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Global Projects Aim to Save Sinking Cities From Rising Seas and Climate Change
From Jakarta to Virginia, cities are adopting innovative ways to fight land sinking — from China’s sponge city initiative to the U.S. SWIFT program and European wet farming — offering real hope that urban landscapes can rise again and restore natural balance.
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Storm Hits US Northeast, Flights Cancelled, 1.7 Million Without Power
A powerful storm lashing the northeastern United States on Friday killed at least five people as winds topping 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour) helped flood streets in Boston, ground flights and halt train service across the region.
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The Search For A Missing Mom, Two Kids Ends With A Horrifying Sight
Courtney Ashe was visiting her uncle's in Loudoun County, Virginia, Friday night when she FaceTimed with her 5-year-old son Cameron A. Martin. The boy said he wanted to see her and play with his 9-year-old cousin, Jaylen C. Sills-Russell.
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Flood Help Weighs Heavily In West Virginia Governor's Race
After floods washed thousands of West Virginians out of their homes, about 700 victims found shelter in a resort fit for royalty.
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Barack Obama Declares Disaster As US Flood Casualties Climb To 24
The casualties from flooding in the US state of West Virginia rose to 24 on Saturday, as President Barack Obama declared a major disaster, releasing federal aid for some of the hardest-hit areas.
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US' West Virginia's Worst Flooding In A Century Kills 24
Surrounded by muddy devastation, Cathy Light and her husband Chris thought it was "heaven sent" they had free burgers to munch on in a Clendenin parking lot Saturday.
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Atleast 23 Dead In US's West Virginia Floods
Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left at least 23 people dead, and authorities said on Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for.
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US Teen Jailed More Than 11 Years for Islamic State Conviction
A tech-savvy US teenager from Virginia was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison on Friday for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State extremist group.
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Local warming: US cities in front line as sea levels rise
The signs of rising water are everywhere in this seaport city: yellow "Streets May Flood" notices are common at highway underpasses, in low-lying neighborhoods and along the sprawling waterfront.
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Global Projects Aim to Save Sinking Cities From Rising Seas and Climate Change
From Jakarta to Virginia, cities are adopting innovative ways to fight land sinking — from China’s sponge city initiative to the U.S. SWIFT program and European wet farming — offering real hope that urban landscapes can rise again and restore natural balance.
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Storm Hits US Northeast, Flights Cancelled, 1.7 Million Without Power
A powerful storm lashing the northeastern United States on Friday killed at least five people as winds topping 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour) helped flood streets in Boston, ground flights and halt train service across the region.
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The Search For A Missing Mom, Two Kids Ends With A Horrifying Sight
Courtney Ashe was visiting her uncle's in Loudoun County, Virginia, Friday night when she FaceTimed with her 5-year-old son Cameron A. Martin. The boy said he wanted to see her and play with his 9-year-old cousin, Jaylen C. Sills-Russell.
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Flood Help Weighs Heavily In West Virginia Governor's Race
After floods washed thousands of West Virginians out of their homes, about 700 victims found shelter in a resort fit for royalty.
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Barack Obama Declares Disaster As US Flood Casualties Climb To 24
The casualties from flooding in the US state of West Virginia rose to 24 on Saturday, as President Barack Obama declared a major disaster, releasing federal aid for some of the hardest-hit areas.
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US' West Virginia's Worst Flooding In A Century Kills 24
Surrounded by muddy devastation, Cathy Light and her husband Chris thought it was "heaven sent" they had free burgers to munch on in a Clendenin parking lot Saturday.
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Atleast 23 Dead In US's West Virginia Floods
Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left at least 23 people dead, and authorities said on Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for.
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US Teen Jailed More Than 11 Years for Islamic State Conviction
A tech-savvy US teenager from Virginia was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison on Friday for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State extremist group.
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Local warming: US cities in front line as sea levels rise
The signs of rising water are everywhere in this seaport city: yellow "Streets May Flood" notices are common at highway underpasses, in low-lying neighborhoods and along the sprawling waterfront.
