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The U.S. Could Spend $600 Billion On A Wall To Hold Back The Rising Seas – And It Might Not Be Enough
At the end of the day, everything about climate change is a choice. And among the most serious choices are the ones we’ll face are along our coasts.
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Downtown Davenport, Iowa Floods After Temporary Levees Fail
Downtown Davenport, Iowa flooded after HESCO barriers in the region failed sometime around 3:30 p.m. local time as the Mississippi River rose to nearly 6.71m, with no injuries reported but authorities and volunteers having to rescue some people by boat, the Quad-City Times reported on Tuesday.
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Dramatic Satellite Photos Show Historic Flooding Across Central U.S. In Wake Of Bomb Cyclone
When last week’s bomb cyclone hit the Midwest, it was hard to imagine the inundation it could bring amid whiteout conditions and more than a foot of snow. But the warm weather that wrapped in behind it quickly melted out all that white stuff and unleashed historic flooding across parts of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota,…
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Hurricanes Aren’t Moving As Fast As They Used To, And That’s Bad
Hurricane Harvey, as seen from low-Earth orbit.Image: NASA The pace at which hurricanes move across the planet is slowing, according to new research. This suggests Hurricane Harvey, which stalled over Texas last year, may not have been an anomaly, and that highly destructive, slow-moving tropical storms are becoming more common.