Houston points people to overflow shelters as cold, rainy weather threatens homeless
HOUSTON — The City of Houston is directing people to overflow shelters as temperatures plummet into the thirties amid rainfall, creating potentially life-threatening conditions for the homeless ...
Fire destroys parts of historic boardwalk in Vancouver Island's Telegraph Cove, fire department says
Parts of the historic boardwalk in Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island were destroyed by a large fire, the Port McNeill Fire ...
With a new year comes new, increased parking fines in Seattle
Seattle residents and visitors will be paying more for parking tickets if they park in an illegal spot within the city.
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Conroe extends 120-day development moratorium as it builds water wells to address growth
Conroe has extended its development moratorium another 120 days for part of the city as it moves forward with building new water wells and rehabilitating others to address water infrastructure ...
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Flood gates are dropped from a plan to protect the Jersey Shore's back bays from catastrophic storms
Without some sort of storm protection plan, New Jersey's back bay regions could sustain $2.6 billion a year in flood-related damage to property ... have been erected in Absecon Bay near Atlantic City, ...
Daily Express21d
Panic in Montenegro as ‘5,000 tourists a day’ flood beautiful city from cruise ships
The city would certainly not be the first to implement a high tourist tax on visitors. In April, day-trippers to Venice were required to pay five euros (£4.30) a day between the hours of 8.30am ...
New York Post23d
Additional 250 National Guard troops will flood subways to keep holiday straphangers safe, Hochul announces
An additional 250 National Guard troops will be deployed in New York City’s subways for the holiday season and beyond, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. The new soldiers will swell the New ...
The Courier-Mail23d
Kidd Bridge cut as Mary River rises following days of rain
Early morning drivers were forced to head south to the Normanby Bridge to get into Gympie on Wednesday as the river rose to 10m, submerging the city’s ... A person lost in flood water near ...
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Queensland braces for more rain, storms with flood warnings issued
Thousands of people are without power and the Bureau of Meteorology has issued close to a dozen flood warnings for parts of the state. The Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Mapleton recorded more ...
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Flood inundation map : Macquarie River at Dubbo / Water Resources Commission, New South Wales
These maps have been withdrawn from publication and should not be used for decisions on purchases of land or for indications of current flood standards or floodplain mapping. Please contact your local ...
The Verge23d
Apple Maps on the web now has Look Around
MD — even though I spotted an Apple Maps van in the city all the way back in 2017. You can see the full list of cities where you can use Look Around on Apple’s website.
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More homes in England at risk of flooding than previously thought, as report reveals threat to 6.3 million properties
Some 6.3 million homes and businesses are in areas that could flood from sudden rain, crashing seas and burst river banks, the EA said. The figure is up from 5.5 million in the last assessment ...