Concerns about state’s hundreds of aging dams after Veramont flood

Veramont flood

Veramont flood: Concerns regarding the hundreds of dams in the state—a third of which are older than a century—have gained additional urgency in light of the most recent flooding in Vermont. Compared to last year’s floods, when five dams failed and nearly sixty overtopped, this week’s deluge caused by Hurricane Beryl’s remnants wasn’t as bad …

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Upstate New York is under Tornado Warning

Tornado Warning

Conditions that could produce a tornado locally are there on Wednesday as tropical storm Beryl’s remnants move into the Rochester region. UPDATE: Parts of upstate New York are under a tornado warning. The majority of New York’s upstate counties, including Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne counties, are under a tornado watch, according …

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Chances of rain is rising during the weekend

Chances-of-rainduring-weekend

There are chances of rain and severe storms all weekend long. Most of Friday will be sunny, but as the afternoon progresses, the number of clouds will gradually increase. For most of the region, there are high chances of rain. By this afternoon, showers and storms will start to form in western South Dakota and …

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40 hours of tragedy due to floods in southern Germany

40 hours of tragedy due to floods in southern Germany

From 6 a.m. on Saturday, Tobias Kunz has been under constant pressure. The mayor of Nordendorf, a tiny town of 2,600 people north of Augsburg, is battling the River Schmutter’s flooding with great desperation. He’s attempting, together with 300 volunteers, to rescue the neighborhood elementary school. “Yesterday we filled 40,000 sandbags and built a 240-meter-long …

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