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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Environment

Hurricane Milton: Toxic Floods Threaten Florida’s Ports, Waterways and Towns

James R. Elliott (Rice University) Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida, less

October 9, 2024
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Saturday, September 16, 2023
A satellite image shows port facilities in the aftermath of the floods in Derna. Photo Maxar?Technologies/Handout via REUTERS.
Ports

Libya’s Oil Production Remains Unaffected By Deadly Floods

By Hatem Mohareb (Bloomberg) –Libya’s state oil company said there has been no disruption to crude output following a storm that unleashed deadly

September 16, 2023
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Saturday, December 18, 2021
Ports

Shipping Operations Severely Disrupted In Malaysian Floods

By Rozanna Latiff and Liz Lee, KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more than 11,000 people

December 18, 2021
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Floods, Outages Stall Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts After Ida
Finance

Floods, Outages Stall Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts After Ida

By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly(Reuters) – Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies

August 31, 2021
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Shipping

Dredging the Coast is Making Flooding Worse, New Study Shows

By Leslie Kaufman (Bloomberg) — Climate change is the main culprit behind nuisance flooding, but human alterations to coastal areas that deepen

March 5, 2021
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Rhine River Flooding Hamburg
Ports

Rhine Reopens To River Shipping After Flood

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Germany’s Rhine river was reopened to shipping today after waters fell, following its closure for the past week as rain and melting

January 29, 2018
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Swollen Rivers Raging Towards Industrial South
News

Swollen Rivers Raging Towards Industrial South

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — Brace yourself, U.S. South. The Mississippi River is coming, and so are the Arkansas, the Red, the Ohio and the

December 30, 2015
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Friday, December 6, 2013
This is What London Would Have Looked Like Last Night… If Not for The Thames Barrier
News

This is What London Would Have Looked Like Last Night… If Not for The Thames Barrier

London’s main flood defense, the Thames Barrier, was closed Thursday night and again Friday afternoon for the 126th time in its 31-year history due to a

December 6, 2013
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Morganza Spillway likely to open over weekend
Engineering News

Morganza Spillway likely to open over weekend

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will “very likely” open the Morganza Spillway north of Baton Rouge this weekend to lower the levels of the swollen

May 13, 2011
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tug boat saves bridge from Australia flood waters – VIDEO
Blog

Tug boat saves bridge from Australia flood waters – VIDEO

Over the past few days a national disaster has been unfolding in eastern Australia, with flash floods effecting a vast area of Queensland.  Watch here as a

January 13, 2011
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