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River Partners’ Restoration of Floodplains Averts Disasters in California

October 1, 2024 admin California, climate change, Extreme weather, floods

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:40:50 +0000

Earth’s climate is changing, and we are seeing the consequences of this more often. California is just one place on Earth where residents are experiencing a range of extremes triggered by climate change. Residents of the state face wildfires and floods, and both are devastating. “Collectively, post-wildfire hydrologic hazards — … [continued]

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Adapting to Climate Change by Washing the Driveway

October 21, 2022 admin Australia, climate change, Flooding, floods, global weirding

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:31:50 +0000

Climate change is about extremes and adapting to those extremes. Brisbane experienced a 10-year drought from 2001 to 2011. During that time, washing your car was illegal and hosing down the driveway was punishable by social death. Neighbors dobbed in neighbors as our lawns turned brown and our flower gardens died. We were adapting to […]

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Thousand-Year Floods & the Ford Lightning Come to Kentucky

August 7, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, floods, ford, ford f-150 lighting, jim farley, kentucky

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:40:22 +0000

I feel like I’ve seen this before. Am I a thousand!?

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Thousand Year Floods & the Ford Lightning Come to Kentucky

August 7, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, floods, ford, ford f-150 lighting, kentucky

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:40:22 +0000

I feel like I’ve seen this before. Am I thousand!?

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Undisclosed Flood Damage Financially Soaks Home Buyers

August 4, 2022 admin climate change, Flooding, floods, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, research, Water

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:50:28 +0000

Across the United States, the majority of states lack laws that require flood damages be fully disclosed to home buyers. The consequences can be financially ruinous to those who unwittingly purchase a flood-prone home. States that don’t require disclosure of flood risks, or have inadequate disclosure requirements, hurt those with future flood damages. Why wouldn’t a state […]

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B.C. flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid rising climate disasters

April 15, 2022 admin British Columbia, Flooding, floods, insurance, local news, merritt, news, Weather

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:08:24 +0000

“We thought we were covered,” she said. “I just finally have kind of realized that we have no home left. And everything we’ve worked our butts off for is gone.”

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B.C. commits $53.6M in recovery funding for 10 local communities affected by floods

April 14, 2022 admin Abbotsford, Flooding, floods, local news, news, storm, Storms, Weather

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:51:49 +0000

Merritt and Princeton will receive direct grants to build temporary housing to bring residents back to their communities while permanent homes are rebuilt.

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B.C. mayors dealing with flooding and wildfire damage call on feds to deliver funds

April 11, 2022 admin climate change, climate emergency, Flooding, floods, local news, news, Wildfires

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:23:36 +0000

Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says he was among 28 mayors who met with federal and provincial ministers to ask about the delivery of $5 billion from Ottawa.

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