floods
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Aerial Photos Reveal The Devastation Left By Florence
After ploughing into the North Carolina coast late last week, Florence lingered over the Carolinas all weekend like an unwanted house guest. Though its winds had slackened to a tropical depression by Sunday local time, the record-setting rains it unleashed have created a flooding catastrophe that is still unfolding. The scale of that catastrophe is…
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Hurricane Harvey Drone Footage Is Absolutely Heartbreaking
We’ve all seen plenty of heartbreaking images from Texas this weekend, as vicious floods continue to destroy lives and property in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But some of the most chilling footage has been taken from the sky, as hobby drones in the region document the devastation that’s still taking place.
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California Braces For Potentially Devastating Floods
After years of too little rain, California has a decidedly different problem on its hands: Way, way too much of it. But the scare at the Oroville dam earlier this month, and the massive floods in Los Angeles last week, pale in comparison to what the latest volley of moisture threatens to serve up.
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What It Looks Like When A Dam Releases 368 Cubic Metres Of Water Per Second
Video: Water is a powerful mother and dams do everything in their power to control it, but sometimes they need to pump some of that water out. That is what’s happening in this video. Or well, that’s what the dam is trying to do. The floodwater looks more like it’s exploding away.