Sentences with phrase «cause local flooding»

Likewise, the torrential rains of January and February can cause local flooding, which can damage homes and lead to problems like toxic mold.

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So, if high winds cause bridge closures, hundreds will be re-routed on a long drive to get to the official proceedings — that is, of course, if flooding doesn't close the local roads.

A travel advisory is in effect for portions of southern Tompkins County after heavy rains Sunday caused flash flooding and damaged local roads in Newfield and Danby.

He said that the flooding that occurred along Ntuen Ibok street in Ikot Abasi local government area that destroyed his property was caused by poor drainage system.

«The Schumer shutdown caused us to have to put in peril needy children who may have lost their diabetes medication, our veterans going without pay, the important reinstatement of our national flood insurance program, which has reforms to FEMA that will help our local business community and our individuals who were devastated by floods not just in 2011, two in 2013 and twice this year with the flooding problems we have had,» Tenney said.

A federal judge ruled last week that a federal agency's actions to improve habitats for endangered species along the Missouri River exacerbated floods, causing damage to local farmers whose land was temporarily inundated.

TOPSHOT - Volunteer rescuer Matt Clarke searches for local residents after a mandatory evacuation was ordered in the area beneath the Barker Reservoir as water is released, after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston, Texas on August 31, 2017.

 In collaboration, theyÂ've raised a great deal of money for good causes and, in this latest venture, theyÂ've not only found funds to help flood victims but aided the restoration of local amenities.

Originally blogged at Realclimategate In the Guardian — Germaine Greer writes an excellent article about the causes of the Brisbane flooding and the failures of the public and local government (covered up warnings) to do anything about it when they... Continue reading →

In the early 1970s, the United States Congress, exercised by the threat, held hearings where experts explained to politicians the dangers of the new age of global cooling, which, as Newsweek reported, would cause «droughts, floods, extended dry spells, long freezes, delayed monsoons, and even local temperature increases....»

Still, it's good for residents to look at what may happen to their properties when local weather conditions cause flooding or other hazards.

In truth, water damage might be caused by a broken pipe but it would require flood insurance to cover water rising above the local stream banks.