Due to high precipitation levels in Wales over the past few weeks and in particular over the past couple of days 600 villagers have been evacuated from Pennal in [...]
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read more here... →Floods which killed more than 1000 people have been blamed on illegal logging.
Many were killed by logs being washed down by flood waters, which crushed houses and [...]
read more here... →Houses are still being given planning permission to be built on floodplains by local authorities.
With the danger of a future shortfall in water supplies, it really is [...]
read more here... →The Army Corps of Engineers breached the levee in an effort to save the town of Cairo, Illinois, sacrificing farmland across the river in Missouri.
As much [...]
read more here... →Between 100,000 to 200,000 people had their livelihoods affected or destroyed, while 65 people died in the seven flood-affected regions in northern Namibia.
Many rural areas remain [...]
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"Energy Agency Makes Case for Climate-Wise Energy Steps" - http://t.co/z2j34lJyfE - shared from @TaptuGreen - posted on 10/06/2013 17:51:56



