Flooding
December 8, 2009--EPA proclaims greenhouse gases a public danger (Denver Post)
Opening the door to possible broad new federal regulation on U.S.
November 12, 2009--Mexico's dam projects could flood small areas (USA Today)
Like other villages around Mexico, Acasico will soon be submerged under water, falling victim to dam projects aimed at meeting the water demands of factories, vegetable farms and the country's growing cities. Since 2006, the government has flooded 11 villages to build two reservoirs.
October 14, 2009--National parks are a climate change canary (Snowmass Sun)
A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council calls climate change the “greatest threat” to the country's national parks. The report lists 25 parks most at risk due to melting ice, drought, flooding, disappearing wildlife and other factors.
October 12, 2009--Massive slide redirects river in Washington state (New York Times)
A massive and growing landslide shoved a quarter-mile of State Route 410 into the Naches River, forcing the river to find a new course and causing some flooding in the sparsely populated valley on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range. The cause of the slide was not known, but Washington State Patrol Sgt. Tom Foster said it appeared to be a result of earth shifting beneath the hillside.
September 29, 2009--Leaky dam causes flood worries in Seattle area (Washington Post
The Howard Hanson Dam began showing disturbing signs of vulnerability after a torrential rainstorm in January, and officials have been warning residents to buy flood insurance, stow valuables in safe places and be ready to flee.
September 4, 2009--Arctic thaw could cause massive flood, curbing non-CO2 pollutants could help (Environmental News Service)
Continued warming of the Arctic could lead to global weather changes
and flooding that affects one-quarter of the world's people, finds a
new report by the global conservation organization WWF. The report was released in Geneva at the World Climate
Conference-3, hosted by the World Meteorological Organization.
September 1, 2009--US agriculture interests split over climate bill (Denver Post)
Climate change legislation before Congress
could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers. Or it could be an
enormous financial burden. It depends on whom you ask, and not even farmers and ranchers agree on the matter.
August 15, 2009--Gravel pit roils Fountain Creek waters (Pueblo Chieftain)
A gravel pit on Fountain Creek will pose an interesting dilemma for a newly created district charged with regulating land-use issues in the flood plain.
July 31, 2009--Feds speed up removal of Moab uranium tailings (Durango Herald)
Work to remove 16 million tons of radioactive waste away from the tourist town of Moab is about to go a little faster. The U.S.
July 24, 2009--Study offers 5 options to reshape Long Beach's breakwater (L.A. Times)
Just off downtown Long Beach, where freighters queue up to unload much of the nation's imported goods, a long wall of rock rises from the waves, encrusted with mussels and crawling with crabs.
