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U.S. Midwest bracing for tornadoes, flooding
2014-04-03 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The central United States braced for strong thunderstorms, heavy rain and possible tornadoes on Thursday from an unstable weather system that has already produced a twister and flooding in Missouri. "There is certainly the potential for some violent storms," said Jayson Gosselin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in St. Louis. Some homes were damaged and large trees uprooted in the St. Louis suburb of University City when an EF-1 tornado, packing winds of about 100 miles per hour,...
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IPCC report: global warming increase heatwaves, flooding & conflict
2014-03-31 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Flooding, storm surges, droughts and heatwaves are among the key risks of global warming that will pose the greatest threat to humans in the future, according to the most authoritative report to date on the impact of climate change. Violent conflicts and food shortages were also forecast to increase over coming decades due to rising temperatures, while a growing number of animal and marine species will face increased risk of extinction. The warnings were published on Monday in the Intergovernmental...
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Caution urged for wells impacted by flooding
2014-03-26 04:56:54| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality urges residents whose private water wells are at risk for flood-related contamination to test well water prior to using it.
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Drought and moderate flooding predicted for spring
2014-03-20 17:42:11| Biotech - Topix.net
An upcoming special episode of Investigation Discovery's "Dark Minds" TV series says it has new information about confessed Alaska serial killer Israel Keyes.
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Somerset flooding aftermath: 'it's total devastation' - in pictures
2014-03-16 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bryony Sadler, a Moorland resident, who was flooded out in the recent floods on the Somerset Levels. Bryony Sadler picks her way through the damp, cold, jagged mess that used to be her kitchen, the heart of her family home. Its difficult to see it like this, she said. This was our home and look at it now. Its horrendous. We will be back. It will be a special place for the children again. But its going to take a long time. The Sadlers is one of scores of households that had to evacuate suddenly...
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