Climate Study: Extreme Rain Storms in Midwest Have Doubled in Last 50 Years, Often Leading to Worsened Flooding
22 May 2012, 7:57 am
The kind of deluges that in recent years washed out Cedar Rapids, IA, forced the Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally blow up levees to save Cairo, IL, and sent the Missouri River over its banks for hundreds of miles are part of a growing trend, according to a new report released today by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Big ...

Extreme storms in Midwest have doubled in last 50 years
20 May 2012, 2:08 am
CHICAGO -- The kind of deluges that in recent years washed out Cedar Rapids, Iowa, forced the Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally blow up levees to save Cairo, Ill., and sent the Missouri River over its banks for hundreds of miles are part of a growing trend, according to a report released last week by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and the Natural Resources Defense Council ...

Extreme Rain Doubled in Midwest in Past 50 Years
17 May 2012, 12:24 pm
By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the U.S. [More]

Extreme rain doubled in Midwest: climate study
16 May 2012, 3:42 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the U.S. Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate advocates link to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Across the Midwest the biggest storms increased by 103 percent from 1961 through 2011, a study released by the Rocky ...

Storms lead to hay fever alert
2 May 2012, 7:01 am
The April deluges have prepared the ground for a record hay fever season, warn experts.

Deluge sparks warning in Chelsea
1 May 2012, 3:43 pm
IF LAST week's deluges weren't enough of warning, Chelsea SES is promoting FloodSafe Awareness Week.

Rain eases but there's more to come
1 May 2012, 1:56 pm
Flood waters are receding but forecasters have warned that the recent deluges could be followed by unseasonable frost and sub zero temperatures.

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1 May 2012, 7:28 am
Flood waters are receding but forecasters have warned that the recent deluges could be followed by unseasonable frost and sub zero temperatures.

Yes, we still need hosepipe ban, say Thames Water
1 May 2012, 6:45 am
Thames Water launched a campaign today to convince sceptical Londoners that the drought is far from over despite a month of deluges.

Mullins' mighty mare Quevega defies the squalls
26 April 2012, 6:06 pm
Apparently impervious to deluges and gales, never mind horses saddled by rival trainers, Willie Mullins had won four of the five races they managed to salvage at Punchestown on Wednesday. Yesterday he brought his own force of nature in the mighty mare, Quevega, who warmed the cockles of the Festival diehards even as another squall swept across a gripping dénouement to the Ladbrokes World Series ...