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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:18 AM

Natural Disasters

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 2 hours ago - 84 Documents (in Environment)
Flood waters force 500 from homes
More than 500 people across Cumbria are spending the night in emergency shelters after 'unprecedented' rainfall sparked devastating floods.Cockermouth and Keswick were worst affected, but communities across the county felt the impact of the deluge.In ... [BBC - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 20 Documents (in Environment)
RPA services hit by unprecedented flooding in Cumbria
HEAVY flooding has left the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) struggling to deliver services to farmers after some areas of North West England were left under up to 8ft of water following torrential rain.The Environment Agency (EA) said rainfall in Cumbria ... [Farmers Guardian - 34 mins ago]
First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 58 mins ago - 5 Documents (in Environment)
Flood alert over threatened rains
Council staff remain on standby in Dumfries and Galloway with more rain forecast after flooding hit the region on Friday The south west of Scotland remains on flood standby with more rain forecast to hit the region over the weekend.The wettest November ... [BBC - 58 mins ago]
First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 9 Documents (in Environment)
Drought Caused By El Nino Wreaks Havoc Across Latin America
El Nino has caused devastating drought damage across Latin America this year, resulting in a massive food crisis in Guatemala and water cuts in Venezuela, AFP reported.An El Nino, which is an occasional seasonal warming of central and eastern Pacific ... [Red Orbit - 4 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 9 hours ago - 13 Documents (in Environment)
Flooding in Cumbria
A multi-agency response to the current severe weather conditions across Cumbria is underway involving all the emergency services and partner agencies.To keep up to date with flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website at www.environment-agen ... [Cumbria Constabulary - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Environment)
ABI welcomes flood bill
The Association of British Inusrers has welcomed today's publication of the government's Flood and Water Management Bill.Nick Starling, ABI director of general insurance and health, said the Bill signals the start of an overhaul in how the UK manages ... [Post Magazine UK - 4 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 29 Documents (in Environment)
UK weather: North braced for more flooding
Northern Britain was braced for further flooding on Friday after a month's rain fell in 24 hours in places.Hundreds of properties across north west England, Wales and southern Scotland flooded on Thursday as water surged down rivers after extremely heavy ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 59 mins ago - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Istanbul Opens World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building
The world’s largest seismically isolated building, the new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is now complete and open for business.Stretching across more than 2 million square feet, the terminal doesn’t sit directly on the soil, ... [Wired News - 59 mins ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 6 Documents (in Environment)
Train services disrupted by weather
20.11.09 A number of rail services are disrupted because of flooding. These include trains between Galway and Athlone, with the exception of early services between Galway and Athenry.There will be no bus transfers available for the cancelled services ... [TV3 Ireland - 12 hours ago]
Entities: Flooding, Dublin, Landslide
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 14 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Environment)
Hundreds rescued from UK floods
In north England a search is under way for a missing policeman believed to have been swept away in rising flood waters.Hundreds of homes have been inundated after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.The policeman is believed to have been swept into a ... [ABC Online - 14 hours ago]
First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Politics)
Britain hit by floods after record rainfall
Officer missing after month's worth of rain falls within 24 hours ... [Globe and Mail - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 6 Documents (in Environment)
Hurricane Katrina: It was not an act of God
Judge's ruling that negligence led to flooding may lead to a huge government payoutCloseReutersResident David Diaz surveys the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wreaked at Biloxi, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, when it struck on 29 August, 2005The US ... [The Independent - 23 hours ago]

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RFS Assistant Commissioner Rob Rogers said a total fire ban was in force across the state. "Temperatures have been quite elevated so the fuel is very dry, and add those winds and it doesn't take much for fires to run very, very quickly indeed" he said. Firefighters are continuing to work to contain a fire which has burned about 3,280 hectares of scrub and grass about ten km south of Inverell...
Firefighters work to contain fires across Australian state [Xinhua News Agency - 28 mins ago]
...In a message to local officials, Queen Elizabeth II said she was "deeply concerned and saddened by the dreadful flooding across Britain." British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Barker "was a very heroic, very brave man." Britain's Met Office said a record 314...
Heaviest ever rainfall floods parts of Britain and Ireland [3 News - 48 mins ago]
"Those evacuated from premises located adjacent to the fire weren't in any immediate danger. There were some workers working in the area who self-evacuated very quickly."
Junkyard blaze causes traffic, business chaos [Canberra Times - 1 hour ago]

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Inquiry sought of ‘inadequate’ flood warning [IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - 27 mins ago]
More than 1,000 flood victims make insurance cl... [IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - 27 mins ago]
Four times normal rainfall – and ther... [IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - 27 mins ago]
Call for new flood alert warning system [IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - 27 mins ago]
Farmers prepare for more rainfall [IrishExaminer.com Business - 27 mins ago]
Firefighters work to contain fires across Austr... [Xinhua News Agency - 28 mins ago]
RPA services hit by unprecedented flooding in C... [Farmers Guardian - 34 mins ago]
Heaviest ever rainfall floods parts of Britain ... [3 News - 48 mins ago]
Flood alert over threatened rains [BBC - 58 mins ago]
Istanbul Opens World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe ... [Wired News - 59 mins ago]
'Code Red' in Australia [Today Online - 1 hour ago]
WHO calls on quake victims to sprinkle salt on ... [Antara News - 1 hour ago]
Junkyard blaze causes traffic, business chaos [Canberra Times - 1 hour ago]
Cumbria floods: residents prepare for more rain [Telegraph - 2 hours ago]
Hundreds rescued from U.K. flooding [Yahoo! Canada - 2 hours ago]
Floods engulf northern England [Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours ago]
Record flooding hits northwest England [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
Flood waters force 500 from homes [BBC - 2 hours ago]
Floods after Britain's heaviest-ever rainfall [New Zealand Herald - 3 hours ago]
An elemental force [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Britain’s ancient bridges are now past their us... [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Floods devastate the UK [Sky News Australia - 3 hours ago]
Jennings brewery in Cockermouth hit by floods [Morning Advertiser - 3 hours ago]
Officer missing as bridge collapses [Gulf News - 3 hours ago]
Police officer dead after bridge collapses in f... [Gulf News - 3 hours ago]
Floods force evacuation of hundreds on Vancouve... [Canada.com - 3 hours ago]
Drought Caused By El Nino Wreaks Havoc Across L... [Red Orbit - 4 hours ago]
Policeman dies as devastating deluge strikes Br... [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
This Region Cannot Catch a Break [AccuWeather.com - 4 hours ago]
When Will the Rain Start this Weekend? [AccuWeather.com - 4 hours ago]
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Senate Switchboards On Fire As Health Care Call... [TPM Election Central - 1 hour ago]
We've heard all day about senate offices getting flooded with phone calls about the upcoming vote on the health care bill tomorrow. As we reported earlier, Organizing ...
World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building [Wired: Wired Science - 6 hours ago]
The world’s largest seismically isolated building, the new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is now complete and open for business. Stretching ...
Flooding information. [BBC Audio & Music | Radio 4 | PM - 8 hours ago]
The Environment Agency covers England and Wales. There's the Scottish Environment Protecting Agency. This is where you'll find the Northern Ireland Environment ...
Against The Grain - A Conservative Tsunami ? [politicalbetting.com - 12 hours ago]
Jack W asks: Were you up for Portillo ? It was perhaps the most iconic moment of the 1997 general election as Michael Portillo was defeated at Enfield Southgate ...
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan on drought in India [The ... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 15 hours ago]
My father recalled sometime back the terrible drought that happened when he was a child: since the grains were running low, my grandfather would go out and dig tubers ...
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Audio/Video

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Severe Rain Causes Flood Chaos In Northern England [Sky News - YouTube - 4 hours ago]
Brown salutes flood death PC [ITN News - YouTube - 4 hours ago]
Extreme Weather [Fox News Channel - YouTube - 6 hours ago]
Body found in flood search [CNN.com - Video - 8 hours ago]
UK hit by 'record' floods [Reuters Video: Top News - 12 hours ago]
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