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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/07/14/bc-interior-flooding-rainfall.html?ref=rssB.C.'s central and northeastern interior could be hit with another 15 to 25 millimetres of rain on Thursday and Friday, Environment Canada is warning.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:42:00 +0200CBCenCBC-83ca355d7a9172769bf4bb4abcf97a9945.3742 -75.650720110714174200http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-07/14/c_13985235.htmSYDNEY, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Global miner Rio Tinto on Thursday reported a 12 percent rise in second quarter iron ore production, despite heavy rain hampering its March quarter performance. Rio Tinto said global iron ore production for the three months to June 30 of 49 million tons, wholly....Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:38:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-c05812486a0abbe21f239526c7ffc12d27.748119 111.28710220110714103800http://www.maltabusinessweekly.com.mt//news.asp?newsitemid=11647Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during June. Published by Impact Forecasting, the firm’s catastrophe model....Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:03:00 +0200MaltaBusinessWeeklyenMaltaBusinessWeekly-fd2d1f718fde7d57aca9770ed5717c1835.2086 110.72720110714090300http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Indonesia+stops+Tamil+boat+likely+headed+Canada/5090449/story.htmlIndonesian authorities have stopped a Tamil boat that likely was headed for Canada.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:42:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-aadab4d2e009715cde0426fc25d6251d-6.18287 106.82945.3742 -75.650720110714084200http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Indonesia+stops+Tamil+boat+likely+headed+Canada/5090449/story.htmlIndonesian authorities have stopped a Tamil boat that likely was headed for Canada.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:14:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-65408eb582abee209357829de77169e5-6.18287 106.82945.3742 -75.650720110713001400http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15076290/la-times-town-pay-investigation-wins-apme-awardThe Los Angeles Times' investigation of the exorbitant salaries officials of a small California town paid themselves won a Public Service award Wednesday from the Associated Press Managing Editors association.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:31:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-9e6a0f9b06e519f21a804a4b73d7b78337.2525317690915 -119.60911084719120110713213100http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=611219The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness issued the following statement today:Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:35:00 +0200gcengc-8460287d2c793cd6242a1327626c387c54.926272934445 -97.43319770921720110713203500http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-07/20782909-government-of-canada-announces-assistance-to-northwest-territories-for-2005-spring-flood-256.htmOTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/13/11 -- On behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House ofWed, 13 Jul 2011 20:23:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-9c151d13a13619669f1c9a8fbd36da8e50.460524238145 -86.084801183843164.3475255954942 -119.64952818252750.89098 -109.53980320110713202300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/flood-warnings-downgraded-as-weather-provides-temporary-respite/article2095961/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2095961The latest danger is subsiding for now around Prince George and northeastern B.C., as flood warnings are lifted for the Upper Fraser River and Southeast Peace Region. The BC River Forecast Centre says warnings are being downgraded to high streamflow advisories for the Peace area and for properties....Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:07:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-10e5e5963e57442ae2918e9a2ca2fb1720110713190700http://www.sptimes.ru/story/34280MOSCOW — Police on Tuesday detained the head of the company that leased the Bulgaria riverboat for a weekend cruise on the Volga River, where more than 120 people drowned when it sank.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:25:00 +0200sptimesrussiensptimesrussi-246df44f2b56c93e9f6ea22e9571a01c42.7073 23.331955.7388 37.666520110713022500http://dalje.com/en-world/flooding-in-canada-continues/370249PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, July 11 (UPI) -- People in Prince George, British Columbia, watched warily Monday as the flooding Fraser River rose near several homes, officials say. About 10 homes in the community were under evacuation orders as floodwaters...Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:35:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-766afa45ed0ac2b9124183e53365e63253.913879 -122.76750259.716667 -135.0520110712013500http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Indonesia+stops+Tamil+boat+likely+headed+Canada/5090449/story.htmlIndonesian authorities have stopped a Tamil boat that likely was headed for Canada, Postmedia News has learned.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:44:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-21a91d8212fd1fe25f81dd5ca93c05af-6.18287 106.82945.3742 -75.650720110712224400http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/07/12/cal-heavy-rain.html?ref=rssRain-sodden communities in central and southern Alberta are bracing for more downpours.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:30:00 +0200CBCenCBC-ef7d9cffd18da098163cbdb5362ee03355.1692947609689 -114.51083555647920110712203000http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/07/11/Flooding-in-Canada-continues/UPI-15311310426716/PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, July 11 (UPI) -- People in Prince George, British Columbia, watched warily Monday as the flooding Fraser River rose near several homes, officials say.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:28:00 +0200upienupi-c0bc70bb0d458e12de6d0a37a66bba4653.913879 -122.76750259.716667 -135.0520110712022800http://www.pr-inside.com/endeavour-silver-reports-continued-production-r2705913.htm(PR-inside.com) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/11/11 -- Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR)(NYSE: EXK)(FRANKFURT: EJD) announced today continued growth of silver and gold production in the Second Quarter, 2011 from the Company's two operating silver mines in Mexico, the Guanacevi....Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:28:00 +0200pr-insideenpr-inside-f3c664928cb4edf47d33c9f5e208e79419.3395004253507 -99.627266840977620110711152800http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/tries+keep+communities+from+washing+away/5081162/story.htmlSAINT JOHN — Communities along the Acadian Peninsula are slowly washing away. The small New Brunswick towns of Bas-Caraquet, Le Goulet and Shippagan all sit on the northern shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Each has suffered property damage from intense flooding and shoreline erosion.Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:28:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-87dd193fff6cad9444dfeccaab66497c46.6163849676264 -66.384147182107920110711022800http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/07/09/edm-slave-lake-flood.html?ref=rssResidents in Slake Lake have begun cleaning up, again. Heavy rains flooded streets and basements this week, less than two months after a wildfire tore through the town.Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:16:00 +0200CBCenCBC-c5855b4fb00b05f8376c89f80213169255.279209 -114.76789920110710001600http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/07/10/montreal-haskell-library-710.html?ref=rssPeople from Canada and the U.S. are raising money to save a unique performance space and library that straddles the international border between Vermont and Quebec.Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:30:00 +0200CBCenCBC-924f9eb050ac423a836e869f2ed34dac52.000168346 -71.99907224920110710213000http://www.montrealgazette.com/Flooding+doesn+sink+floats+Slave+Lake+Alta/5079242/story.htmlRain continues to flood basements and roads in the battered Alberta town of Slave Lake, but residents threw a party anyway.Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:03:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-e5db0b9133499f5fb98134b81092dd6c55.279209 -114.76789920110710060300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/a-rivers-edge-view-of-canadas-newest-national-park/article2092001/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2092001Late-spring canoe run down the Rouge River reveals a vast suburban wilderness that has remained in a largely natural stateSat, 09 Jul 2011 01:37:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e26504dc24d7addf653d13ccfe30c07145.3742 -75.650720110709013700http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/07/08/edmonton-rainfall-northwest-alberta.html?ref=rssA deep low-pressure system is expected to produce about 160 to 200 millimetres of rain in the Grande Prairie region eastward to Slave Lake for Friday and Saturday.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:49:00 +0200CBCenCBC-1dc8694ef33e4423141d244fd962545655.279209 -114.76789955.169739 -118.79599820110708194900http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/07/07/outbreak-difficile-fedhelp.html?ref=rssOntario is getting help from Ottawa to deal with an outbreak of C. difficile, the superbug linked to at least 17 deaths in several hospitals in the Niagara region since late May.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:39:00 +0200CBCenCBC-7d5cb2f2ce8ce8edcf49a7d999577b4650.460524238145 -86.084801183843120110707233900http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/07/07/bc-peace-river-flooding.html?ref=rssEmergency officials warn there could soon be more flooding in north-eastern B.C. after a heavy rainfall warning was issued for the North and South Peace River regions.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:45:00 +0200CBCenCBC-f869bb585310bcb806fcd775e872536d20110707184500http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/william-and-catherine-walk-through-fire-ravaged-town-of-slave-lake/article2088027/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Politics&utm_content=2088027Tour shifts gears, William and Catherine to meet privately with residents of stricken communityWed, 06 Jul 2011 23:35:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-08f52ebafa6aaeea973941e52df340d455.279209 -114.76789920110706233500http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/thousands-gather-in-slave-lake-to-catch-a-glimpse-of-the-royal-couple/article2088027/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2088027Tour shifts gears, William and Catherine to meet privately with residents of stricken communityWed, 06 Jul 2011 21:18:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-f9cca3e789d85bf40304f0e51b88761055.279209 -114.76789920110706211800http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/royal-couple-touch-down-in-slave-lake/article2088027/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2088027Tour shifts gears, William and Catherine to meet privately with residents of stricken communityWed, 06 Jul 2011 20:32:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e56c329eef8066ae6359824f36f60f3e55.279209 -114.76789920110706203200http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/175096/20110706/oz-commercial-property-market-soars-after-disaster-struck-first-quarter.htmCommercial property transactions in Australia have jumped fourfold in the second quarter of 2011 after the sector was adversely affected by natural disasters in the first three months of the year.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:44:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-55d7cb5712a985977d61936e52f713f7-35.3499 149.04220110706124400http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/royal-couple-to-visit-fire-ravaged-slave-lake/article2088027/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2088027Tour shifts gears, William and Catherine to meet privately with residents of stricken communityWed, 06 Jul 2011 12:13:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-34dd269fc5bea0e28d3e5ac18ba3f90855.279209 -114.76789920110706121300http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/05/montana.oil.spill/index.html?eref=rss_latestMontana's governor is scheduled to tour polluted areas of the Yellowstone River on Tuesday, days after a pipeline break sent thousands of gallons of oil gushing into the river's rushing waters.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:23:00 +0200cnnencnn-05455e96feaed420cc9c5d7f01b7327047.0325766456691 -109.64619867851420110705172300http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=609269The Government of Canada is sending approximately 200 Canadian Forces personnel to the town of Souris, Manitoba today to assist provincial and municipal authorities in reinforcing flood control measures along the Souris River.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:55:00 +0200gcengc-825e21c2c283c164e69234dbbf49635946.354229 -62.25072920110704175500http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=smart-irrigation-a-supercIn Silicon Valley the Campbell Union School District 's sprinklers used to dutifully water the soccer fields and gardens at 12 campuses even during spring showers. Temporarily shutting off each of the 45 irrigation control boxes, by hand, wasn't worth the custodians' time.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:01:00 +0200scientificamericanenscientificamerican-2283b36862f2d2c6ec93391d65fabbb340.6953 -74.2697418.224902 -63.06686920110704140100http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-yellowstone-20110704,0,1377467.story?track=rssUp to 42,000 gallons surge overnight Friday into the Yellowstone River, and some say Exxon Mobil's cleanup needs more oversight.An oil spill in Montana's Yellowstone River surged toward North Dakota on Sunday as outraged residents demanded more government oversight of Exxon Mobil's cleanup.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:27:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-af652f8d3203eb10d31cdad4b0fd22fb47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717247.0325766456691 -109.64619867851420110704062700http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/us-nortel-idUSTRE7600PF20110701?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNewsTORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple, Microsoft, RIM and three other companies joined forces to outbid Google at an auction for Nortel wireless patents, a move that could result in big licensing fees for Google.Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:23:00 +0200reutersenreuters-4b46089ca2bedc7a0fe29554e3d5f46e43.7208 -79.412640.6222 -73.987820110702002300http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-07/20688583-government-of-canada-deploys-military-for-emergency-assistance-in-souris-manitoba-256.htmOTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/02/11 -- The Government of Canada is sending approximately 200 Canadian Forces personnel to the town of Souris, Manitoba today to assist provincial and muSat, 02 Jul 2011 20:09:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-1defc8dd60a303a09e15acfa1ae1e5fd50.460524238145 -86.084801183843120110702200900http://www.pr-inside.com/government-of-canada-deploys-military-for-r2691339.htm(PR-inside.com) OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/02/11 -- The Government of Canada is sending approximately 200 Canadian Forces personnel to the town of Souris, Manitoba today to assist provincial and municipal authorities in reinforcing flood control measures along the Souris River.Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:59:00 +0200pr-insideenpr-inside-40d029f0ab8b53094bbd5fb6921706e350.460524238145 -86.084801183843120110702195900http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-minot-20110702,0,5569488.story?track=rssMore than 10,000 residents of Minot have evacuated, but they're enduring it without complaint — a philosophy that's almost a matter of religion.Forty-two years ago, Rae Schobinger's neighbors pitched in to lay sandbags and the city of Minot erected massive levees to try to hold back the normally....Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:23:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-70278fb66c7748bc5b98cbb8723fad4b20110702072300http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/172999/20110701/apple-rim-notel-auction-google-intel.htmA group including Apple, Research In Motion and Microsoft will pay $4.5 billion to snatch Nortel Networks' patents from under the noses of Google and Intel, stealing a march on their rivals in a litigious market.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:12:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-bd89499474520b1cc449c0e530ef5a2420110701211200http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/172947/20110701/apple-rim-group-wins5-billion-nortel-patent-auction.htmA group including Apple, Research In Motion and Microsoft will pay $4.5 billion to snatch Nortel Networks' patents from under the noses of Google and Intel, stealing a march on their rivals in a litigious market.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:11:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-25e4421ed1d3d1d43e660cb0e0a207d520110701191100http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/royal-visit/Kate+wows+huge+crowd+gathers+Parliament+Hill/5035385/story.htmlWearing a crisp white dress, red pumps and red maple-leaf fascinator, the Duchess of Cambridge captivated the crowds Friday morning as she and Prince William attended a citizenship ceremony on the second day of a royal visit on a size and scale unlike anything Canada has seen.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:12:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-6655bfbd2d5da5c6db8d864a8cb3ffca45.2 -64.11666750.735199 -111.89499720110701181200http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/01/The-almanac/UPI-71101309505400/Today is Friday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2011 with 183 to follow. The moon is new. The morning stars are Mercury and Saturn. The evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Mars and Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz in....Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:17:00 +0200upienupi-7064b33ba95e14b2dca8dd24f8e52ce454.2205350368171 -4.6208529784830820110701111700http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/rm/2011/167444.htmRemarks at the Diplomacy Series Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean Interview Thomas C. Adams Special Coordinator for Haiti Washington, DC June 27, 2011 MS. BENTON: So our next speaker is from is the coordinator of the for Haiti and the reconstruction.Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:08:00 +0200state-govenstate-gov-c6f2f8b75c1af245ecb7843bba4d0ed438.9051 -77.016220110630230800http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43582979/ns/weather/Officials in Minot, N.D., must decide soon where to put more than 1,000 students whose schools probably will be unfit for occupancy this fall. The flood also swamped 4,100 homes.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:51:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-18aec9c4f073741822e25bd319fdfcf820110629225100http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/29/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75O1U420110629?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsOMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - For people fighting Missouri River floodwaters for weeks now from Montana through South Dakota, the fear of rainstorms that could pressure already strained levees were the biggest concern on Wednesday.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:19:00 +0200reutersenreuters-71424a61d2037750b99486e67d70c78641.2521 -95.978620110629211900http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/42569The European Union's budget provides important value added to the lives of its 500 million citizens.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:25:00 +0200egovmonitorenegovmonitor-c3bd660225953ac18593978b2974a4e420110629132500http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/en/2011/06/29/R016.htm[ Woensdag 29 juni 2011 | European Union ] The European Union's budget provides important value added to the lives of its 500 million citizensWed, 29 Jun 2011 12:14:00 +0200nieuwsbankennieuwsbank-f95e0ab8c1192dc6de9831b5deedbe0620110629121400http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/06/28/2011062800321.htmlHeavy flooding in the midwestern state of North Dakota continues to threaten dozens of cities across the state despite reaching its peak. The Souris River on Sunday crested at its highest level in 130 years, but not before damaging an estimated 3,000 homes and displacing more than 12,000 p...Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:13:00 +0200chosunenchosun-2f53fae56c0c08d938a0be0b34e76b5a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110628011300http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43565301/ns/us_news-environment/It's been more than 300 months since the average global average temperature was below average, scientists and the U.S. government said in a State of the Climate report released Tuesday.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:21:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-97c007d0e81ed836def842057f6bfde420110628232100http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/changes-in-madagascars-rivers-and-lakes/?partner=rss&emc=rssFor Madagascar's native freshwater fishes, narrow endemism and widespread habitat degradation are a dangerous combination.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:52:00 +0200IHTenIHT-0571828dd66ec14a6d222855a5d9c1034.80615404188975 6.507714688270920110628225200http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Thousands+head+higher+ground+Manitoba+floodwaters+surge/5014627/story.htmlAlmost 3,000 Manitobans will spend the Canada Day weekend displaced from their homes because of spring flooding — flooding that will continue well into summer.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:13:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-d425c83f74a927fa442c4d5345fce92754.926272934445 -97.43319770921720110628091300http://dalje.com/en-world/quebec-cleanup-begins-after-flooding-rains/367212GATINEAU, Quebec, June 27 (UPI) -- Cleanup began Monday in Gatineau, Quebec, for hundreds of people forced to evacuate after heavy rains flooded the area, Canadian weather experts said. The storm started Thursday night and the resulting flood affected...Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:03:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-a82f081170d513a85fb52280cfcfe18553.7392724490039 -71.967408456385520110628030300http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/06/27/Quebec-cleanup-begins-after-flooding-rains/UPI-41031309218279/GATINEAU, Quebec, June 27 (UPI) -- Cleanup began Monday in Gatineau, Quebec, for hundreds of people forced to evacuate after heavy rains flooded the area, Canadian weather experts said.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:28:00 +0200upienupi-1a6de0fad89ff3df038ea3b772187bc253.7392724490039 -71.967408456385520110628022800http://newyork.ibtimes.com/articles/170228/20110627/minot-north-dakota-flood-damage-home-residents.htmDirty debris-laden Souris River floodwaters were slowly receding on Monday from Minot, North Dakota, where thousands of displaced residents may wait weeks before they can survey extensively damaged homes.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:27:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-20b021c44fa6f1c34e32122f9b31c20547.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110627222700http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75O1U420110627?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - Dirty debris-laden Souris River floodwaters were slowly receding on Monday from Minot, North Dakota, where thousands of displaced residents may wait weeks before they can survey extensively damaged homes.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:55:00 +0200reutersenreuters-7108ebbfd7fd945bd0868f23b7dac88347.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110627215500http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43547473/ns/weather/As the Souris River hit its peak and began a slow retreat, residents of Minot, N.D., looked ahead to an arduous rebuilding job.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:41:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-7efe5bfd6ff46ed59e6edec848e362ad20110627184100http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/27/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestMinot and other North Dakota cities dealing with record flooding will continue to be threatened by the Souris River for days to come, even though the water is no longer rising along parts of the river, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander said Monday.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:32:00 +0200cnnencnn-ed8c315bcb8839be2759d5b90ce3e8c147.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110627173200http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/27/climate-change-extreme-weather-2010Last year was the joint-warmest on record and also the wettest over land, with sea ice levels dropping and drought on the rise The year 2010 may have been the most extreme in terms of weather since the explosion of Indonesia's Mount Tambora in 1816, when much of the world experienced reduced....Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:31:00 +0200guardianenguardian-948840eaa39a3f8ccb9c27fcca777de020110627173100http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/en/2011/06/27/H002.htm[ Maandag 27 juni 2011 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ] 27/06/2011 - Disruptive shocks to the global economy are likely to become more frequent and cause greater economic and societal hardshipMon, 27 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0200nieuwsbankennieuwsbank-8f518251a2d2c8f80eebfd886647798a20110627150600http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75O1U420110627?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - As record floodwaters began to ebb on Sunday, the swollen Souris River infiltrated the city of Minot's drinking water supply forcing officials to turn their attention disease prevention.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:27:00 +0200reutersenreuters-abaa572917580f7fcce6471ecd15826c47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110627022700http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=levees-hold-as-souris-river-crestsBy Geoff Davidian MINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - The Souris River crested to historic heights in North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot early on Sunday, but emergency levees held providing respite to officials battling to keep areas dry. [More]Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:43:00 +0200scientificamericanenscientificamerican-9924b9683d0fa50c425e38a39b2fc03f47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110626224300http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/26/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75O1U420110626?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - The Souris River crested to historic heights in North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot early on Sunday, but emergency levees held providing respite to officials battling to keep areas dry.Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:53:00 +0200reutersenreuters-9683b17f3d5585a04c177515cae7885247.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110626195300http://www.thestar.com/news/torontog20summit/article/1014450--one-year-later-a-look-inside-the-g20-kettleThree hundred people were held in the rain for hours under the watch of riot police at Queen and Spadina. One year later, they haven’t forgotten.Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:53:00 +0200TorontoStarenTorontoStar-35e81132d243e191b046658803c37d2420110626035300http://www.montrealgazette.com/Flooding+forces+evacuations+Gatineau/5006611/story.htmlThe City of Gatineau evacuated residents on 14 streets and a mobile home project near the Limbour neighbourhood in Gatineau, Que., Saturday morning due to flooding from an exceptionally heavy rainfall.Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:03:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-0898067a596a634caf571a631e649a6c51.4879 -0.17799820110625220300http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/25/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75O1U420110625?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - The biggest flood in area history swallowed large swatches of North Dakota's fourth largest city on Saturday, as authorities worked to reinforce levees, protect the city's key infrastructure and care for residents forced to flee their submerged homes.Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:10:00 +0200reutersenreuters-c6ecc613208a909be9e78b374366cc1447.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110625211000http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestFloodwaters gushed Friday into Minot, North Dakota, inundating thousands of residences and businesses, with water reaching mailboxes in some places, officials said.Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:32:00 +0200cnnencnn-f4eb3ba7f8625c979e194ab94fd4c45a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110625193200http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_topstoriesThe Souris River surpassed its all-time high as floodwaters gushed into Minot, North Dakota, inundating thousands of residences and businesses, officials said.Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:08:00 +0200cnnencnn-e4ab2fd826a33227f341c4b649a2725447.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110625040800http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestFloodwaters gushed Friday into Minot, North Dakota, inundating thousands of residences and businesses, with water reaching mailboxes in some places, officials said.Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:53:00 +0200cnnencnn-2c034e047f60b0b8d285ba317999e53f47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110625035300http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75L43H20110623?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - Federal officials sharply increased plans to release more water on the swollen Souris River Thursday, adding up to three feet to the expected peak of flooding at Minot, North Dakota, where thousands of homes already have been evacuated.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:58:00 +0200reutersenreuters-495c8e9361a3a63c40a1490c1eda7e2b47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624015800http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007013/Mayor-advises-residents-quickly-North-Dakota-braces-worst-flooding-decades.html?ITO=1490An announcement that everyone must evacuate prompted the last of nearly 11,000 Minot residents to leave their homes for a second time in a month.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:47:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-d72b43c1d780e0564bc8943e33f685d547.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624014700http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/23/Minot-ND-waits-for-river-to-crest/UPI-25731308808471/KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said Thursday they were confident two nuclear plants along the Missouri River are protected and will be able to stand weeks of high floodwaters.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:46:00 +0200upienupi-2b08b1b29c8760b3fc628a87aa4e9a0e38.9941 -94.626620110624014600http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestSummer flooding in Minot, North Dakota, hit record levels Friday as the Souris River tied the all-time high of 1,558 feet set in 1881, according to the National Weather ServiceFri, 24 Jun 2011 22:45:00 +0200cnnencnn-39354c6f3c91baa0df3ab6cbf8aaf60847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624224500http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/24/us-flooding-minot-people-idUSTRE75N5TL20110624?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - School may be out for summer but Associate Professor Robert Kibler remains at Minot State University -- and not because he is teaching a summer school class.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:28:00 +0200reutersenreuters-45ee1f85f8bd39aeb887c80afb08a3ac47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624222800http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_topstoriesThe summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota will enter record territory Friday morning as the Souris River surges toward a peak, days ahead of original forecasts by the National Weather Service.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:14:00 +0200cnnencnn-b4464a1d50506710e62236b6649b140247.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624211400http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/46354312/Watching the Souris River creep over roads and into neighborhoods has amounted to slow torture for North Dakota's fourth-largest city. In the next two days, Minot officials expect the waterway ...Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:07:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-72bcc856a10208b05aa68450aa67b5d454.4158393478837 -105.88906390697347.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624200700http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_topstoriesThe summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota will enter record territory Friday morning as the Souris River surges toward a peak, days ahead of original forecasts by the National Weather Service.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:07:00 +0200cnnencnn-c62c965bbe9bab52ae1764458c838b2047.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624200700http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/24/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75L43H20110624?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - Floodwaters swamped lower-lying areas of Minot, North Dakota, on Friday as federal officials sharply increased water releases to the already swollen Souris River.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:25:00 +0200reutersenreuters-000a312a2b8bde32f349ae8e7330257747.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624192500http://dalje.com/en-world/canadian-provinces-prepare-for-flooding/366603WAWANESA, Manitoba, June 24 (UPI) -- Two Canadian provinces prepared for Souris River flooding that had forced thousands of Minot, N.D., evacuations. Many roads were already closed in Canada. In Saskatchewan, the source of the river, two towns are...Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:02:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-9fe4ad46dfe44068e19d92576a7022bd46.354229 -62.25072920110624170200http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/06/24/Canadian-provinces-prepare-for-flooding/UPI-41541308924332/WAWANESA, Manitoba, June 24 (UPI) -- Two Canadian provinces prepared for Souris River flooding that had forced thousands of Minot, N.D., evacuations. Many roads were already closed in Canada.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:53:00 +0200upienupi-0a50eb0682e930adc3cc731e587ae09f46.354229 -62.25072920110624165300http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43506333/ns/weather/Crews work furiously to raise earthen levees in a last-ditch effort to protect at least some neighborhoods in Minot from the rising Souris River.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:17:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-c307bf486a19d3cfc975517a4db0509b20110624151700http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/rain-in-saskatchewan-causes-downstream-disaster-in-flooding-north-dakota-city/article2073979/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2073979Century-flood could break records in low-lying Minot, ‘Water is coming in deeper and faster than was expected’Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:35:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-865da0fbb8ecff30fc63febe68797aaa54.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110624143500http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Prairie+floods+crest+earlier+than+thought/4996468/story.htmlThe crush of water heading toward southwestern Manitoba is hurtling faster than first thought.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:51:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-871cf4810bb33ceeab51b49a2758237954.926272934445 -97.43319770921720110624115100http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_topstoriesThe summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota will enter record territory Friday morning as the Souris River surges toward a peak, days ahead of original forecasts by the National Weather Service.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:12:00 +0200cnnencnn-ba84d5eb7c67e7b4e3630dc25e32172847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624091200http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/24/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestThe summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota will enter record territory Friday morning as the Souris River surges toward a peak, days ahead of original forecasts by the National Weather Service.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:57:00 +0200cnnencnn-4ce12f7b50caf65f47c22363384a617a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624085700http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/us/24flood.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe Souris River in North Dakota had been controlled so well for so long that many residents dropped their flood insurance. Then the flood came.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:33:00 +0200IHTenIHT-b689e4608ac938aa1eeeacc07795125847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624053300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/multimedia/camera-club/in-photos/best-pictures-from-the-past-24-hours/article2073719/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2073719Children swim in a flooded street after heavy rains in Valenzuela City, north of Manila on June 23, 2011. Ten fishermen were missing at sea and thousands of people fled their homes in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Meari unleashed widespread flooding, rescue workers said.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:47:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-003629bcec7a7d0043a1de2d3d43892114.6096 121.00620110624044700http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/23/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestWaters rushed into an overflowing lake near Minot, North Dakota, faster and in greater amounts than expected Thursday, officials said, exacerbating the region's flood concerns.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:42:00 +0200cnnencnn-bdaa55c03b96b9227cc4e9b32027842447.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624044200http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-north-dakota-flood-20110623,0,4312745.story?track=rssAbout 12,000 people are told to leave their homes, most of them in the city of Minot, as the Souris River swells to record levels. It is expected to rise 8 feet more before cresting.As the Souris River reached record heights, the North Dakota city of Minot abruptly evacuated more than one-quarter of....Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:12:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-04cf9ed2389a5f4af3e99ecdab20d64247.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110624041200http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-06/20600626-commission-for-environmental-cooperation-cec-ministerial-statement-eighteenth-regular-session-of-the-cec-council-008.htmMONTREAL , June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Today, we, the environment ministers of CanadaThu, 23 Jun 2011 01:46:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-f7743b058cde3af1fd8baec21caf86ca45.541 -73.653520110623014600http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/22/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_usResidents in Minot, North Dakota, have until Wednesday evening to leave their homes after authorities ordered the evacuation of some 12,000 people from the area because of expected record flooding.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:28:00 +0200cnnencnn-8d232463b8354f60843a9b4c3ce34ced47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623012800http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Plastic sheeting hung over the apartment building like a shroud, stretching from the eaves to the ground. Across it, someone had spray-painted the word "pray" and drawn a line labeled "1969" the level where floodwaters had risen the last time the Souris River climbed out of its banks in Minot.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:41:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-38f2befb06c4711058b81deb841e574d20110623004100http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14953571Plastic sheeting hung over the apartment building like a shroud, stretching from the eaves to the ground. Across it, someone had spray-painted the word "pray" and drawn a line labeled "1969" - the level where floodwaters had...Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:37:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-29654d486c0d2db4a172f0e86d305cc520110623003700http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-06-22-North%20Dakota%20Flooding/id-058f6d50f94848a185a8f0b525101bbbMINOT, N.D. (AP) — Plastic sheeting hung over the apartment building like a shroud, stretching from the eaves to the ground. Across it, someone had spray-painted the word "pray" and drawn a line labeled "1969" — the level where floodwaters had risen the last time the Souris River climbed out of its banks in Minot.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:19:00 +0200APenAP-52340298ba5c8fb9586f1db6b16d026620110623001900http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75L43H20110623?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - Federal officials on Thursday said they will have to release more water on the swollen Souris River, adding up to three feet to the expected peak of flooding at Minot, North Dakota, and possibly forcing more evacuations of residents.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:57:00 +0200reutersenreuters-ba74495a6a8456aea0d77e1d484e5d6e47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623235700http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/23/Minot-ND-waits-for-river-to-crest/UPI-25731308808471/KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- Low-lying neighborhoods in Minot, N.D., were empty Thursday as crews scrambled to build secondary levees on the flooded Souris River.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:45:00 +0200upienupi-ddb37328748ba68f9e91ff33b446c11c38.9941 -94.626620110623234500http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75L43H20110623?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - Federal officials on Thursday sharply increased water release plans on the swollen Souris River, adding up to three feet to the expected crest in Minot, North Dakota, where thousands of homes have been evacuated.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:55:00 +0200reutersenreuters-78c92807d6c35634901d13d7dd921ebf47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623215500http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43506333/ns/weather/Crews work furiously to raise earthen levees in a last-ditch effort to protect at least some neighborhoods in Minot from the rising Souris River.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:28:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-88fb28c6b8de65a262bb6b0393c6cc0120110623212800http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/23/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopularAs Thursday dawned in Minot, North Dakota, about a third of the city's population had evacuated, facing the onslaught of a rising river and record flooding.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:25:00 +0200cnnencnn-48877fc9b08db7dfa5325091f3ad72ea47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623212500http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75L43H20110623?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minot, North Dakota city officials warned residents on Thursday the Souris River crest could be three feet higher than expected after federal officials sharply increased planned water releases from the Lake Darling Dam.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:24:00 +0200reutersenreuters-64b8d19c6c9e811d6d5094f3a9391f7b44.928 -93.298120110623212400http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14965149The reservoirs are full. The dams are open wide. The rivers have already climbed well beyond their banks. Throughout the Missouri River Valley and other parts of the upper Midwest, there's simply no place left for any...Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:19:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-b0257d308326ee7c622fd1fd78aa2a9e38.3674896628687 -92.477221202728820110623211900http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43506333/ns/weather/Crews work furiously to raise earthen levees in a last-ditch effort to protect at least some neighborhoods in Minot from the rising Souris River.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:43:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-38d20dc889ad952fc7ff8bd16a86127f20110623204300http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/22/national/main20073561.shtmlCrews desperately try to save at least some neighborhoods from Souris River, but significant flood damage expectedThu, 23 Jun 2011 19:38:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-d11b3b5752ca811bb917abba783264ab20110623193800http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-06-23-North%20Dakota%20Flooding/id-9cacc58a35184d26b6b3081bbf67c640MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Crews worked furiously Thursday to raise earthen levees in a last-ditch effort to protect at least some neighborhoods in Minot from the rising Souris River, even as officials acknowledged they can't stop significant damage to North Dakota's fourth-largest city.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:14:00 +0200APenAP-21a2329d37033949d98a9950cfad567120110623191400http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43506333/ns/weather/Crews worked furiously Thursday to raise earthen levees in a last-ditch effort to protect at least some neighborhoods in Minot from the rising Souris River.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:09:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-4e8ece258b23f6ee7ead20de054a782120110623180900http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/23/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestAs Thursday dawned in Minot, North Dakota, about a third of the city's population had evacuated, facing the onslaught of a rising river and record flooding.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:54:00 +0200cnnencnn-0d247c0d931167371a060ec4c18e706a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623175400http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13882987The Souris River floods into Minot in the state of North Dakota, following the evacuation of about 12,000 of the town residents.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:07:00 +0200bbcenbbc-e52bc7f3fcb7d4cd2cf902b6140b22bd47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623160700http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007013/Mayor-advises-residents-quickly-North-Dakota-braces-worst-flooding-decades.html?ITO=1490An announcement that everyone must evacuate prompted the last of nearly 11,000 Minot residents to leave their homes for a second time in a month.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:07:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-aa1e59dc72a2da992aca2561ff05d46847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623160700http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/06/23/mb-souris-river-flood-minot.html?ref=rssThousands of residents being forced from their homes due to expected historic flooding in Minot, N.D., are scrambling to find places to relocate.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:04:00 +0200CBCenCBC-66eb49276c3cb205d7f38452858170e520110623150400http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=north-dakota-city-evacuates-recordBy David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS, June 22 (Reuters) - The rapidly rising Souris [More]Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:02:00 +0200scientificamericanenscientificamerican-87277b0c4205630016f0c9cbe157b28c44.928 -93.298120110623140200http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43506333/ns/weather/Massive water flows from Canada were expected to swamp about a quarter of North Dakota's forth-largest city on Thursday, hastening evacuations by about five hours as defenses began to fail.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:43:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-7cb660856e51e9a45fde6370c3e910d845.3742 -75.650720110623124300http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/23/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestAs Thursday dawned in Minot, North Dakota, about a third of the city's population had evacuated, facing the onslaught of a rising river and record flooding.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:23:00 +0200cnnencnn-6f2492145322240e5b6522ed0dd996b147.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623122300http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-06-23-North%20Dakota%20Flooding/id-38efdfc4467f4aab9a9a88f52cb2c7acMINOT, N.D. (AP) — Many of the thousands who have fled their homes as the Souris River spills into the North Dakota city of Minot have been scrambling to relocate in a region that boasts few vacancies in even the best of times, thanks largely to the state's oil boom.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:13:00 +0200APenAP-687aa08040001541e08dabfab81077a647.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623111300http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/23/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_latestAs Thursday dawned in Minot, North Dakota, about a third of the city's population had evacuated, facing the onslaught of a rising river and record flooding.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:45:00 +0200cnnencnn-16a3e76098e06bf6b58db44d9fc27fe647.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623104500http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14961062Many of the thousands who have fled their homes as the Souris River spills into the North Dakota city of Minot have been scrambling to relocate in a region that boasts few vacancies in even the best of times, thanks largely...Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:27:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-90c754ad52f55538a15bee426d23cf7547.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623092700http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/23/Minot-ND-waits-for-river-to-crest/UPI-25731308808471/KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- Low-lying neighborhoods in Minot, N.D., were empty late Wednesday as the Souris River overtopped dykes and levees.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:38:00 +0200upienupi-535ccac7c8fd87ae9e88b4050c03dc6238.9941 -94.626620110623083800http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/north-dakota-city-evacuates-record-flood-imminent23 Jun 2011 02:05 Source: reuters // Reuters By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS, June 22 (Reuters) - The rapidly rising Souris River poured over flood defenses in Minot, North Dakota on Wednesday, overwhelming efforts to delay the deluge and forcing the immediate evacuation of thousands of homes.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:19:00 +0200trustentrust-bbd460bd5fd80e20afc280065ea8a5eb44.928 -93.298120110623061900http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-north-dakota-flood-20110623,0,4312745.story?track=rssAbout 12,000 people are told to leave their homes, most of them in the city of Minot, as the Souris River swells to record levels. It is expected to rise 8 feet more before cresting.As the Souris River reached record heights, the North Dakota city of Minot abruptly evacuated more than one-quarter of....Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:58:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-0a0cc1a41c7db27ae968d38b56fcb68647.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623055800http://www.etravelblackboard.com/article/120148/world-travel-health-alerts-june-22-2011WORLD TRAVEL HEALTH ALERTS – June 22, 2011 - Deadly start to JE season in India’s north - Malaria flares in India; Small outbreak in Sabah - Dengue alerts for India, Brazil, Australia - Measles reaches new places, new faces on global march - Cholera epidemics hit Africa, Asia, Caribbean - Measles....Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:59:00 +0200etravelblackboardenetravelblackboard-2f9c831987cfee4c4ef25a6b28573e9028.5687 77.216820110623035900http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304657804576401453178481350.html?mod=rss_US_NewsSirens wailed across Minot, N.D. Wednesday as the swollen Souris River overtopped levees five hours ahead of a looming evacuation deadline.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:32:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-8e127ee0f65a3d4167485f06c8971bcf47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110623033200http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/flood-evacuations-ordered-in-minot-north-dakota21 Jun 2011 19:46 Source: reuters // Reuters MINNEAPOLIS, June 21 (Reuters) - Officials ordered the evacuation of more than a quarter of the residents of the city of Minot, North Dakota, where flood waters are expected to overwhelm barriers, authorities said on Tuesday.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:09:00 +0200trustentrust-0aa1287fef0ce086bf7a2f658688e68844.928 -93.298120110622000900http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/22/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_topstoriesSirens urged residents of Minot, North Dakota, to evacuate in the face of major flooding as water began flowing over the city's dikes, which are leaking in places.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:50:00 +0200cnnencnn-66a60dbf6109419243a7f49e2e40f55a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622235000http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007013/North-Dakota-town-braces-worst-flooding-decades.html?ITO=1490An announcement that everyone must evacuate prompted the last of nearly 11,000 Minot residents to leave their homes for a second time in a month. The Souris River, which loops down from Canada through north central North Dakota, has been bloated by heavy spring snowmelt and rain on both sides of the border.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-ce0e4b35a28e40d96cdbcd838319713f49.623192 -100.27220246.354229 -62.25072920110622230000http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13882987Thousands of residents of the city of Minot in the US state of North Dakota are evacuated over fears that the Souris River is about to flood.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:50:00 +0200bbc-newsenbbc-news-3b10054b3dac39eeb3e0dbdfc57e408a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622225000http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13882987Thousands of residents of the city of Minot in the US state of North Dakota are evacuated over fears that the Souris River is about to flood.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:39:00 +0200bbcenbbc-3b10054b3dac39eeb3e0dbdfc57e408a47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622223900http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/thousands-evacuated-in-north-dakota-floods/story-e6frfku0-1226080309001?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20newscomaubreakingndm%20%28NEWS.com.au%20%7C%20Breaking%20News%29RESIDENTS of the North Dakota city of Minot were warned to get to higher ground immediately today as the swollen Souris River started to overflow levees.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:05:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-4b17e9e24def5027d41e0fe1ed3881ed47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622220500http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/also-noted-6Yosemite's river threatened by melting snow -- Canada changes disaster relief program -- Violin helps Japan disaster relief -- Corps forms flood task force -- Millions of Pakistanis in flood risk Melting snows risk flooding Yosemite’s river Canada changes disaster relief payouts $16 million violin....Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:58:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswireenhomelandsecuritynewswire-6f26fb5e065f21be42c66881a5abe0b045.3742 -75.650720110622215800http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/22/national/main20073208.shtmlAll residents ordered to evacuate Minot as bloated Souris River begins to overtop leveesWed, 22 Jun 2011 21:40:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-1217d3aa0fd059e7fa8c470c43a6cdd520110622214000http://www.usatoday.com/weather/floods/2011-06-22-north-dakota-flooding_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20UsatodaycomNation-TopStories%20%28News%20-%20Nation%20-%20Top%20Stories%29Sirens in Minot, N.D., sounded Wednesday morning as the bloated Souris River began to overtop levees.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:28:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-8e85250a540591baccd62389e4970a9f20110622212800http://www.npr.org/2011/06/22/137335112/flooding-forces-11-00-n-d-residents-to-leave-minot?ft=1&f=1001Sirens warned of flooding on Wednesday, prompting the last of nearly 11,000 Minot residents to leave their homes for the second time this spring.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:12:00 +0200nprennpr-7cbbc542878596417e6fae4486377cb747.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622211200http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot sounded five hours ahead of a looming deadline Wednesday morning as the bloated Souris River began to overtop levees.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:40:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-24000bed9f5c58a823fb630ec1e50bac47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622204000http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14953571Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot sounded five hours ahead of a looming deadline Wednesday morning as the bloated Souris River began to overtop levees.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:36:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-7573bb41d184be31a72c0f2e4989003847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622203600http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-06-22-North%20Dakota%20Flooding/id-13444ea082e84cb0ae37e6baa56a210eMINOT, N.D. (AP) — Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot sounded five hours ahead of a looming deadline Wednesday morning as the bloated Souris River began to overtop levees. The warning was followed by an announcement saying, "All residents must evacuate, Zones 1 through 9," prompting the last....Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:28:00 +0200APenAP-9e9796c199257514ef0d1f075028d46847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622202800http://www.usatoday.com/weather/floods/2011-06-22-north-dakota-flooding_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20UsatodaycomNation-TopStories%20%28News%20-%20Nation%20-%20Top%20Stories%29Water from the bloated Souris River is expected to start pouring over dikes protecting the North Dakota city of Minot.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:28:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-5062c0a8991fddd1e24cbfba462a0ea347.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622202800http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14953571Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot are sounding to warn that the Souris River has begun to overtop levees earlier than anticipated.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:21:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-bd5a25f01c0a5892b7bf797e7d4b1c1447.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622202100http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-06-22-North%20Dakota%20Flooding/id-9f5f7e9205a04d509195d2998881be59MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot are sounding to warn that the Souris River has begun to overtop levees earlier than anticipated. The warning came five hours ahead of a looming deadline for nearly 11,000 residents to evacuate their homes for a second time in a month.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:13:00 +0200APenAP-5d0957403fb5ea9c3f0398240eab119547.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622201300http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/22/north.dakota.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopularResidents of Minot, North Dakota, appeared resigned to facing major flooding Wednesday as water began flowing over the city's dikes, which are leaking in some places.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:12:00 +0200cnnencnn-8a5e426dd07e7b242f542925eab8a3a047.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622201200http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot are sounding to warn that the Souris River has begun to overtop levees earlier than anticipated.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:10:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-ebd88cc9e80092eeee5370ad31951a6247.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622201000http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Water from the bloated Souris River is expected to start pouring over dikes protecting the North Dakota city of Minot very soon, the mayor said Wednesday morning.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:10:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-90814ea2e8aa64156ad5177c1f6064f847.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622191000http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14953571Water from the bloated Souris River is expected to start pouring over dikes protecting the North Dakota city of Minot very soon, the mayor said Wednesday morning.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:04:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-15b9b18d8d0b06b90e45ceabb2e3a24547.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622190400http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-06-22-North%20Dakota%20Flooding/id-cc059ef8585b4eae91504cd73505d478MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Water from the bloated Souris River is expected to start pouring over dikes protecting the North Dakota city of Minot very soon, the mayor said Wednesday morning. Mayor Curt Zimbelman, speaking by telephone to KXMC television, said just after 9 a.m.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:48:00 +0200APenAP-66546336dac324a8241bc2ef205662b747.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622184800http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/22/north-dakota-city-faces-flood-evacuation-deadline/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMINOT, N.D. Water from the Souris River is expected to start pouring over dikes protecting the North Dakota city of Minot within the hour, the mayor said Wednesday morning. Mayor Curt Zimbelman, speaking by telephone to KXMC television, said there are several areas along the levees where officials ..Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:17:00 +0200washtimesenwashtimes-83e775d39570b35ae443c877d272de8747.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622181700http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Water from the Souris River is expected to start pouring over dikes protecting the North Dakota city of Minot within the hour, the mayor said Wednesday morning.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:09:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-4f1d95ee317c465e0adac06182cde53047.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622170900http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/167632/20110622/morning-grains-comments.htmFutures closed higher yesterday in recovery trading. A weaker US Dollar and forecasts for more rain in Spring Wheat areas were considered positive. Slow harvest progress in Kansas was also noted. Russia and its neighbors are starting to offer Wheat and are usually the cheapest sellers in the world, but this might now be part of the market.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:05:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-f35da9a50034ef9a4adc0796ae43fb2838.48469926726 -98.380215577759520110622170500http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43492649/ns/weather/Thousands of Minot residents face a Wednesday deadline to evacuate their homes for a second time this spring as the rising Souris River moves closer to swamping the North Dakota city.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:42:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-9a389d7a23c196ea19f51642d3dfe18347.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622154200http://www.usatoday.com/weather/floods/2011-06-22-north-dakota-flooding_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20UsatodaycomNation-TopStories%20%28News%20-%20Nation%20-%20Top%20Stories%29Thousands of Minot, N.D., residents face a Wednesday deadline to evacuate their homes due to the city's worst flood in four decades.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:24:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-0201ea6a31722d8cf0e782c5eaa1519920110622152400http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/22/national/main20073208.shtmlMinot residents told to flee rising Souris River for 2nd time this spring; Flooding could be worst in 40 yearsWed, 22 Jun 2011 14:19:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-509d0b58db95f2ecd15748e9ca77a24520110622141900http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14953571Thousands of Minot residents face a Wednesday deadline to evacuate their homes for a second time this spring as the rising Souris River moves closer to swamping the North Dakota city with what's predicted to be its worst...Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:16:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-3a1b23b20298e48bb97b8bffc12964d347.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622131600http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Thousands of Minot residents face a Wednesday deadline to evacuate their homes for a second time this spring as the rising Souris River moves closer to swamping the North Dakota city with what's predicted to be its worst flood in four decades.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:08:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-990ee96561d10a9f0f794d44d38e659947.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622130800http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/22/north-dakota-flooding.html?ref=rssAbout 11,000 Minot residents are being ordered to leave their homes earlier than expected as the Souris River that is creating havoc in southeastern Saskatchewan gets closer to swamping the North Dakota city with the worst flooding in four decades.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:26:00 +0200CBCenCBC-203362a27a124e339bccd23a146704fd54.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110622122600http://www.npr.org/2011/06/22/137335112/flooding-forces-11-00-n-d-residents-to-leave-minot?ft=1&f=1001About 11,000 Minot residents are being ordered to leave their homes even earlier than expected this week as the Souris River gets closer to swamping the North Dakota city with the worst flooding in four decades, officials said Tuesday.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:06:00 +0200nprennpr-757ac4e5feea2d1407a4cc8f75ac2f4e47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622120600http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110622/ap_on_re_us/us_north_dakota_floodingAP - Thousands of Minot residents face a Wednesday deadline to evacuate their homes for a second time this spring as the rising Souris River moves closer to swamping the North Dakota city with what's predicted to be its worst flood in four decades.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:37:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-afb743391eafdfe196417a52cbee6afd47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622093700http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=14953571Thousands of Minot residents are facing an evening deadline to leave their homes as the rising Souris River moves closer to swamping the North Dakota city.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:14:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-d92aedaa08082c0b8edb5c4e0a56a85047.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622091400http://www.npr.org/2011/06/22/137335112/flooding-forces-11-00-n-d-residents-to-leave-minot?ft=1&f=1001About 11,000 Minot residents are being ordered to leave their homes even earlier than expected this week as the Souris River gets closer to swamping the North Dakota city with the worst flooding in four decades, officials said Tuesday.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:32:00 +0200nprennpr-ec7714a10f208c1d528dc045da9276e147.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622083200http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/167333/20110622/kazakhstan-s-uranium-industry-could-lose-its-luster.htmWhat a difference a year and a tsunami make. Western investors have been salivating over the post-Soviet space's energy riches since the 1991 collapse of communism. While focusing on the Caspian's hydrocarbon reserves other mineralogical riches awaited development as well, none more so than Kazakhstan's vast uranium deposits.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:02:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-473db76659180b99a770e41e9a77a0e120110622080200http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/06/21/edmonton-flooding-rainfall-restoration.html?ref=rssRestoration companies have been swamped with calls from Edmonton homeowners whose basements were flooded after the weekend's heavy rainfall.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:01:00 +0200CBCenCBC-5229050646fead40db1d7330dbca9cbf53.5556 -113.50820110622050100http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/06/21/us/AP-US-ND-Flooding-Minot.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAbout 11,000 Minot residents are being ordered to leave their homes even earlier than expected this week as the Souris River gets closer to swamping the city.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:19:00 +0200IHTenIHT-dd14bda37a6c3f74bedcb5a8f13b3a1e47.4440060338142 -100.46871801717220110622041900http://www.montrealgazette.com/Thousands+ordered+evacuate+North+Dakota+flood+flows+south/4983958/story.htmlAll the excess water running down the Souris River and causing problems in Saskatchewan is about to do the same farther downstream. The city of Minot in neighbouring North Dakota is preparing for the rush of water by evacuating between 10,000 and 11,000 people — a quarter of Minot's population — from homes near the river by 6 p.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:48:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-e49b86d11469b7ac839bdd408d61675a54.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110622034800http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75K7G420110621?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsKANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Flooding will force the evacuation of one-quarter of North Dakota's fourth largest city and levee breaches forced 300 residents from a Missouri town as flooding worsened on Tuesday, officials said.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:11:00 +0200reutersenreuters-a8a57c6cdfe49a5506c0a5789d8ef88938.9941 -94.626620110622021100http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110621/us_nm/us_flooding_plainsReuters - Flooding will force the evacuation of one-quarter of North Dakota's fourth largest city and levee breaches forced 300 residents from a Missouri town as flooding worsened, officials said on Tuesday.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:34:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-f3e12fef246b3ff84a8e87926581e2f338.3674896628687 -92.477221202728820110621233400http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-flooding-plains-idUSTRE75K4YI20110621?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsKANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Flooding will force the evacuation of one-quarter of North Dakota's fourth largest city and levee breaches forced 300 residents from a Missouri town as flooding worsened, officials said on Tuesday.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:10:00 +0200reutersenreuters-4d5a9f1ed93fb787bdf8d7991370758c38.9941 -94.626620110621231000http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-flooding-northdakota-idUSTRE75K5YJ20110621?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsMINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Officials ordered the evacuation of more than a quarter of the residents of North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot, where massive flooding is expected to overwhelm barriers, authorities said on Tuesday.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:40:00 +0200reutersenreuters-2015facb3992edb9ad6d354b2d4cf67b44.928 -93.298120110621214000http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110621/us_nm/us_flooding_northdakotaReuters - Officials ordered the evacuation of more than a quarter of the residents of North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot, where massive flooding is expected to overwhelm barriers, authorities said on Tuesday.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:33:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-aaac84fa08a37e2ecc85e6c3fc944e3f20110621213300http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Volunteers+make+progress+flood+cleanup/4972462/story.htmlAfter two months of fighting the aftermath of a record-breaking flood in Quebec’s Richelieu Valley region, volunteers removed almost all of the sandbags on the weekend.Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:52:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-3d96364b4e402fb88a6833077196b00518.224902 -63.06686920110620015200http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/heavy-rains-flood-southeastern-saskatchewan/article2067224/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2067224In affected parts of the province, most grain farmers have given up on their crops this yearMon, 20 Jun 2011 16:06:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-eda241df73e609c7870227f45f66583954.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110620160600http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/06/20/western-premiers-conference.html?ref=rssTrade and economic development are on the agenda when premiers from Western Canada and the North meet in Yellowknife, but perhaps a more pressing topic will be how best to deal with natural disasters in Canadians' own backyards.Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:12:00 +0200CBCenCBC-d677c64d5f9c47be52c79f2dafc0e30262.4557 -114.35120110620141200http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/disasters-economy-top-agenda-as-western-premiers-gather-in-yellowknife/article2067379/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2067379Saskatchewan and Manitoba want provinces toress Ottawa for a new national disaster strategyMon, 20 Jun 2011 12:20:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-29831990310810287f9718039bab389762.4557 -114.35145.3742 -75.650720110620122000http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/dadaab-refugee-camp-is-a-city-that-shouldnt-exist/article2065580/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2065580It’s the largest of many black spots on the globe, where residents’ lives are on hold for the unforseeable futureMon, 20 Jun 2011 08:34:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-08881076e165a5640adf4eceff4428db20110620083400http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/rains-may-mean-full-sask-dams-will-flow-to-already-flooded-region/article2067224/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2067224The Saskatchewan government says it won't likely need to immediately increase flows from two brimming reservoirs, but warns more rain could be on the way. John Fahlman with the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority says some forecasts are calling for 35 to 50 millimetres of rain for sections of the province's southeast.Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:31:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-d20d143e916afcef95c24d79afb0d84e54.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110620053100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/19/worldupdates/2011-06-19T171732Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-577814-1&sec=WorldupdatesBONN, Germany (Reuters) - "Ask for a camel when you expect to get a goat," runs a Somali saying that sums up the fading of ambitions for United Nations talks on slowing climate change -- aim high, but settle for far less.Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:05:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-d444ec082a6d17eb33ea41199010634550.7346 7.0998220110619160500http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-hopes-fading-for-climate-agreementHopes for a treaty have dimmed since U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders failed to agree a binding pact at a summit in Copenhagen in 2009Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:47:00 +0200trustentrust-52daed0c75b0b0bda4e63bed93483eda55.704 12.523420110619144700http://dalje.com/en-world/1000-people-to-help-canada-flood-cleanup/365553QUEBEC CITY, June 19 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people are expected to participate in the cleanup of Quebec's Richelieu Valley after the flooding, organizers say. Flash flooding began on Friday in southern Saskatchewan, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp....Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:03:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-d32b9019e1c55d6f2afcb1936cefce2951.4879 -0.17799820110619080300http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110619/ap_on_re_as/as_china_floodsAP - China says more than 2 million people have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in the eastern province of Zhejiang.Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:46:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-2a75bc0e0001e85dc1fc6685875d3b5735.2086 110.72720110619074600http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/06/19/1000-people-to-help-Canada-flood-cleanup/UPI-92891308457766/QUEBEC CITY, June 19 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people are expected to participate in the cleanup of Quebec's Richelieu Valley after the flooding, organizers say.Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:43:00 +0200upienupi-cde5db9842f831dcdd13ae9555a4cd4051.4879 -0.17799820110619074300http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/06/17/sk-rain-storm-1106.html?ref=rssRegina was reeling from heavy rain on Friday - with flooded underpasses, traffic jams and flooded basements all over.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:08:00 +0200CBCenCBC-1f5b990ccec985b9ea048bd98ab3e1a250.4478 -104.61620110618010800http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/18/quebec-flood-cleanup.html?ref=rssA volunteer-driven flood cleanup in Quebec's Richelieu Valley wraps up Saturday and organizers expect more than 1,000 people to participate.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:40:00 +0200CBCenCBC-cda37b047ca482e4243531b58955cbd018.224902 -63.06686920110618174000http://www.gmanews.tv/story/223826/technology/un-climate-talks-leave-kyoto-deadlock-unresolvedAbout 180 nations took small steps to help combat climate change at U.N. talks ending on Friday, without breaking a deadlock over the fate of the Kyoto Protocol that risks collapsing at the end 2012.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0200gmanewsengmanews-8974d3aa82043dc075aa260498eca85e20110618110000http://www.montrealgazette.com/Canadian+oilsands+pipeline+upsets+Nebraskan+land+owners/4966961/story.htmlThe last letter Randy Thompson received from TransCanada Corp., arrived in early April, a blunt missive offering $17,861 to let the Calgary-based company run a 36-inch oilsands pipeline across his family's land.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:02:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-0f95467c99593d53cd4af40d610bc57a20110618030200http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-06/18/content_12727499.htmAs new roundS of heavy rain hit China's southern provinces, thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes. Within weeks, the death toll has climbed to over 100, with dozens still missing in the floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:04:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-fac68f6c82c53badde4ca7caa47beb8120110618020400http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/06/17/sk-flash-floods-1106.html?ref=rssRain that's been coming down in sheets and just won't stop was causing flash flooding in southern Saskatchewan on Friday.Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:15:00 +0200CBCenCBC-85bb29525e474f739f1211d7fdea5eb054.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110617221500http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/06/17/sk-flash-floods-1106.html?ref=rssRain that's been coming down in sheets and just won't stop was causing flash flooding in southern Saskatchewan on Friday.Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0200CBCenCBC-58bd3cf038e1f2d9d79ef90ae51c448254.4158393478837 -105.88906390697320110617220000http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-06/20544059-cn-to-sell-assets-of-ic-railmarine-terminal-for-us-dollar-73-million-and-enter-into-related-10-year-coal-transportation-agreement-008.htmNEW ORLEANS, LA , June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today a definitive agreement toThu, 16 Jun 2011 15:09:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-8b954ccbdd6c364de524c3ab6a4edde429.9564 -90.098720110616150900http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-06/20535628-american-water-announces-2011-environmental-grant-award-recipients-004.htmCompany Awards More Than $155,600 to 35 Community Improvement Projects American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), thWed, 15 Jun 2011 20:27:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-b5bb6674f7081a486f24ea106658bd3120110615202700http://www.montrealgazette.com/earmarks+address+crumbling+weather+service/4939429/story.htmlThe federal government says that a two-year, $27-million investment announced in its budget will address dire warnings about unreliable infrastructure plaguing its weather service.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:47:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-db07060fe38c8582d7addcc05fac748620110614004700http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-06/20511473-2011-cma-music-festival-sells-out-for-second-year-in-a-row-008.htmNASHVILLE, Tenn. , June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, CMA Music Festival sold out each night at LP Field.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:15:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-fe5ffa94d346b9f5a0a4d9dca6a2d59b36.1416 -86.818520110614001500http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/06/14/The-almanac/UPI-74691308036600/Today is Tuesday, June 14, the 165th day of 2011 with 200 to follow. Today is Flag Day in the United States. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury and Saturn. The evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Mars and Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:43:00 +0200upienupi-d0446a48b09b1a2ad5b01feb805621d036.660556 -115.99361145.709167 -93.37916740.696632 -80.0140932.42745 -97.10459440.603056 -84.49166735.819167 -92.39416727.066944 -81.35694430.189409 -83.29679131.412222 -99.15722226.961856 -80.11088320110614114300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/the-asia-canada-lng-connection/article2059250/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2059250Distance and availability make this country the best source to ship an energy source that may substitute for nuclear power in the futureTue, 14 Jun 2011 02:28:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-bcea4834b4689c6f0ec17a54b311849220110614022800http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/13/extreme-weather-flooding-droughts-firesTornados, wildfires, droughts and floods were once seen as freak conditions. But the environmental disasters now striking the world are shocking signs of 'global weirding' Drought zones have been declared across much of England and Wales, yet Scotland has just registered its wettest-ever May.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:20:00 +0200guardianenguardian-2a8460f9eabc7f8e0c1d7997ee98fd5f52.6001223763217 -1.466952271535956.6845545219199 -4.0204150822825852.3065822048099 -3.7391980983700220110613212000http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56055Argentina and the United States have launched a jointly developed satellite observatory that will provide real-time information critical to understanding two major components of the earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:33:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-1fadd75ca03028bae4285879149976cd-34.6654 -58.409620110613203300http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/press-digest-canada-june-1313 Jun 2011 09:40 Source: reuters // Reuters June 13 (Reuters) - The following are top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL: - A weekend of negotiations failed to produce a settlement to end rotating strikes by Canada Post's urban workers.Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:45:00 +0200trustentrust-22f46c7713c10db53e3efdc6d8223d9245.3742 -75.650720110613134500http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/thousands-of-volunteers-help-in-quebecs-flood-ravaged-areas/article2057338/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2057338Wearing bright yellow T-shirts and billy boots, more than 2,000 volunteers descended on the flood-ravaged areas of Quebec on Saturday to help in a massive cleanup effort. Volunteer crews arrived in the Richelieu Valley early in the morning by shuttle bus from Montreal, while others made the trip on their own from towns across the province.Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:55:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-39fc3b44d9559dc389f58ffe772cd48245.541 -73.653520110612025500http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=special-report:-scientists-raceBy David Fogarty CANBERRA (Reuters) - Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that's a bit unusual of late. [More]Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:04:00 +0200scientificamericanenscientificamerican-890eb570fd7e64d8a3fb7d9a608b4034-35.3499 149.04220110611010400http://www.montrealgazette.com/World+needs+wake+dangers+climate+change+says+environmentalist/4932087/story.htmlThe world needs to get serious about fighting climate change if it wants to stop an increasing number of natural disasters seen in recent years, because just changing the type of light bulbs we use and recycling our newspapers is not nearly enough to save the environment, cautions a world-renowned author and environmentalist.Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:10:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-56840d308835ced682774cd9dc61428720110611221000http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?ID=224508&R=R1Food consumption outpacing farm output in more prosperous world; World Food Program: Food prices may be underlying cause for ME unrest.Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:47:00 +0200jpostenjpost-2b95f5fa73dc429cfad598a1fa6440ce20110611084700http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Climate-change-forces-farming-rethink-20110610Rising temperatures and more intense droughts are forcing a rethink in how to grow food, from breeding hardier crops to complete genetic overhauls of plants.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:32:00 +0200news24ennews24-be3e11ffc54e480eee9a9d5deb3b0e8520110610163200http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/10/worldupdates/2011-06-10T130502Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-576187-1&sec=WorldupdatesCANBERRA (Reuters) - Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that's a bit unusual of late.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:46:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-bbaedb2371e1ee7b0d742e54db3ef3a3-35.3499 149.04220110610104600http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/uk-climate-crops-idUKTRE7590IR20110610?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsCANBERRA (Reuters) - Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that's a bit unusual of late.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:01:00 +0200reutersenreuters-a51314dade93d1f68578bce160311d0b-35.3499 149.04220110610060100http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/us-climate-crops-idUSTRE7590I320110610?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNewsCANBERRA (Reuters) - Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that's a bit unusual of late.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:01:00 +0200reutersenreuters-bdef730f89e4fb5edb4846ca2cd111a2-35.3499 149.04220110610060100http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/06/10/intl-fact-finding-mission-in-san-mariano-isabela-exposes-abuses-landgrabbing/By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO “Farmers are losing their land, their livelihood and their very lives because of this [bioethanol] project,” said, Dioni Yadao of Dagami San Mariano.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:22:00 +0200bulatlatenbulatlat-d807778f605180950a0c087c12a56a8920110610042200http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/08/minden-hills-ontario-tornado-weather.html?ref=rssRoughly 90,000 Hydro One customers remain without power after severe thunderstorms swept through parts of Ontario, leading to at least one reported death and spawning several tornado reports.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:42:00 +0200CBCenCBC-70a1fd2f5691e20496e18413b15c5c6250.460524238145 -86.084801183843120110609224200http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/08/minden-hills-ontario-tornado-weather.html?ref=rssRoughly 100,000 Hydro One customers remain without power after severe thunderstorms swept through parts of Ontario, leading to at least one reported death and spawning several tornado reports.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:57:00 +0200CBCenCBC-f28f0cbdc5173361412f68c029bc7ed650.460524238145 -86.084801183843120110609215700http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/738972011-06-08 - https://picasaweb.google.com/Lawrence.Gonzalez.01/HaitianPresidents#5305465374084670514Tens of thousands of Haitians turned out to greet democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on his return to his country. Though originally forced into exiled under the Bush....Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:58:00 +0200pambazukaenpambazuka-bae28f39c6170d0a3c7991fd7fd1ccb018.54299 -72.34310220110609195800http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=145251RESIDENTS were evacuated near Durban, some arterial roads were closed near Bloemfontein and there was traffic chaos in Johannesburg due to countrywide storms yesterday.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:44:00 +0200businessdayenbusinessday-49d4de4411500d87c911ee3287fedf53-26.1441 28.0502-29.8364 30.9422-29.1183 26.224920110609064400http://www.montrealgazette.com/Canadians+weather+obsessed+survey/4915047/story.htmlWhile it's a reliable conversation starter, and a topic of interest to most, a newly released survey commissioned by Environment Canada has dissected our attitudes toward the weather.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:42:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-88f505a52ed02f727a71813d436815b645.3742 -75.650720110609024200http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-06/20473375-extremely-active-severe-weather-season-brings-continued-misery-to-parts-of-the-u-s-according-to-aon-benfield-s-may-catastrophe-study-008.htmCHICAGO , June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon Benfield , the global reinsurance intermediary and capitaWed, 08 Jun 2011 18:18:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-bf67e85c96e5ff08faec3524a728375b41.8265 -87.641320110608181800http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/06/08/hacks.kindness.followup/index.html?eref=rss_latest(CNN) -- What was the best moment of Willow Brugh's weekend? "Someone stood up on a chair (and) asked if anyone had Arduino skills," she said, in reference to the programming platform. "And someone jogged over to them with a huge grin on their face. The joy of sharing." It wasn't a traditional weekend, of course.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:42:00 +0200cnnencnn-e7b2e67fc1e0a567bf3b215446e66b1820110608174200http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article1108508.ece/Evacuations-road-closures-after-winter-stormsPeople were evacuated near Durban, some arterial roads closed near Bloemfontein and there was traffic chaos in Johannesburg due to country-wide unseasonal storms on Wednesday.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:18:00 +0200thetimes-zaenthetimes-za-715aac83879843be504bedeb9a17f599-26.1441 28.0502-29.8364 30.9422-29.1183 26.224920110608171800http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Evacuations-road-closures-after-storms-20110608People have been evacuated near Durban, some arterial roads closed near Bloemfontein and there has been traffic chaos in Johannesburg due to country-wide unseasonal storms.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:58:00 +0200news24ennews24-6aea400ebd1394b4f48889c7616840a0-26.1441 28.0502-29.8364 30.9422-29.1183 26.224920110608165800http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Stormy-weather-causes-chaos-in-Joburg-20110608The unseasonal stormy weather has resulted in flooding and accidents on Gauteng's roads, while heavy rainfall and cold conditions are expected in parts of the country.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:17:00 +0200news24ennews24-fa1318b59529a3ed57765683cbeed2c720110608121700http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article1107761.ece/Chaos-on-Gauteng-roads-after-winter-stormThe unseasonal stormy weather caused chaos on Gauteng roads on Wednesday morning, provincial metro police said.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:01:00 +0200thetimes-zaenthetimes-za-ac69dd49153af6402cd402216e79ffec-26.1011761618905 28.156422668987420110608120100http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/severe-weather-jolts-hamilton-overnight/article2051278/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2051278Tornado warning prompted Emergency Management Ontario to issue ‘red alert’ for areaWed, 08 Jun 2011 10:30:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-7e5eb32dcf9b5733d1e7498d4bb1e0cd32.3011 -64.799320110608103000http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2011/jun/07/weatherwatch-seasons-temperature-floodsA large anticyclone over western Russia helped to move a plume of hot air across eastern Europe last week. On Tuesday, Berlin recorded a maximum temperature of 32C, which is approximately 11C above the seasonal average. However, farther west across Germany a cold front introduced wet and....Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:33:00 +0200guardianenguardian-f709442874f64bfcdd7082ea46255e7352.5163 13.327620110607013300http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/09/national/main5074853.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._5074853On takeoff, the pilot of Flight 1549 remarked on two things: a breathtaking view of the Hudson River and the sickening thump of birds hitting his engines. Warnings about the birds probably would not have helped, Capt. Sullenberger said.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:17:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-e471b244458947e0224abcc7f117128c42.252778 -73.79138920110607221700http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/09/national/main5074324.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._5074324Even after Flight 1549 glided to a near-perfect forced landing on the Hudson River in January, the plane and its 155 passengers and crew came close to catastrophe when someone cracked open a rear door, sending water gushing into the cabin.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:17:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-6a22b5df4e145d6ee47a0a284769de5742.252778 -73.79138920110607221700http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Harper+finally+tours+flood+zone+offers+funding/4901498/story.htmlAlmost 50 days after flood waters began to cause havoc and heartache in rural towns near Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River, Prime Minister Stephen Harper turned up Monday to offer some federal government support for the battered region.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:39:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-fa258f5250e6c2bde3c373a51a34c18420110607193900http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Harper+views+devastation+Mont%c3%a9r%c3%a9gie+flood+zone/4901498/story.htmlAlmost fifty days after flood waters began to cause havoc and heartache in rural towns near Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River, Prime Minister Stephen Harper turned up Monday to offer some federal government support for the battered region.Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:03:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-592ac8d648931552a04445acddfce5d320110606230300http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=604629The Government responded quickly to the Province of Quebec's request for assistance in controlling floods in the Montérégie region, through the Canadian Armed Forces' Operation LOTUS (E) 1-11 joint response. This domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporated CAF Army, Navy and Air Force assets....Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:47:00 +0200gcengc-162bbab04a64ab61697966a1b5952b8053.7392724490039 -71.967408456385520110606184700http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/ottawa-embraces-inaction-but-should-act-on-jobless-rate/article2046451/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2046451Jobs, however, are another matter, particularly as the United States hits a slow stretch. The new majority government is in an enviable position compared to its counterparts across the globe. Consider Europe's struggles, for example, or the threat by Moody's Investors Service to put the U.S.Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-2356d6197040c75485ac6de6e1b3f7c445.3742 -75.650720110606131600http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/profit-not-care-the-ugly-side-of-overseas-adoptions-2293198.htmlIn rural Nepal, where the going rate for a healthy orphan is $5,000 (£3,000), some 600 children are missing. They were taken by agents who came to the villages promising that they would educate the children and give them a better life in the capital, sometimes for a steep fee. The children never returned.Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:05:00 +0200independentenindependent-76353704de490678a860cffca62a9d5927.712 85.31320110605010500http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/05/Rare_June_rain_smashes_records_in_Bay_Area/The pounding rain that inundated the Bay Area Saturday set plenty of records and put the kibosh on plenty of barbecues, beach treks, Little and bicycle rides. They were replaced by spinouts, fender benders, flooding , road closures and other winter-like mishaps that nobody thought they would be dealing with at this time of year.Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:50:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-949541e1e3468ff1beba652cc08b9ab42.65462001341214 43.567374553081320110605035000http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/nhl-better-off-in-the-great-white-north/article2047290/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2047290There is nothing, absolutely nothing, like the sight of a red-coated Mountie to dress up the Stanley Cup final, to make it official. The flitting visual image of a rugged Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, saluting with his right hand to the wide brim of his Stetson hat, serves as notice that....Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:59:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-479caa2cc17a395a3ddce8ffad1942e620110604055900http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hot-enough-for-you-preparing-for-canadas-100-year-heat-wave/article2047055/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2047055Cities around the world are having to deal with the fact that municipal roads, bridges and infrastructure projects will need to change with the weatherSat, 04 Jun 2011 02:13:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-43a72c0c6471f05273d1b84427a93ca645.3742 -75.650720110604021300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/collected-wisdom/why-do-we-like-water-hotter-than-the-air/article2046493/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2046493This week, Collected Wisdom is going to relax in a nice, warm bath. But first we need our rubber duck, our loofah and, for some light reading, a copy of Aquatic Thermal Transfer Quarterly. THE QUESTION A while ago, 14-year-old Stephen Kary of Ottawa told us that he had learned in science class that....Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:41:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-245e3e61fe617a6dcbb795d1dd42eea445.3742 -75.650720110603214100http://tribune.com.pk/story/181391/rehabilitation-canadian-red-cross-to-generate-funds/The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) and its Pakistani partner Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) will generate funds for rehabilitation of last year’s flood survivors. Headed by PRCS Chairperson Senator Nilofar Bakhtiar, a delegation of PRCS has been invited by CRC to visit Canada.Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:15:00 +0200tribuneentribune-b5ebe0bbfc14f44eaa72e223e62f037733.718151 73.06054745.3742 -75.650720110603081500http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576359310991719094.html?mod=rss_US_NewsHeavy spring rains are bringing a new wave of flooding, this time to Missouri River cities stretching from Bismarck, N.D., to St. Louis.Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:22:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-ee3461953066076e628c64fcce76334d46.8102 -100.78920110602012200http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-06/20425433-cliffs-natural-resources-inc-announces-outlook-for-recently-acquired-consolidated-thompson-operations-and-update-for-north-american-coal-business-seg-008.htmCLEVELAND , June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced today 2011 and 2012 outlThu, 02 Jun 2011 23:19:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-4433f985c71893106b2534aae5359e0a48.8521 2.3489920110602231900http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/02/windstorm-in-montreal.html?ref=rssThousands of Quebec households were still without power nearly 24 hours after gale-force winds whipped the province's south and west regions.Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:53:00 +0200CBCenCBC-2aeaf83a671da78d0152ba3c00495d7753.7392724490039 -71.967408456385520110602205300http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Lawrence+River+level+rise/4878206/story.htmlTo manage this year's historically high water levels in Lake Ontario, Canadian and United States officials agreed Wednesday to release hundreds of thousands of additional cubic metres of water through the dam at Cornwall, Ont.Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:26:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-2e201b372ce99931a816cc32d73202e142.689709 -71.17884140.303333 -80.11833340.604433 -73.71282148.861279 -122.29329735.909229 -100.38739832.741177 -96.34689235.18327 -95.64923139.868556 -85.98718940.269514 -76.40811238.962799 -95.24273740.288712 -98.26529742.441111 -88.64111142.21866 -86.05282120110602182600http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/06/01/mb-flooding-evacuations-laurent-lake-manitoba.html?ref=rssHundreds of residents evacuated after vicious winds and floodwaters battered communities along the south end of Lake Manitoba might not get back into their properties for months.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:35:00 +0200CBCenCBC-d2c2bdeb73ba758d2fc3a47211b2e67954.926272934445 -97.43319770921720110601233500http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/01/national/main20068072.shtmlNine Western states reporting cases of a fast-spreading and deadly horse virus, cancelling events and worrying ranchersWed, 01 Jun 2011 22:39:00 +0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-3ef599bc352c4056f731b96afdb9ad4b20110601223900http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/06/01/Winds-trigger-Lake-Manitoba-flooding/UPI-58941306927473/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 1 (UPI) -- About 700 people near the southeastern shore of Canada's Lake Manitoba were evacuated when high winds caused waves to swamp the shoreline, officials said.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:57:00 +0200upienupi-34d6209443d102f3a45422e6ae9f8ec749.9212 -97.124420110601135700http://dalje.com/en-world/winds-trigger-lake-manitoba-flooding/361685WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 1 (UPI) -- About 700 people near the southeastern shore of Canada's Lake Manitoba were evacuated when high winds caused waves to swamp the shoreline, officials said. The winds came up suddenly Tuesday on the lake, which is 15...Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:35:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-54d12dc88e446d0b2b64cb3dff130d3449.9212 -97.124420110601133500http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=92862JOHANNESBURG, 1 June 2011 (IRIN) - The current droughts in Europe and floods in the USA threaten yet another rise in cereal prices in the next few weeks, and serve as a reminder of the changing dynamics of the global food supply system.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:39:00 +0200irinnewsenirinnews-004a3c02197b4afbde72475297f23325-26.1441 28.050235.371769 -117.628720110601113900