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Fargo takes action to lessen impact of flooding
The landscape has changed dramatically since the record flooding of the Red River: Hundreds of once-vulnerable homes are now gone and miles of ...
11 killed in flash floods in Mauritius capital
Police on Monday searched for survivors of flash floods that killed at least 11 people in the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.
FEMA frustrated by drop in ND flood policies
As North Dakota faces another possible major flood this spring, federal officials are frustrated by the number of people in the state who lack ...
NYC aquarium rebounds, rebuilds after Sandy
The New York Aquarium has cherished its big-city setting by the sea for half a century. But the ocean that is the aquarium's lifeblood dealt it a ...
Hungary: Snowstorm strands thousands in their cars
A snowstorm in Hungary brought drifts 10 feet (3 meters) high and violent gusts of wind, forcing thousands of people to spend the night in their cars ...
Recent storms ease the drought in middle of US
Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation's midsection, swelling some major inland ...
Radar reveals apparent buried channels on Mars
The face of Mars is dotted with a maze of channels, pointing to possible ancient megaflood episodes. Now scientists peering below the surface have ...
Scientists focus on another Sandy loss - lab mice
It was one of the most dramatic stories from Superstorm Sandy: more than 300 patients including tiny babies safely removed from a flooded New York ...
Greece: Fierce storm causes blackouts, road havoc
Torrential rainfall in Greece's capital Friday crippled traffic, inundated basements and streets, and was blamed for the death of woman whose car was ...
Rat tales abound in NYC after Sandy
At the height of Superstorm Sandy, city residents watching seawater pour into the subway system couldn't help but wonder: What will become of all the ...
Many flood insurance claims languish after Sandy
Up and down the Atlantic coast, people are telling horror stories about how long it has taken to get an insurance check for flood damage caused by ...
Exhibitions plumb artistic responses to disaster
Coke Wisdom O'Neal looked at the soggy, stained and discolored photographs strewn about his Brooklyn studio by the salty floodwaters of Superstorm ...
Snapshots of Sandy: Group restores victims' photos
Of all the images of Superstorm Sandy's destruction, the ones that linger for Florence Catania are the torn, stained pictures that hung on her walls.
Decimated Ga. plant a symbol of storm's power
For Darleen Evans, it was sheer terror as the manufacturing plant where she worked collapsed around her and her colleagues. She and two other women ...
Mozambique floods: Death toll rises to 55
The United Nations says the death toll from the flooding in Mozambique has risen by seven to at least 55 people. The U.N. said Thursday that heavy ...
Flood waters recede in Mozambique
Flood waters have begun receding in Mozambique, and residents have started returning to the worst-hit city. The United Nations Resident Coordinator ...
Australians clean up from floods; supplies dwindle
Military personnel headed to flood-ravaged northeast Australia on Wednesday to help clean up the sludgy aftermath of floods that damaged thousands of ...
3 months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief
Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ...
UN: Mozambique floods displace 150k, leave 38 dead
A U.N. official in flood-hit Mozambique says at least $15 million in aid is needed to help after flood waters have killed 38 people and displaced ...
After disasters, county struggles against drought
In the gently rolling hills of Oklahoma ranch country is a place that has seen more than its share of destructive weather — tornadoes, ice storms and ...
35,000 more NYC-area buildings in flood zones
Twice as many homes and businesses in and near the city would be in flood zones under new maps that may force more property-owners to buy flood ...
Flooded and frozen: Cold torments storm survivors
Polar air settled in earnest over the Northeast after trekking through the Midwest, grinding trains to a halt, bursting pipes and bringing further ...
Should worst-flooded areas be left after Sandy?
Superstorm Sandy, one of the nation's costliest natural disasters, is giving new urgency to an age-old debate about whether areas repeatedly damaged ...
Superstorm challenges definition of basement in NJ
Irene Sobolov believes the first floor of her house is just that. The federal government and her insurance company say it's a basement. The semantics, ...
Indonesian authorities battle floods in capital
Authorities were working Friday to repair a dike that collapsed amid floods that swamped the Indonesian capital as the waters gradually receded from ...