Mr. La Trail was born in Walhalla, N.D., when this state was all vast wilderness, and he had fought Indians, and hunted bears and buffalo on the plains. [...]Read More... from On This Day | One of North Dakota’s First?
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Europe’s Original Climate-Resilient City Has a Lesson for Us All
Amsterdam has always been a city built on defiance — not against kings or conquerors, but against the sea itself. As it celebrates its 750th birthday, the Dutch capital is still expanding into the water, constructing new islands that will soon house[...]
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Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
Even after two deadly floods—one in North Carolina last fall and another just last week in Texas—the pattern is painfully familiar: accurate weather warnings were issued, but local officials didn’t always act quickly enough to save lives. More than 100 people have[...]
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Why Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
In Texas Hill Country, danger doesn’t always come with a warning. On July 4, a flash flood turned deadly in the early morning hours, killing at least 43 people and leaving dozens missing near the Guadalupe River. The region is no stranger[...]
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On This Day | A Low Flood Risk Year
The gate at the dam in Minot has been raised a little so that about 9000 cubic feet of water per second is being released from the reservoir. The dam is now storing about [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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Manitoba flood forecasters move into new facility
As the season of flood concern draws closer, forecasters responsible for watching water levels in Manitoba are starting this season in a new office with state-of-the-art equipment. It’s an improvement brought forward based on lessons learned in 2011. [...]Read More... from Manitoba[...]
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Rice Lake Association, County Leaders Moving on Flood-Damaged Homes
Rice Lake was appropriated $2 million by the legislature to help deal with issues from the rising water, and the plan on how to spend that money is coming together. Get an update from Jarid Lundeen of the Rice Lake Association via[...]
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Manitoba Flood Forecast Misses Mark, Costs Farmers
Flood forecasting is tricky business, and farmers in Manitoba will pay the price for a missed forecast this year. Get the full story on the unanticipated larger flows into the upper Assiniboine river from the Winnipeg Free Press. [...]Read More... from Manitoba[...]
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Canadians Release March Flood Forecast, Risk is Minimal
February saw an increase in the amount of snowpack in the upper reaches of the Souris basin, but the overall forecast is for minimal risk of flooding in the basin as a result of winter runoff. Here’s Souris Basin’s outlook from the[...]
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Flood Foreast Favorable: ISRB Hosts Winter Meeting
The early-season flood forecast looks good along the Souris River, but officials warn that it’s a basin that can change quickly. And on the long-term operating plan and possible changes, it seems bureaucracy is now holding the process from moving forward. [...]Read[...]
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Saskatchewan Early Flood Forecast is Favorable
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency issue their February forecast for spring runoff. This is still an early forecast and late winter and spring weather systems have the potential to change this outlook significantly, but at this point, the threat of flooding along[...]