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  • September 2008

    • Ike's Waves Assault Galveston

      CNN  |  Sep 12, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      Ike's Waves Assault Galveston

      (Newser) - Hurricane Ike is still more than 200 miles from land, but its waves are already flooding Galveston Island neighborhoods, CNN reports. Residents have been warned to evacuate or face “certain death,” as waters are expected to rise up to 22 feet. A 584-foot tanker, meanwhile, lost power about 90 miles off the island’s southern coast. With conditions too dangerous to attempt a rescue, the crew will have to weather the storm within the ship. More »

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      Texas  • flood  • Hurricane Ike  • Galveston

    • Dad Saves Toddler Sucked Into Storm Drain

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 9, 08 3:38 AM CDT

      Dad Saves Toddler Sucked Into Storm Drain

      (Newser) - Emergency workers are praising the "incredibly quick thinking" of a British man who saved his 3-year-old daughter from drowning yesterday after she was sucked into a storm drain with her dog, the Guardian reports. Royal Air Force sergeant Mark Baxter raced to a river just in time to save his daughter Leona as she shot from the pipe into a flood-swollen river 230 feet away. More »

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      United Kingdom  • England  • flood  • flooding  • rescue  • Durham

  • August 2008

    • India Struggles to Save Millions in Flood

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 30, 08 5:58 PM CDT

      India Struggles to Save Millions in Flood

      (Newser) - Rescue helicopters are trying to save villagers in India after a dam flooded thousands of towns this month, killing 85, displacing 2 million, and wrecking a quarter-million acres of farmland, the Daily Telegraph reports. Torrential rain kept helicopters grounded for most of yesterday as one boat capsized, killing 20. “These are some of the worst floods in generations,” a UNICEF director said. More »

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      India  • flood  • aid  • humanitarian aid  • monsoon  • Oxfam  • river

    • New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Aug 28, 08 4:08 AM CDT

      New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield

      (Newser) - A nervous New Orleans is bracing for Gustav, well aware that weak spots in the city's hurricane barrier could lead to catastrophic flooding if the storm strikes, reports the Times-Picayune . Some $13 billion in work remains to be done before the city can be considered relatively well-protected. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has already declared a state of emergency and said evacuations could begin as early as tomorrow, Reuters reports. More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • flood  • Hurricane Gustav  • levees

    • Border Fence Blamed for Ariz. Flooding

      Associated Press  |  Aug 25, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Border Fence Blamed for Ariz. Flooding

      (Newser) - Environmentalists say the US border-security fence is to blame for water backups in southwestern Arizona and Mexico, where steel-mesh panels meant to keep illegal immigrants out are getting clogged with flood debris, the AP reports. Critics are focusing their attacks on Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff, who waived environmental laws three times to meet the year-end deadline for the 670-mile fence. More »

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      Mexico  • flood  • Arizona  • Michael Chertoff  • border fence  • environmentalists  • flash floods

    • Grand Canyon Rescue Resumes

      Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  Aug 18, 08 2:27 PM CDT

      Grand Canyon Rescue Resumes

      (Newser) - Rescue operations resumed this morning in the Grand Canyon, as helicopters airlifted campers and residents stranded by severe flooding, the Arizona Republic reports. Around 400 people have been evacuated since yesterday, and rescue workers are still searching for 11 tourists who remain unaccounted for—although the local sheriff says it’s possible those individuals have already left the canyon. More »

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      flood  • flooding  • rescue  • Grand Canyon  • rainstorms  • flash floods  • Grand Canyon National Park

    • Texans Steel for Stormy Edouard

      Galveston County Daily News  |  Aug 5, 08 5:47 AM CDT

      Texans Steel for Stormy Edouard

      (Newser) - Coastal Texas residents are preparing for Tropical Storm Edouard to make landfall in just hours as the state deploys its National Guard to help clean up and distribute food and water, the Galveston Daily News reports. The storm is expected to bring 10 inches of rain to some areas and high tides of 5.5 feet, with winds as high as 70 mph. More »

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      Texas  • flood  • natural disaster  • Galveston  • Tropical Storm Edouard

    • US Seeks to Weaken Hurricanes

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 2, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      US Seeks to Weaken Hurricanes

      (Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security is hoping that weather-altering techniques can lessen the devastation caused by hurricanes, the Daily Telegraph reports. A hurricane reduction program likely to begin in October will devote $64 million to efforts such as spreading tiny salt particles in the storms to drain them of much of their rain before they hit land. More »

  • July 2008

    • Mother Nature's Wrath Creates Prosperity

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 8, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Mother Nature's Wrath Creates Prosperity

      (Newser) - Casualties aside, natural disasters may not be so devastating after all. Catastrophes like the recent earthquake in China destroy old buildings and roads, making way for new and improved infrastructure that may not have been created otherwise and pumping cash into the economy. In the long term, updated technology and efficiencies have the potential to create a more productive economy, reports the Boston Globe . More »

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      economy  • flood  • hurricane  • natural disaster  • China earthquake  • Chinese economy  • rebuilding

  • June 2008

    • Floods Ruin Midwest Economy

      MSNBC  |  Jun 20, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Floods Ruin Midwest Economy

      (Newser) - The floods ravaging the Midwest are taking a catastrophic toll on the region's farmers, and consumers across the country will feel the pinch in higher food prices, MSNBC reports. Even if waters recede quickly, farmers will lose a sizable chunk of the season—they need about 120 growing days—and it may take some farms years to recover. Summed up an official in Illinois: “Livestock was affected. Farmhouses were affected. Machinery was affected, and the land was affected.” More »

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      flood  • food prices  • farming  • Midwest  • corn  • Midwest floods  • grain

    • Pigs Survive Floods, Still Buy the Farm

      Associated Press  |  Jun 19, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Pigs Survive Floods, Still Buy the Farm

      (Newser) - They managed to survive torrential rains and swam mightily through rising water, but a clutch of feisty midwestern pigs couldn't dodge a sheriff's bullet. At least a dozen porkers were shot dead this week as they scrambled on Iowa levees. "My gosh, it happens every day," snapped a town official who said the pigs were killed to protect the levees. "That's how we get bacon and pork chops." More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • levees  • pigs

    • Bush to Visit Flood-Battered Midwest

      Reuters  |  Jun 19, 08 5:51 AM CDT

      Bush to Visit Flood-Battered Midwest

      (Newser) - President Bush will visit flood-hit Iowa today to inspect the damage and consult with officials, Reuters reports. The state, along with much of the Midwest, has suffered the worst flooding in at least 15 years. Millions of acres of farmland have been flooded. Pressure on politicians to provide relief is growing. John McCain also plans to pay struggling Iowans a visit today. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iowa  • flood  • flooding  • Midwest  • Midwest floods  • farmland

    • 19 Levees Now Breached

      Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      19 Levees Now Breached

      (Newser) - More levee breaks in Missouri and Illinois today put at 19 the number that have failed along the cresting Mississippi, Reuters reports, further swa