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FEMA expands Boyle floodplain
msimpson@amnews.comSeveral Boyle County residents may have to add flood insurance to their list of bills this summer. The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued new floodplain maps for Boyle County in 2010, and about 30 houses that were not previously in a floodplain...Tags: Insurance, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, FEMA
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Park Ridge discusses incentives for flood protection
At its monthly meeting last week, the Park Ridge Flood Control Task Force again brought up the idea of giving financial incentives to help residents pay for their own flood protection as the town struggles through its most recent flooding issues. The...
Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Engineering
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Interior Alaska: Flooding Damages Homes in Circle
Channel 2 NewsWaters of the Yukon River rose quickly Sunday morning and spilled into the community of Circle. Most of the homes and other structures in Circle were damaged by flooding, according to the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management....Tags: Weather Warnings
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April flood has brought May headaches
It's been a month since rain drenched the region, turning communities that had never seen major flooding before into national disaster areas. The downpour started April 17, setting records for rainfall. Some of Chicago's suburbs recorded more than 7...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, American Red Cross, FEMA, John F. Kennedy
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New Jersey to use federal funds to buy homes that are flood prone
New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane Sandy-damaged and flood-prone homes in the state. Gov. Chris Christie said in a news release that the state initially will target houses that have flooded repeatedly,...Tags: Labor Day, Government Aid, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Chris Christie
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Zebra mussels make their unwanted presence felt
Nevada, Mo. – Biologists have found zebra mussels in a lake at the Schell-Osage Conservation Area, which is in Vernon and St. Clair counties in west central Missouri. Zebra mussels are an invasive species from Eurasia that can cause ecological and...
Tags: Mussels, Science and Technology, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, U.S. Geological Survey
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Devils Lake: Giveth and taketh
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. -- While the Red River flooding grabs the biggest headlines for its critical flooding emergency, the chronic story is Devils Lake. "It's been going on for 20 years; you get tired of it," says Dan Webster, chairman of the Ramsey...Tags: Rivers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Conservation, Arable Farming, Bodies of Water
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Darien looks for flood solutions
Darien officials will be using input from residents to determine where to direct flood-proofing efforts going forward. After April's flooding, city leaders reached out to residents through a survey, asking for their input on how their properties were...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry
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Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Federal Housing Administration, Northbrook, Hurricanes, Economy, Business and Finance, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Suspicions fire racial tensions
Gina Blandin has a theory about what caused the flooding disaster that befell New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck last August, an idea that has little to do with engineering studies or physical evidence and everything to do with the poisonous...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Interior Policy, Emergency Incidents, Racism, Alphonso Jackson
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Des Plaines' beef about levee dismissed by state agency
Efforts by Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to limit flood damage near Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River last month did not violate a state permit and did not significantly contribute to flooding downstream in Des Plaines, according to findings from...
Tags: Mount Prospect, Rivers, Des Plaines, Education, Bodies of Water
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Forest Service urges camping with caution
Roanoke, VA - National forest officials are promoting flash flood awareness for neighboring communities and people who camp outdoors. A flash flood is a serious weather event for forest visitors because rising flood water is extremely dangerous—a...
Tags: Entertainment, Weather Warnings, Science and Technology, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, National Weather Service
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