Flood
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News
Eastern Kentucky Needs Flood Relief, Not Another Federal Prison
Along the riverbanks of Eastern Kentucky, the redbud trees are just starting to bloom, their branches still lumbering under the…
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News
Their American Dream Is Being Washed Away
The house was supposed to last the Fuentes family for the rest of their lives. They barely got a few…
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News
Should Californians Shake Our Fists at the Sky or Thank the Heavens?
FRESNO, Calif. — Here in Fig Garden, a suburb that creeps up to the edge of the San Joaquin River,…
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US
Los Angeles County’s Black Residents Are Most at Risk in Major Floods
Southern California has so far escaped the worst impact of recent rainstorms, but a new study shows a 100-year-flood event…
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Business
Floods Show California’s Climate Dilemma: Fight the Water, or Pull Back?
As global warming brings more intense rainfall, experts say the state needs to give rivers more room to flood safely.…
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US
California Braces for Yet More Rain
Emergency responders and residents have endured several powerful storms in recent weeks. Wednesday brings another.
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World
At Least 51 Dead in the Philippines After Holiday Flooding
Heavy rains on Christmas Day killed dozens of people and left thousands displaced. For a deeply Catholic nation, the timing…