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US: Missouri River crests, breaking records of 1993 floods

Matt Pearce
The Kansas City Star
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:46 UTC
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© Brian Gehring
A home broke apart as it was engulfed by Missouri River floodwaters Wednesday in the Hoge Island area of Bismarck, N.D. In some parts of northwest Missouri, meanwhile, the river hit historic highs.
The Missouri River hit historic highs around northwest Missouri on Wednesday as officials prepared to unleash even more water into the area.

National Weather Service measurements taken near Big Lake and Phelps City, both about two hours northwest of Kansas City, showed crests beating every mark on record - even 1993's peaks.

"Missouri River water will remain dangerously high for the foreseeable future," said Col. Anthony Hoffman of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Kansas City office.

Residents in Holt County in northwest Missouri are already facing advancing floodwaters, which have defeated at least one levee there and are nearing the tops of others.
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Cloud Lightning

China: Flash floods swamp Beijing, dozens affected by subway outages

Robert Birsel
Reuters
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:18 UTC
Many Beijing residents were left stranded by a big thunderstorm that flooded many roads and forced the closure of some subway stations.

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© Reuters/David Gray
A man rides an electric bike as a pedestrian carries an umbrella during a heavy rain storm in Beijing June 23, 2011.
Hundreds of commuters had to find alternative ways home in the middle of the deluge, as flash floods forced at least three subway lines to be shut temporarily.

The evening downpour, which turned the sky black, left drenched pedestrians wading through ankle-deep water on many side streets.

Thunderstorms in Beijing during the summer months are typical, although such heavy rain is unusual.
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Bizarro Earth

US: River floods North Dakota city Minot after evacuations


BBC News
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:58 UTC
The Souris River has begun flooding into Minot in the state of North Dakota, following the evacuation of about 12,000 of the town residents.

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© AP
The Souris River, which flows south from Saskatchewan, Canada, is swollen from snow melt
Sirens sounded throughout the city around 1300 local time on Wednesday (1800 GMT), alerting residents of an impending deadline to evacuate.

Heavy rainfall has bloated the river, which flows down from Canada.

Meanwhile, an oil boom in the state has left few hotel vacancies available for flood refugees, local officials said.

The Souris River is expected to hit nearly 1,563ft (476m) above sea level this weekend, topping the previous flood record set in 1881.
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Bizarro Earth

Lyttelton eruption 'not possible' ?


Stuff.co.nz
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:08 UTC
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© Unknown
No volcanic activity detected in Lyttelton harbour despite active quakes
Ancient Banks Peninsula volcanoes are not going to erupt, scientists say.

Unnamed officials have been quoted as saying continuing earthquake activity around Canterbury, indicating a volcanic eruption is brewing, has been "hushed up".

Others say the water in Lyttelton Harbour has heated up as a consequence of volcanic activity, and in some parts the water is already too hot to touch.

Some of the country's top earthquake and volcano experts are now determined to quash the gossip before it scares even more people.

Natural Hazards Research Platform manager Kelvin Berryman, of GNS Science, said a Banks Peninsula eruption was "just not possible".

"There's no truth to this. There's no reason for it. We have said time and time again this is not possible," he said.
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Bizarro Earth

Experts warn Chile volcano could explode again


Agence France-Presse
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:27 UTC
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© AFP, Martin Bernetti
A cloud of ash billows from the Puyehue volcano
Chilean experts warned Wednesday that a "cork" of lava could lead to another explosion at the Puyehue volcano, which has caused major flight disruptions from Argentina to Australia.

Seismic activity has declined, with two tremors of a magnitude of around 2.5 recorded every hour on Tuesday, compared with several hundred of a magnitude of four or five in the hours preceding the initial June 4 eruption.

But Chile's National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN), which monitors volcanic activity, said the volcano had to be kept on red alert because of the possibility of another explosion.

Geologists said a "cork" of lava, which emerged on Tuesday and was blocking even more lava from spewing forth, had the potential to create a huge build-up in pressure.

If this continues, "an explosive event remains possible because the path the lava is taking is obstructed, or because the eruption dynamic has changed," said SERNAGEOMIN director Enrique Valdivieso.
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US: Storm looking like giant tidal wave sparks sideways lightning bolts


Daily Mirror
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:05 UTC
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© Mike Hollingshead/Solent
This extraordinary photograph captures the incredible moments a 'supercell' storm reared up against a backdrop of lightning
A huge storm rears up like a giant tidal wave, sparking horizontal bolts of lightning.

Mike Hollingshead took this snap in Nebraska, USA.

The storm chaser, 35, said: "I've seen some cool storms but this one takes the cake."
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Cloud Lightning

Czech Republic: Possible multiple tornadoes in the Pardubice region


Aktualne.cz
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:11 UTC
Pardubice tornado
© www.in-pocasi.cz Nikola Burkoňová
Windstorm in Staré Čivice destroyed the roof of ten to fifteen houses.
Translation by SOTT.net

Pardubice - Tuesday's tornado not only struck Staré Čívice in Pardubice, but also other communities in the vicinity of Pardubice.

People reported damaged roofs in Staré Jesenčany, Mikulovice, and Blata a Hroubovice said the deputy of county firefighters.

Possibly multiple tornadoes rampaged through Pardubice, but meteorologists are still investigating whether in some cases these were so-called 'landspouts'.

The tornado caused most damage in an industrial zone in Staré Čívice, where it damaged the buildings of two businesses, leaving costs in damages running into tens of millions of crowns.
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Alarm Clock

US: Sirens Blare as Flooding Hits North Dakota

Michael Murray
Abcnews.go.com
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:41 UTC

Sirens are blaring at this moment in Minot, N.D., as the overflowing Souris River floods over the top of local levees five hours before the evacuation deadline for 11,000 residents. Farther south, the overflowing Missouri River has put two nuclear power plants at risk, necessitated evacuations and produced a travel nightmare as interstate highways shut down.
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Better Earth

US: Thousands move out as river seeps into North Dakota town


NBC News
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:05 UTC
Nearly 12,000 expect their homes to be swamped within days


Minot, North Dakota - Driving away with what they could fit in their vehicles, thousands of Minot residents left their homes on Wednesday amid blaring sirens and floodwater that overtopped or seeped through some levees.

Steve and Michelle Benjamin were among the nearly 12,000 ordered out. Before they fled, however, they hauled an entertainment center, desk chairs and bicycles over an emergency levee to a trailered pickup truck. It was the last of nearly a dozen loads.

Michelle Benjamin, 46, stood on the deck along the rising Souris River, watching water trickle over the dike.

"Oh my God," she said as she fought back tears. "It's not easy starting over at this age."
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Attention

Tsunami Warning In Effect After Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Hits Japan's Coast

Julie Zeveloff
Business Insider
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:32 UTC
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© USGS
An earthquake with a 6.7 magnitude struck off the east coast of Japan, near Honshu, early Thursday morning.

The Japanese Meteorological Agency warned that a tsunami about one-half meter (20 inches) could follow, CNN is reporting.

The quake struck in many of the same areas that were hit hard by the March earthquake and tsunami that left more than 23,000 dead or missing in Japan, AFP reports.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, according to CNN.
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