World: Caribbean Rolls Out Plans to Reduce Climate Change Hazards

Mon, 01 May 2017 18:12:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 30 2017 (IPS) - Climate change remains inextricably linked to the challenges of disaster risk reduction (DRR). And according to the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Robert Glasser, the reduction of greenhouse gases is “the single most urgent global disaster risk treatment”.

Before the wall there were border fencing projects — and not all of them turned out well

Mon, 01 May 2017 02:07:00 +0200thegazette (en)

SAN DIEGO — Competition to build President Donald Trump’s border wall is underway, with 467 companies nationwide submitting bids and designs to construct what was a centerpiece promise of Trump’s campaign. Fencing and barriers are nothing new along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tornadoes leave trail of destruction in U.S.

Mon, 01 May 2017 00:07:00 +0200thespec (en)

CANTON, Texas — At least seven people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South and Midwest United States by a storm that also dumped a rare late-season blizzard in western Kansas on Sunday. Tornadoes hit several small towns in east Texas, killing four people.

Torrential rains, damaging winds lash U.S. midsection

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 05:03:00 +0200wsau (en)

By Alex Dobuzinskis. (Reuters) - Heavy rains and damaging winds struck a broad swath of the U.S. heartland on Saturday, causing power outages for thousands of Oklahoma residents while triggering road closures and flash flood warnings in parts of the Midwest.

Torrential rains, damaging winds lash U.S. midsection

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 03:59:00 +0200trust (en)

(New throughout, adds states calling state of emergencies, updates flights delayed, flooding expected to worsen in Kentucky) By Alex Dobuzinskis. April 29 (Reuters) - Heavy rains and damaging winds struck a broad swath of the U.S. heartland on Saturday, causing power outages for thousands of....

Torrential rains, damaging winds lash U.S. midsection

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:50:00 +0200reuters (en)

The downpour, which began on Friday, was so intense the ground could not absorb the moisture, creating a high likelihood of flooding, said meteorologist Kenneth James of the Weather Prediction Center, which is part of the National Weather Service. In the town of Benton, Illinois, floodwaters were reaching the doors of some homes.

Torrential rains, damaging winds lash U.S. midsection

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

By Alex Dobuzinskis. (Reuters) - Heavy rains and damaging winds struck a broad swath of the U.S. heartland on Saturday, causing power outages for thousands of Oklahoma residents while triggering road closures and flash flood warnings in parts of the Midwest.

Seven months after Matthew, Lumberton looking towards a new normal

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:49:00 +0200wbtv (en)

LUMBERTON, NC (WBTV) - The Lumber River has long been the lifeblood of the town that bears its name. But on October 9 of last year, Mother Nature turned its waters against them. It changed everything for Shyanne Scott and her family. "My mom called about 4, 5 o'clock. She said, 'Shyanne, where are you? The water is rising,'" she said.

Sacramento Stories: Bomb-laden train explosion in Roseville (April 28, 1973)

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:06:00 +0200sacbee (en)

Here's an edited version of Library of Congress footage of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906. The 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:12 a.m. and was centered along the San Andreas Fault, which slices through coastal California. Most of the cities of central California were badly damaged.

Habilitan el tránsito en el paso a desnivel de la av. 10 de Agosto, que se inundó por las lluvias en Quito

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:02:00 +0200elcomercio-EC (es)

La mañana de este martes 25 de abril del 2017 el tránsito vehicular se habilitó tras la inundación del lunes en el paso deprimido de la avenida 10 de Agosto y Naciones Unidas , en el norte de Quito . Según informó la Agencia Metropolitana de Tránsito AMT ), la circulación se reanudó a las 06:30.

Kill Zone: A reminder about lightning safety with Meteorologist Eric Thomas

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:13:00 +0200wbtv (en)

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - It is the second deadliest form of weather in the United States. No one stands outside in a tornado, a hurricane, or a flood, so why do people stand outside during a lightning storm? “I still see people out there on the golf course or just walking around when there’s lightning....

Fitting the hurricane pieces together

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:54:00 +0200marketwatch (en)

FT. WORTH, TX, Apr 24, 2017 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Interstate Restoration, CSU and Earthvisionz optimize safety in path of huge storms. FT. WORTH, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 24, 2017) - A perfect alignment of storm-fighting forces has coalesced just in time for the beginning of the nation's next hurricane season.

Fitting the hurricane pieces together / Interstate Restoration, CSU and Earthvisionz optimize safety in path of huge storms

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:49:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)

FT. WORTH, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 04/24/17 -- A perfect alignment of storm-fighting forces has coalesced just in time for the beginning of the nation's next hurricane season. Interstate Restoration, a "large loss recovery" expert that helps businesses in North America recover from weather damage,....

Pobre infraestructura en Latinoamérica multiplica efectos de los desastres por el cambio climático

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 09:02:00 +0200df-CL (es)

El presidende de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha descartado la realidad del cambio climático, como “un invento de China”. Pero eso no ha impedido que personas en todo el mundo estén sufriendo cada vez más por el aumento de las temperaturas y el nivel del mar.

Tajikistan: Houses for 18 flood affected Households in Sari Chashma jamoat of Shamsiddin Shohin (Shurobod) district, Khatlon province

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:08:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

In April 20th, 2017, UNDP Tajikistan in cooperation with the Local Executive Authorities of Khatlon Province officially handed over 18 three-roomed single-unit houses to the to 18 households, whose houses were destroyed by flood and mudslides in Sari Chashma Jamoat of Shamsiddin Shohin (Shurobod) district in 2014.

Before the wall there were border fencing projects — and not all of them turned out well

Sat, 22 Apr 2017 06:03:00 +0200utsandiego (en)

Yet a look back at some of the fencing projects undertaken during the border building boom and what has happened since they were completed can give a sense of what may be in store for border residents if the wall is constructed. From Smuggler’s Gulch in San Diego, which was filled in with nearly 2....

Four Heroes Win SBA's 2017 Phoenix Award For Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:21:00 +0200marketwatch (en)

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A South Carolina mayor who championed his city's post-disaster economic recovery, a volunteer who extended herself to support a small West Virginia town's rebuilding after a flood, a Texas business owner who rebuilt his company after a....

Before the wall there were border fencing projects — and not all of them turned out well

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:23:00 +0200utsandiego (en)

Yet a look back at some of the fencing projects undertaken during the border building boom and what has happened since they were completed can give a sense of what may be in store for border residents if the wall is constructed. From Smuggler’s Gulch in San Diego, which was filled in with nearly 2....

If Trump wants to save U.S. infrastructure, he needs to care about climate change

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:29:00 +0200erietvnews (en)

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Trump wants to make America's roads, bridges and tunnels great again. But the Trump administration's $1 trillion infrastructure plan could be wasted if it ignores the predicted affects of climate change. Extreme heat could cause pipes to crack, or melt asphalt.