Aquapocalypse

FLOOD OF MUD

Iowa City’s flood protections face a marathon test

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Officials in Columbus Junction, Iowa, survey flooding from a bridge near the confluence of the Iowa and Cedar Rivers. (Stephen Mally for The New York Times)

MORE evacuations; Damage…

Floods spur record rise in corn prices…

Flooding in the American Midwest threatens crops - International Herald Tribune

WEATHER ADDS TO CHALLENGE OF COMBATING FOOD SHORTAGES…

My Way News - Rising waters in Plains inundate bridge, farmland

PORTLAND - Hundreds of residents fled their homes this week after a fierce storm battered the Pacific Northwest, killing at least five people and leading to widespread flooding that shut down a stretch of Interstate 5.

National Guard troops were summoned before daybreak Wednesday to help evacuate a 20-unit trailer park near Elma in the Schoeweiler Tracts area, threatened by the flooding Chehalis River, said Aberdeen police Detective George J. Kelly, a spokesman at the Grays Harbor County emergency command center.

Floods continue to plague Northwest | Top Stories | KING5.com | News for Seattle, Washington

The Thames Barrier will be closed at 8pm to protect against the tidal surge

Police and fire services were last night preparing to evacuate thousands of homes. Householders were stocking up on sandbags and emergency provisions.

Tidal wave heading for Englands east coast poses extreme danger to life | the Daily Mail

Floods in Mexico Strand Thousands

One million people affected by Mexican Flood…

(AP) A man rescues a parrot and two dogs from floodwaters in Tabasco, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. A… Full Image

(AP) People evacuate a flooded area in Villahermosa, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. A week of heavy… Full Image

(AP) People evacuate a flooded area in Tabasco, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. A week of heavy rains… Full Image

AMPHIBIOUS HOUSES FOR RISING WATER LEVEL by KateThe Dutch have fought their marshy surroundings with clever engineering since the country’s inception, and we’ve seen some impressive “floating architecture” from DuraVermeer and WaterStudio. Now that global warming is fanning the flame: melting ice-caps and raising sea levels, more and more Dutch designers are getting into amphibious architecture. Builder Hans van de Beek’s amphibious houses are an obvious yet genius solution to rising water levels. He explains; “They are pretty much just regular houses, the only difference is that when the water rises, they rise.”

Read entire article here: AMPHIBIOUS HOUSES FOR RISING WATER LEVELS

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Storm Cleanup Begins in Soggy Midwest…

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The Flood of Ohio