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34 years ago today – the Big Thompson Flood remembered
The Big Thompson Flood in 1976 claimed the lives of 143 Coloradoans in what is Colorado's deadliest natural disaster. July 31, 1976 started like most other summer days in Colorado. It was 1976 and the...
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NASA satellites capture images of deadly flooding in Pakistan
Flooding in Pakistan is easily seen in this satellite image released by NASA. See larger images below. (NASA) While Colorado has witnessed some pretty good rain showers in recent days due to the...
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Australian floods continue unabated flooding hundreds of thousands of square...
This screen capture shows a car being carried away by a flash flood in Toowoomba, Australia. Click the image to watch the amazing video on Examiner.com. The death toll from the relentless flooding in...
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Aussie teens learn what type of flotation device not to use in a flooding river
Two teens in Australia discovered that certain flotation devices aren't appropriate in a flooding river. (Trevor Pinder) Sometimes you just can’t save people from themselves. With Australia battling...
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Severe Weather Awareness Week in Colorado gets started
In 1981 a tornado ripped through Thornton and caused major damage. Last year, funnel clouds were spotted across much of the area. Image courtesy City of Thornton archives. As is customary, Colorado...
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Severe Weather 101 – Floods and Flash Floods
The Big Thompson Flood in 1976 claimed the lives of 144 Coloradoans and serves to remind us of the dangers of floods. For much of Colorado, floods and flash floods present a grave danger to life and...
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Severe Weather 101 – Severe Weather Awareness Week wrap up
Supercell thunderstorms like this can be beautiful – but they can also be deadly. Do you know what to do when severe weather strikes? (Stormscape Photography / FLICKR) Over the past week we have...
View ArticleOver 100 dead in India floods
New Delhi (dpa) – More than 100 people have been killed, most of them in India’s eastern states, during heavy rains and floods over the past week, officials said Monday. More than 4 million people in...
View ArticleMississippi River is About to Have a Record Flood
The Mississippi River is flooding in a big way right now, at the wrong time of year, and is forecasted to match or break 22-year-old crest records over the next few days. Meteorologists are calling it...
View ArticleA race against Mother Nature as officials send water cascading out of...
OROVILLE, Calif. — With more storms expected to slam Northern California later this week, officials worked frantically Monday to drain water from brimming Lake Oroville in hopes of heading off a...
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