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Midwest states continue to fight record flooding
After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Rivers, Illinois Governor, National Weather Service, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding
Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...
Tags: Rivers, National Weather Service, Air Transportation Delays, O'Hare International Airport, Weather Warnings
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U.S. needs a better disaster plan
If the highest goal of fiscal reform is to reduce spending and better the lives of Americans, here's an idea that fits the bill: Improve the way the federal government responds to the growing number of natural disasters. Natural disasters have become...
Tags: Global Change, Politics, Hurricane Sandy (2012), National Government, Disasters and Accidents
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Despite rate increases, flood insurance is worth the cost
Homeowners will see increases in the rates they pay for flood insurance soon, if they haven't already, with owners of vacation homes seeing the biggest jump. But that isn't reason enough to drop coverage. Flood insurance is one of the best deals going....
Tags: Insurance, Tropical Storms, FEMA, Natural Disasters
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Truckee braces for major flooding as storms pound Northern California
L.A. NOWWith another storm system making its way into California Saturday night, residents in the small town of Truckee near Lake Tahoe were bracing for major flooding and possible evacuations. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Truckee..... -
California confronts a sea change
Governors Andrew Cuomo of New York and Chris Christie of New Jersey don't need to wait on gridlocked Washington to confront future risks from climate-change intensified storms. They can instead look at how California is already moving forward on common-...
Tags: Water, Energy Saving, Global Change, Hurricane Sandy (2012), U.S. Army
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Much of Northern California spared disastrous flooding
L.A. NOWThe last in a series of punishing storms swept through Northern California on Sunday, leaving downed power lines, cracked tree limbs and buckets of rain — but not, it appeared, the disastrous flooding that authorities had feared.... -
Storm pounds parts of Northern California; officials brace for floods
L.A. NOWThe last in a series of storms pummeled pockets of Northern California, sending officials scrambling with sandbags as they braced for at least three rivers to flood their banks.... -
Latest 'supersoaker' storm batters Northern California
L.A. NOWNorthern California was slammed by the latest in a series of "supersoaker" storms, with thousands losing power and localized flooding reported over a large swath of the region.... -
Severe flooding, mud flows in Inland Empire trap residents
L.A. NOWThe Inland Empire was hit by major mud flows and debris flows caused by flash flooding Friday afternoon. Officials reported flash flooding in the Forest Falls and Mill Creek area. Cindy Bachman, a San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman, said... -
Lightning, heavy rains spark brush fires and flood roads
L.A. NOWLightning strikes and heavy rains pounded Southern California Thursday afternoon, sparking fires and flooding streets from the Antelope Valley to Moreno Valley.... -
North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea, officials say
World NowNorth Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea after devastating floods left scores dead and tens of thousands homeless, South Korean officials said Monday. But exactly what the country will get and how has yet to be decided. If the two countries...
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