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Flooding possible near Des Moines reservoir
March 17, 2010 8:52 AM
Iowa communities along the Des Moines River are getting ready for flooding as the water level of a reservoir north of the capital rises. The Army Corps of Engineers says the water could start flowing over the spillway by Monday. Corps of Engineers' spokesman Ron Fournier says the reservoir's... more » -
Stored sandbags crash through a floor
March 3, 2010 6:41 PM
Nearly 5,000 sandbags collapsed through the floor of a storage building in Fargo, North Dakota, snapping gas pipes. Firefighters closed down several roads surrounding the warehouse. Five people inside the building were able to get out unhurt. The gas line was shut off and the hazmat team quickly... more » -
Study: ‘Runaway’ melt on Antarctica, Greenland
September 24, 2009 4:19 PM
The most detailed satellite information available shows that ice sheets in Greenland and western Antarctica are shrinking faster than scientists thought and in some places are already in runaway melt mode, a new study found. "Dynamic thinning of Greenland and Antarctic ice-sheet ocean margins is more sensitive, pervasive, enduring... more »
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