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... probability of a bad outcome, the more optimistic bidder is more likely to purchase the asset. Climate change is making extreme weather events, such as tropical storms and flooding, more frequent and intense in many places. Will people’s risk perceptions shift along with these changes? Studies show that many ...
... some of the newest measures to buffer the vulnerable line. Flood barriers at a key downtown waterfront stop were activated for the first time when Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in New England in August. No major damage was reported at the station. Officials are next seeking federal funds to ...
... beginning to recover when Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf Coast in August, once again damaging refineries and chemical plants. As if that weren't enough, Tropical Storm Nicholas caused flooding. "Some of these downstream petrochemical plants in the Gulf Coast regions are still shut down from Hurricane Ida," said Bridgette ...
... reach into deep pockets to bolster their resilience, said Kara Brooks, who manages sustainability programs for the American Society for Health Care Engineering. In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison drenched Houston in a 1,000-year flood, including Texas Medical Center, costing the facility $1.5 billion and years of lost ...
COCODRIE, La. - As Tropical Storm Nicholas crawled through Louisiana this week, dumping nearly 10 inches of rain, Hank Deogracis and Elizabeth Schrader were living outside in a small tent. Left homeless by Hurricane Ida, the couple is part of an emerging housing crisis along the Louisiana Gulf Coast — one made ...
Tropical Storm Nicholas is headed for landfall in Texas tonight, with up to 16 inches of rain. It could become a minimal hurricane, and then move slowly across Texas and Southwestern Louisiana through midweek. That's likely to trigger flash flooding in a region west of where Hurricane Ida struck ...
... disastrous outcomes in parched California. Last year's record amount of land burned included huge Northern California fires that were ignited when remnants of a tropical storm unleashed thousands of bolts. A cluster of 2020 lightning fires known as the August Complex burned more than 1,615 square miles (4 ...
... 15,000 firefighters are already battling 14 major fires across the state.In the Southeastern U.S., the problem is too much water. Remains of Tropical Storm Mindy poured rain over Georgia and South Carolina today in areas already soaked by previous storms. In the Pacific, Hurricane Olaf headed toward ...
In our news wrap Wednesday, a long-awaited trial opened in Paris on the 2015 Islamic State terrorist attack that killed 130 people. The World Health Organization asked that rich nations not give COVID-19 booster shots until next year. A new tropical storm, Mindy, has formed in the Northeastern ...
... Jersey's Raritan River, is almost always hard-hit by major storms. It was the scene of catastrophic flooding in 1998 as the remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd swept over New Jersey. It also sustained serious flooding during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012 ...
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