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West Virginia Disaster: Mon Power Rushes Repairs
2016-06-28 18:00:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Strong thunderstorms pounded West Virginia with heavy rains and whipping winds last week, resulting in tens of thousands of power outages. read more
Shortage of safe land blocks Sri Lanka disaster relocation efforts
2016-06-28 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Every time the wind picks up in the night, the Karunadasas get the shivers. The couple has been living in this remote village in the western foothills of Sri Lankas central mountains for over five decades. But since May, when a massive landslide hit another mountain slope 15 kilometers away, they have struggled to sleep at night. The landslide, which followed relentless rainfall, buried 130 people in the Egalpitiya area. But the Karunadasas village may have been on the verge of slipping as...
West Virginia Flooding Kills 24, Federal Disaster Declared
2016-06-26 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: At least 24 people have died and a federal disaster has been declared in West Virginia after heavy rains flooded several towns, prompting search and rescue operations. Both Virginia and West Virginia have declared states of emergency due to the devastating event that has been described as "complete chaos." "Roads destroyed, bridges out, homes burned down, washed off foundations," said Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill. "Multiple sections of highway just missing. Pavement just peeled off like...
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Locals Provide Disaster Assist After West Virginia Floods Kill At Least 24
2016-06-26 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: At least 24 people are confirmed dead. Thousands are still without power and water after severe flooding devastated several West Virginia towns on Thursday. Forty-four counties are still under a state of emergency. Kara Lofton with West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports. KARA LOFTON, BYLINE: Marsha Larch lived in the same Clendenin, W. Va., home for 50 years, ever since she got married at the age of 16. MARSHA LARCH: And I've never seen water like this before in my life....
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North Dakota Invests in Drone Tech to Improve Natural Disaster Response
2016-06-24 17:51:00| Transmission & Distribution World
North Dakota has awarded Xcel Energy and its partners a $500,000 grant read more
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