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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Yellowstone flooding prompts 10,000 to flee national park
Superintendent Cam Sholly said the visitors were asked to leave after roads and bridges washed out and power was knocked out from heavy rains and snow melt.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Miles from the sea, a Portland neighborhood finds itself in a new flood zone
Updated and more accurate federal maps put a cluster of homes near Capisic Brook in a zone that faces once-in-a-century risks.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2021
The price of living near the shore is already high. Insurance is about to go through the roof.
Plus, like the climate threat, the cost increase for flood insurance will reach far beyond the coast, to inland states where waterways overflow during heavy rains.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
After Northeast flooding, insurance problems swamp residents
Flood damage is not covered by homeowners or renters insurance policies, and most of those affected lived in areas outside of coastal floodplains, making flood insurance an afterthought.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
Rescuers race to prevent more deaths from European floods
In Germany and Belgium, the number of dead surpasses 125 and the search goes on for hundreds of missing people.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
Record rains cause flash flooding in Tennessee; 4 dead
Precipitation has stopped, but flood warnings are in place for the next couple of days as rivers and creeks continue to rise.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Officials predict normal to below-normal spring flooding
The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission meets virtually Thursday to discuss ice conditions and possibility of drought this spring.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Electricity restored to most customers after Saturday’s storm
Southern Maine got drenched, while sections of western and northern Maine saw up to 13 inches of snow.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
When it rains it pours … in some parts of Maine
But the flooding in some areas won't be enough to reverse drought conditions in much of the state, given higher than normal temperatures and lower than average rainfall forecast for the next 30 days.
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Three gloomy days likely to be capped by our best yet
Rain, heavy at times, will fall on Friday, but Sunday will be aptly named.