Tag: flood

LIVE NOW: NOAA Releases US Spring Outlook and Flood Assessment

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service announces its Spring Outlook, predictions for temperature, precipitation, drought, and flood risk across the country at 11 a.m. ET on March 16. NOAA Climate Prediction Center Operational Prediction Branch Chief Jon Gottschalck and National Water Center Director Ed Clark discuss how the significant rain and…


NOAA Releases US Spring Outlook and Flood Assessment

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service announces its Spring Outlook, predictions for temperature, precipitation, drought, and flood risk across the country at 11 a.m. ET on March 16. NOAA Climate Prediction Center Operational Prediction Branch Chief Jon Gottschalck and National Water Center Director Ed Clark discuss how the significant rain and…


Dozens of Motorists Stranded by Flooding, Potholes in Southern California

LOS ANGELES—The tail end of a powerful storm doused the Southland with more rain March 15, contributing to mudslides, flooding, and hundreds of potholes that damaged hundreds of cars across the area and left motorists stranded. National Weather Service forecasters said the rain will diminish Wednesday, but the damage was done overnight, with some areas…


Motorists Stranded by Flooding, Potholes in Southern California

LOS ANGELES—The tail end of a powerful storm doused the Southland with more rain March 15, contributing to mudslides, flooding, and hundreds of potholes that damaged hundreds of cars across the area and left some motorists stranded. National Weather Service forecasters said the rain will diminish Wednesday, but the damage was done overnight, with some…


Evacuations Ordered as Federal Agency Warns California at ‘High’ Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding

Portions of Southern California were evacuated on Tuesday after yet another winter storm hit California, coming days after thousands of people were evacuated hundreds of miles to the north. Officials in Santa Barbara County, located along the central-southern coast, said in an alert that residents who live near several burn scars should evacuate and said that roads…


More Rain on the Way as Record-Breaking Queensland Flood Peaks

Historic flooding in Australia’s northwest Queensland has peaked but is likely to continue over coming days as emergency services prepare for recovery efforts after nearly 100 residents were evacuated. Major flood alerts remain active in Burketown, about 2,000 kilometres northwest of Brisbane, after water levels at the Albert River exceeded seven metres on Sunday, surpassing…


Senate Budget Committee Mulls Climate Risk to US Coastline Communities and Regions

The Senate Budget Committee on March 1 heard testimony on the costs U.S. coastal communities may be facing because of shifts in the Earth’s climate. “Coastal communities will become harder places to live and work, and real estate values and local tax bases will decline,” predicted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who now chairs the committee,…


4 Homeless People, 5 Animals Rescued From Flood Near Sepulveda Basin

VAN NUYS, Calif.—Three homeless men, one woman, four dogs, and a cat were rescued by Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter personnel near a remote and heavily flooded area near the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin, authorities said Feb. 25. Rescue workers were called at 11:12 p.m. Friday to the 15700 block of West Burbank Boulevard near…


Infant Body Found in Submerged Car in Flooded West Virginia

The body of an infant was found in a submerged car Friday in southern West Virginia after floodwaters swept through the state, authorities said. The flooding came amid a string of thunderstorms that inundated the South and dumped nearly 3 inches of rain in parts of West Virginia. Thunderstorms were possible Friday from the Florida…


Farmer Explains Why California Flushes 95 Percent Rainwater to Ocean | Mark Nakata

“It is really disheartening to see what’s going on. I mean, my own kids are wondering whether they should even try [farming]. Because they’re saying ‘dad, doesn’t look like there’s a future.’ And I can’t tell them they’re wrong.” Siyamak sits down with Mark Nakata, a multi-generational farmer and CEO of California United Water Coalition….