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Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?
June 6, 2017 Scott McFetridge - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDES MOINES, Iowa – A century-old train trestle stands as one of the trophies of Des Moines’ push to spruce up its downtown. Bicyclists and pedestrians pose for pictures beside the brightly painted beams of the Red Bridge and gather…
Northern Nevada braces for more flooding Thursday and beyond
February 16, 2017 Scott Sonner - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSRENO, Nev. – Northern Nevada officials still assessing millions of dollars in damage from the latest round of flooding braced Tuesday for another series of wet storms that could swamp parts of the state again into next week. “Wednesday is…
Hurricane Matthew clocks top wind speed for 2016 at 101 miles per hour (162.5 km/h): CoreLogic
January 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterHurricane Matthew, which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007, clocked the top wind speed for 2016 at an estimated 101 miles per hour (about 162.5 kilometres per hour) on Oct. 6, according to CoreLogic’s Windy…
Storm floods vineyards, forces evacuations in Calif., Nevada
January 9, 2017 Ellen Knickmeyer - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFORESTVILLE, Calif. – A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. Northern California’s…