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News on Flooding
Potential Mosul Dam Failure Puts Millions at Risk
The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is the largest Dam in the country and provides power to nearly two million people. According to engineers, the dam is at serious risk of collapse and...
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Deadly Sinkhole Accident in Kentucky
A 61-year-old woman was killed when her vehicle fell into a massive sinkhole which was caused by heavy rainfall in Kentucky, Caldwell County. A 61-year-old woman was killed when her vehicle fell into...
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Huge Floods Sculpt Colorado’s Mountain Landscape
Heavy rains in 2013 lead to devastating floods of rock, soil, and water through many cities and towns that line the Colorado Rockies. Scientists are now considering the importance of large, rare, inde...
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Thailand innovative home floats in case of flooding
The two storey home in a Thai neighborhood for factory workers has a special feature that is not directly visible to the average eye. Hidden in the home's foundation is a system that allows it to floa...
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Ormenio, Greece saved by flooding thanks to last-minute levee
The construction of a kilometer long levee resulted in saving the village of Ormenio in the northeast of Greece from the rising water of Evros River. The extreme weather conditions resulted in damagin...
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