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02/09/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Historic rains and flooding push California fault lines toward the “Big One”
Geophysicists are voicing their concerns about the impact of southern California’s recent week-long storm deluge on the Golden State’s fragile earthquake fault lines. The trillions of gallons of water that dumped on the southland are putting incredible weight on the San Andreas and other SoCal fault lines, which are massively overdue for the so-called “Big […]
02/07/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Major storm, largest in 20 years, strikes southern California, bringing “astronomical rain totals” and risk of mudslides
Los Angeles and other parts of southern California’s most populated areas are getting slammed by record-breaking rain totals that are causing widespread flooding, mudslides and associated evacuations. The weather event, a so-called “atmospheric river” that data indicates is the most severe in 20 years or more, was described as “potentially historic” days before it arrived. […]
01/05/2024
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By Ramon Tomey
Nearly 10,000 homes in U.K. left WITHOUT POWER as Storm Henk batters country
Nearly 10,000 homes in the United Kingdom are currently without power due to a major storm that hit South West England. Sky News reported on Jan. 3 that Storm Henk brought in winds of up to 94 miles per hour in Britain. It pummeled South West England and South Wales with strong winds, including the […]
09/15/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Catastrophic FLOODING in Libya kills more than 5k, 10K more still missing
Catastrophic flooding caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel, which began on Sept. 10, has impacted northeastern Libya – leaving thousands of casualties in its wake. As of Sept. 11, the flooding has destroyed two dams and four bridges in the country’s northeast. Meanwhile, an official said on Sept. 12 that authorities in eastern Libya have recovered […]
01/06/2023
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By Belle Carter
Deadly combo: Atmospheric river, bomb cyclone leave 2 dead in Bay Area
The powerful combination of an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone has left at least two fatalities in the San Francisco Bay Area. According to local firefighters, an infant was killed Jan. 4 in a home that was hit by a falling redwood tree in the rural Sonoma County town of Occidental. Meanwhile, the Fairfield Police […]
04/21/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Human fecal bacteria found in coral reefs more than 100 miles off Houston coast
Terrestrial runoffs from extreme flooding events normally only impact nearshore ecosystems like salt marshes, seagrass beds and oyster beds. So researchers from Rice University were shocked to discover human fecal bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), in a marine protected area about 100 miles off the coast of Houston. In particular, they found that runoff from the 2016 Tax […]
04/06/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
National Weather Service predicts heavy floods not likely to occur in Mississippi Delta this spring
The National Weather Service (NWS) assured that heavy floods are not likely to inundate the Mississippi Delta this spring. In its 2021 Spring Flood Outlook report, issued in March, the NWS forecast that the overall risk of flooding is “near normal” this season for the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The “near normal” risk was thanks to the dry conditions […]
12/11/2017
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By David Williams
How do plants know when it floods? Recent research reveals how plants sense increased levels of water
Just how important are a plants roots to its survival? What might seem like a stupid question at first will actually surprise you if you start to look at it closely. Researchers from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) looked into how plants are able to sense […]
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