Evacuation alert lifted in Old Crow, Yukon as risk of ice-jam flooding passes
Yukon gov’t says community is no longer on flood watch An evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon, has
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Water levels down in Old Crow as minor flooding continues
Water on Porcupine River peaked on Sunday, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation says Water levels on the Porcupine River near Old
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High water advisory issued for Porcupine River at Old Crow, Yukon
Potential flooding ‘could range from minor to major depending on whether ice jams form downstream’ Emergency officials in the Yukon
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Swedish weather service forecasts left municipalities ill-prepared for major floods
Flood warnings issued by Sweden’s national weather service, SMHI, have been inadequate, according to several municipalities affected by major floods
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Lapland seeing high waters, unusually heavy snow
Floods threaten southern Lapland, while deep snow covers the region’s central areas. Water courses in southern Lapland are near flood
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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Glacial dam burst in Juneau, swelling levels of Mendenhall River to an unprecedented degree
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Glacial dam outburst in Alaska, erodes riverbanks, destroys at least 2 buildings
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press 2 homes complete losses, 3rd was partially destroyed; no reports of injuries or fatalities Raging
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Finnish Lapland braces for flood peaks this weekend
Lapland rescue services have been busy since Thursday evening due to the Tornio River flood situation. Water levels continued to
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Oldest town in Yukon almost wiped out by ice jams and flooding
‘It’s a real traumatic setback,’ says Roberta Joseph, chief of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation The historic town site of
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Ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska
Ice jams on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers cause most of damage Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several
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Flood warning issued for Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon
High water levels expected to last into Tuesday evening The Yukon government has issued a flood warning for the Klondike
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Flood recovery cost in northern Canadian community expected to top $174 million
MLAs say most of the costs are likely to be reimbursed from federal government The N.W.T. government says it expects
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Progress in preparing the state for climate change but more to be done
Sweden’s national weather service SMHI says progress is ongoing but more must be done to adapt local governments and state authorities to
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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow
Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all
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Melting snow brings floods to central Sweden
The national weather service SMHI has issued warnings for 8 different counties where this winter’s unusually heavy snow is now
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