing and entire villages destroyed. More heavy rain is forecast. Rescue efforts involving 12,000 soldiers are continuing, and more than 50 air force helicopters have been dropping food, water and medical supplies to people trapped by the water in the foothills of the Himalayas. Others are airlifting survivors where they can be reached. Tourists...
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India floods death toll rises in pictures
2013-06-22 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Vehicles are parked near buildings damaged by floods and landslides in Govindghat, India. Soldiers were working to evacuate tens of thousands of people still stranded in northern India where nearly 600 people have been killed in monsoon flooding and landslides
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At least three dead as Canada floods force large-scale Calgary evacuation
2013-06-22 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: At least three people have been killed by floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta, leading authorities to evacuate the city of Calgary's entire downtown. The Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, called the level of flooding "stunning" and said officials don't know yet if it will get worse. Harper also said the water had peaked and stabilized and noted that the weather has improved. Overflowing rivers washed out roads and bridges, soaked homes and turned streets into dirt-brown...
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