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Apr 12 2024
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Plans for flooding prevention underway in Annapolis after flooding and heavy rains
BALTIMORE -- Heavy rains overnight brought significant flooding to downtown Annapolis for the second time this year. Water levels reached 4.2 feet, about a foot less than we saw in January but still enough to cause a major headache for those who live and work here, shutting down streets, parking areas and businesses. "It's kind of a regular thing for locals here most photographers love it, but
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Footage does not show April flooding in Dubai
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, experienced record-breaking rainfall and flooding last week. But some videos online falsely claimed to show the deluge. Text on an Instagram video shared April 17 read, "Dubai city today, tornado storm everywhere." The video included four different clips showing extreme weather events. The post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat
PolitiFactApr 21 2024
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Chinese province of Guangdong braces for historic floods
Southern China was bracing for historic floods Monday that could wreak havoc across Guangdong, a province that is home to more than 127 million people and is the country’s economic powerhouse. A key manufacturing and commercial region, Guangdong was pummeled by heavy rain over the weekend, triggering landslides that buried buildings and floods covering cities. Provincial authorities issued 148
Washington PostApr 24 2024
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Growing concerns about flooding and development in a Springfield neighborhood
SPRINGFIELD — Residents of the Sixteen Acres neighborhood say they have seen worsening water issues over the last half of the century, from flooded basements to stagnant water ponds to vernal pools. “There is water everywhere,” said Walter Gould, a resident of Sixteen Acres for 40 years and longtime president of the Outer Belt Civic Association, one of the city’s neighborhood councils. Like
MassLive.comApr 20 2024
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Flash flood threat remains for parts of Calcasieu
While there is no severe weather threat in Calcasieu Parish this weekend, a flash flood threat does exist. Showers and a few storms are expected to develop late Saturday into Sunday. Some of those storms could produce heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service Lake Charles said after this weekend, the weather across the region will become dry with no rain expected until midweek. Rainfall
American PressApr 18 2024
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Months after devastating floods, San Diego moves one step closer to voting on a flood prevention tax this fall
On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, Richard Lamont drove up to a city sandbag pickup station in Encanto where city workers in the rain loaded his vehicle with 10 sandbags. San Diego city leaders unanimously endorsed a proposed parcel tax for flood prevention projects on Thursday — but they still face crucial decisions about the size of the tax and exactly which projects it would pay for. Those
San Diego Union-TribuneApr 21 2024
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Tens of thousands evacuated from floods in China's south
STORY: More than 700 school students stranded in their dormitories after heavy rains and the ensuing floods were rescued by emergency workers, said CCTV.
The southern Chinese province has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rainfall since Thursday (April 18), with powerful storms ushering in an earlier-than-normal start to the region's annual flooding season.
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