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Flooding

Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Flood worries in Finland as river levels rise

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 23, 2018 at 10:56
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The spring flood situation in Southern Ostrobothnia appears to be easing off after flood levels were broken Saturday, according to

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Gulf of Alaska quake prompts alerts, evacuations and review of response

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 09:46 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 10:48
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A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday prompted emergency alerts from the National Tsunami Warning Center

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General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Obama brings funding promises to Arctic

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 13:28 — Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015 at 19:10
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The White House on Wednesday announced new efforts and funding to encourage energy efficiency in remote villages and the appointment

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Fran Ulmer preps an audience for a live-stream viewing of a meeting of the Arcic Council on Friday, april 24, 2015, at UAA. (Erik Hill/ADN)
Arctic-Council-2015 General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features Special Reports USA 

Climate change emphasized as US takes chair of Arctic Council

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 19:20 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 18:47
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Linking climate change with severe flooding in the Alaska village of Galena, Secretary of State laid out an ambitious agenda to address

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A rain-swollen river washed away the road and felled trees in Kristinehamn, western Sweden, on August 22, 2014. (Johan Nilsson/AFP/Getty Images)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Climate change may scupper flood insurance for many in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, October 27, 2014 at 17:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 20:01
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Climate change is expected to hit Swedish households close to water, as an insurance industry representative says they may soon

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Environment (Sweden) General Science Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden: huge insurance bill for Malmö floods

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 14:31 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 22:17
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The recent floods in Malmö are estimated to have cost at least SEK 250 million, Swedish Radio News reports. Three

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A rainy day in Finland in 2012. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland 

Heavy rainfall hits Eastern Finland – more in one day than the average monthly total

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 12:37
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And the rain came pouring down on Tuesday in Eastern Finland – in some places more than the total monthly

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A farmer continues working despite December flooding in Western Finland (Yle)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland 

Lake levels rise in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 14:29
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Some of Finland’s largest lakes are forecast to continue rising for the coming weeks, with record levels predicted for Lake

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After being told that her home, pictured here in June sitting in a lake of polluted, sewage-tainted water, was not a total loss and could be repaired enough to live in again, Jennifer Hildebrand and her community were filled with disbelief. So they took action. (Laurel Andrews/Alaska Dispatch)
Society Society (USA) USA 

Galena, Alaska flooding victim takes charge after FEMA decision

Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 11:16
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GALENA — The Yukon River flood that nearly wiped out the Interior Alaska community of Galena in May left resident

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Outflow of Mendenhall Glacier dumps into the Gulf of Alaska. (Aron Stubbins / Skidaway Institute of Oceanograph / Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Looming threat in Juneau, Alaska – Mendenhall Glacier could let loose water surge

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 10:35
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JUNEAU — Alaska’s capital city, once thought to be almost immune from the effects of global warming due to a

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Flooding in the Yukon River community of Galena, Alaska over the memorial Day weekend. (National Weather Service, Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Alaskan recalls recent flooding horror

Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013 at 09:38
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Twenty-four years on the Yukon River brings with it some understanding of and relation to the water. But with the

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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