floods

Kellogg's Blames Flood Damage for Lack of Eggo Waffles

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:29:05 -0600

Floods that caused massive expanses of land and roads to be submerged under water in September are still having an effect on businesses like Kellogg's. Their largest bakery in Atlanta experienced supply constraints on Eggo products caused by flood damage. Many stores across the US are posting signs about the Eggo shortage to inform customers who are in search of the frozen waffles.

Danube Delta Holds Answers to Noah’s Flood Debate

harminka — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:24:25 -0600

Did a catastrophic flood of biblical proportions drown the shores of the Black Sea 9,500 years ago, wiping out early Neolithic settlements around its perimeter?

Floods to become commonplace by 2080

harminka — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:36:30 -0600

Flooding on a scale that devastated parts of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown.

Bays on US Gulf Coast vulnerable to flooding

harminka — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:54:09 -0500

The most comprehensive geological review ever undertaken of the upper U.S. Gulf Coast suggests that a combination of rising seas and dammed rivers could flood large swaths of wetlands this century in one or more bays from Alabama to Texas.

Region hit hard by 1993 floods showed economic resiliency

harminka — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:56:27 -0500

With the first wave of clean-up efforts behind them, residents of communities affected by this year’s Midwest floods may find hope in a University of Illinois study on the economic impact of the 1993 flood that devastated much of the same region.

Scientists test system to forecast flash floods along Colorado's front range

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:06:31 -0500

People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo.

Chinese Regions told to prepare for floods

seher — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:38:10 -0500

The Ministry of Land and Resources Wednesday ordered its provincial offices to prepare for possible natural disasters triggered by extreme weather conditions.

Were you affected by the 2007 Gloucestershire floods?

seher — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:09:00 -0600

Bristol University is asking people who were caught up in the floods that hit Gloucestershire last year for their accounts of the event. A new initiative – The Gloucestershire Floods Project – aims to record and document their experiences and memories to build a lasting record of how the floods affected those living in the area.

Floods, locusts add to East Timor's woes

seher — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:45:12 -0600

Recent monsoonal rains and wind have caused serious damage to homes, buildings and crops across East Timor.

Residents return as Emerald floodwaters recede

seher — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:42:15 -0600

Hundreds of Emerald residents are being allowed to return to their homes today as flood waters begin to recede in the central Queensland township.

California flood risks are disaster waiting to happen

harminka — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:52:54 -0600

While flooding in California's Central Valley is "the next big disaster waiting to happen," water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to engineers at the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering in separate reports to California officials and in the journal Science.

More than 150 people die in Papua New Guinea floods

Dinka — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:38:54 -0600

Floods in Papua New Guinea have killed 153 people, and dozens more have been declared missing, regional media said on Wednesday.