Riskiest Spot for Rising Seas Is 50 Miles from the Ocean

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:46:00 +0100scientificamerican (en)

The county most at risk for coastal flooding is not in Florida, North Carolina or New Jersey, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It’s not even on a coast. It’s Cowlitz County, Wash., population 102,000, about 50 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on the Columbia River.

Cagayan gov cites absence of Muslims for peace, order in province

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:55:00 +0100gmanews (en)

Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba dropped an anti-Muslim remark when he touched the peace and order topic during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. "If we dredge the river, restore the Cagayan River to its old glory, I think Cagayan and the north will enjoy so much as far as the economic activity of Luzon....

KBC News: Weatherman warns of possible flooding in parts of the country

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:40:00 +0100kenyamoja (en)

The weatherman is warning of heavy rainfall over parts of the country beginning Thursday extending to the weekend that could result in possible flooding. A statement from the Kenya meteorological department says that heavy rainfall of more than 30mm in 24 hours is expected over the north-eastern parts of the country on Thursday 26th November, 2020.

Crocodiles emerge as floods ruin Albion farm

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:12:00 +0100jamaica-gleaner (en)

South Albion farmer Everold Bowen is still tallying his losses after recent weeks of heavy rain battered 15 acres of farmland under cultivation, destroying his plans to export produce to the United Kingdom and Canada any time soon. His face was a canvas of despair as state officials in rain-ravaged....

Somalia Seasonal Monitor: November 24, 2020

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:54:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Country: Somalia Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Deyr rainfall subsides across the country in mid-November, with notable deficitsin the South During the November 11-20 period, deyr rainfall largely subsided across most central and northern regions and parts of the South.

Berks County weather history: 70th anniversary of a cyclone known as the Great Appalachian Storm

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:36:00 +0100readingeagle (en)

Nov. 25 marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most significant weather events recorded in Berks County: The Great Appalachian Storm. The storm passed through the region, mainly effecting Berks on that one day, Nov. 25, 1950, dropping 6.08 inches of rain on the county in the fifth-highest day of....

Se desató la inundación en municipios Simití y Morales

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:14:00 +0100eluniversal-CO (es)

L os municipios de Morales y Simití, sur de Bolívar, además de sus zonas rurales, se encuentran invadidos por las aguas de varios de los afluentes del río Magdalena. Neguib Eslait Barrios, el alcalde de Morales, informó que hacía mucho tiempo no se había dado una creciente del Magdalena, como la que ahora se está padeciendo en esa zona.

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise, storms strengthen

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:42:00 +0100finance-commerce (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Looking back on 33 years of WXOW Weather

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:28:00 +0100wxow (en)

LA CRESCENT, Minn. (WXOW) - For 50 years WXOW News 19 has provided your daily dose of local news, but actually only 33 of those years has consisted of a weather team. That team was started by none other than Chief Meteorologist Dan Breeden. "I started out in the Stone-age of broadcast meteorologists," said Breeden.

Are You Paying More Than You Owe?: Property Tax Relief and the California Wildfires

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:01:00 +0100jdsupra (en)

Data confirm what Californians already know: Wildfires are getting worse every year, and the 2020 fire season has been the worst on record . If you own commercial or industrial property that has been damaged or destroyed because of a wildfire, you might owe less property tax than you’re being charged.

Should Charleston wall itself off from rising sea levels?

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:40:00 +0100csmonitor (en)

Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in the historic city market in Charleston, South Carolina, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by descendants of....

Making highways work properly Lots of grand promises were made immediately after the opening...

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:10:00 +0100thefinancialexpress (en)

Lots of grand promises were made immediately after the opening of the Dhaka-Chattogram 4-lane highway on July 17, 2016. There were ample reasons for the Road Transport and Highways Division for claiming the completion of the project. In an aerial view, portions of the highway looked spectacular.

'I've inherited someone's shed': Flash flooding likely as wild winds batter Ballarat

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:44:00 +0100theage (en)

A major spring storm has ripped roofs off houses near Ballarat and dropped heavy rain across the state as a storm trough moves east on Monday, bringing flash flood warnings in some parts and good news for farmers. In a week of weather extremes, a severe three-day heatwave has also been forecast for....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:42:00 +0100timesfreepress (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother's booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:53:00 +0100qnewshub (en)

Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:16:00 +0100news4jax (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:15:00 +0100TheFrontierPost-en (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP): Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:54:00 +0100wacotrib (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:50:00 +0100eagletribune (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:49:00 +0100missoulian (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:47:00 +0100news-gazette (en)

Champaign, IL (61820) Today. Chance of a morning shower. Overcast. High 43F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.. Tonight. Partly cloudy skies. Low 29F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: November 22, 2020 @ 8:24 am; CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston,....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:46:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:27:00 +0100hjnews (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:20:00 +0100wftv (en)

As high tide laps against the sea wall tourist walk down the Battery in Charleston, S.C. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Charleston has remained relatively unscathed this hurricane season. That means more time to mull a $1.75 billion proposal by the Army Corps of Engineers that features a sea wall along the....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by descendants of West African slaves still works downtown, where merchants regularly set out sandbags and scrutinize daily weather forecasts. Hicks... Associated Press

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:16:00 +0100msn-uk (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. © Provided by Associated Press As high tide laps against the sea....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:16:00 +0100wcfcourier (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:11:00 +0100wsoctv (en)

As high tide laps against the sea wall tourist walk down the Battery in Charleston, S.C. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Charleston has remained relatively unscathed this hurricane season. That means more time to mull a $1.75 billion proposal by the Army Corps of Engineers that features a sea wall along the....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:06:00 +0100tribtown (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:04:00 +0100sfgate (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:03:00 +0100TorontoStar (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:56:00 +0100click2houston (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:56:00 +0100clickondetroit (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:56:00 +0100actionnewsjax (en)

As high tide laps against the sea wall tourist walk down the Battery in Charleston, S.C. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Charleston has remained relatively unscathed this hurricane season. That means more time to mull a $1.75 billion proposal by the Army Corps of Engineers that features a sea wall along the....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:55:00 +0100therepublic (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:53:00 +0100fox13memphis (en)

As high tide laps against the sea wall tourist walk down the Battery in Charleston, S.C. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Charleston has remained relatively unscathed this hurricane season. That means more time to mull a $1.75 billion proposal by the Army Corps of Engineers that features a sea wall along the....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:50:00 +0100independent-UK (en)

Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by descendants of West....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:49:00 +0100ABCnews (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:48:00 +0100dailyjournal (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades later, the seasoned seller of this art form passed down by....

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:48:00 +0100apnews (en)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth...

Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:43:00 +0100krmg (en)

Charleston Flooding Future As high tide laps against the sea wall tourist walk down the Battery in Charleston, S.C. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Charleston has remained relatively unscathed this hurricane season. That means more time to mull a $1.75 billion proposal by the Army Corps of Engineers that....

Inundaciones, baile callejero y compras navideñas, entre las fotos de la semana

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 07:21:00 +0100eluniversal-MX (es)

El frío y los estragos de las lluvias en el sur del país persistieron esta semana entre los fenómenos climatológicos a las que se enfrentaron los mexicanos. Sin embargo, también hubo otras actividades que se ven en medio de la pandemia. Compras por el Buen Fin, preparativos por el 20 de noviembre y....

Familias de Guatemala piden ayuda al Gobierno tras huracanes

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:50:00 +0100telesurtv (es)

Tras los daños provocados por Eta e Iota, los guatemaltecos aun no reciben ayuda de parte del presidente Giammattei. Familias guatemaltecas esperan por la ayuda gubernamental tras el paso de los huracanes Eta e Iota en el último mes, los cuales causaron inundaciones catastróficas en el país sudamericano.

If It Smells like Dirt, Fire Ants Are Interested

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:29:00 +0100scientificamerican (en)

You and a fire ant have something in common: you can both smell dirt, and, odds are, you both like it. . Although most humans agree that fresh dirt smells sweet, that is not a view universally shared. Fruit flies hate the smell, apparently because it signals spoiled food.

5 weather alerts in effect

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 04:22:00 +0100wftv (en)

Flood Warning issued November 20 at 10:24AM EST by NWS Melbourne FL ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... St Johns River Near Astor affecting Volusia and Lake Counties. .The Saint Johns River at Astor continues in minor flood and is forecast to remain nearly steady this weekend and early next week.

6 weather alerts in effect

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:09:00 +0100wftv (en)

Flood Warning issued November 19 at 10:11AM EST by NWS Melbourne FL ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... St Johns River Near Astor affecting Volusia and Lake Counties. .The Saint Johns River at Astor continues in minor flood and is forecast to remain nearly steady into this weekend and early next week.

Green flood alert in Colombia

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:23:00 +0100gdacs (en)

On 13/11/2020, a flood started in Colombia, lasting until 16/11/2020 (last update). The flood caused 4 deaths and 187 displaced .

El paso de 'Iota' deja al menos 40 muertos en Centroamérica y Colombia

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 20:32:00 +0100notimerica (es)

MADRID, 19 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) - Al menos 40 personas han muerto en Centroamérica y Sudamérica por el paso del fenómeno meteorológico 'Iota', que tocó tierra como huracán de categoría 5 el lunes en Nicaragua y, disipado en El Salvador, ha causado "fuertes lluvias" en la región.

Northern Belize Could Experience Rising Waters!

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 02:59:00 +0100channel5belize (en)

Nov 18, 2020 Northern Belize Could Experience Rising Waters! Principal Hydrologist Tennielle Hendy says that they have received reports that water is already high in some areas. For now, the Iguana Creek Bridge in Spanish Lookout is closed – as well as the low-lying bridge in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio.