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Japan's Floating Parking Spot Keeps Cars Safe from Floodwaters
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (543+ words) When the levee breaks, just float that Chevy. Flooding can be a nightmare when it comes to vehicle ownership, as even brief immersion can ruin everything from the electronics to the upholstery. Even the few EVs that are designed to…...
Amtrak to pause Danville service in October amid upgrades in Washington, D.C.
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (178+ words) The Danville Register and Bee Javascript is required to use this website. A couple waits for the Amtrak train to begin boarding on June 20 at Kemper Street Station in Lynchburg. Danville will be one of the many locations impacted when…...
NOAA: August 2026 was the hottest on record
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (154+ words) This summer didn't just feel hotter than usual in many parts of the U.S.; it was the hottest summer on record. The temperature for summer 2026 was an average of 74.4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…...
Track work forces Amtrak to suspend service in Danville for 9 days in October
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (224+ words) DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Amtrak service to Danville will be suspended for nine days in October due to major infrastructure work near Washington, D.C.’s Union Station. Rail service will be paused from Oct. 17 to 25 so work that includes replacing aging…...
Council approves climate change action plan - half of it unfunded
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (358+ words) Hounslow Council has adopted eight priority actions to tackle extreme weather(Image: PA) Hounslow Council has approved a climate change resilience plan to protect the borough from extreme weather. The council has assessed that Hounslow is at “very high risk…...
National Preparedness Month highlights importance of preparing before severe weather
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (21+ words) KJRH National Preparedness Month highlights importance of preparing before severe weather...
Britain hunted its beavers to extinction, then put them back — into Scotland in 2009 and into a 10-hectare patch of west London in 2023 — to help hold storm water in the ground. They have held more water on the London site, but beavers can also flood fields and undermine riverbanks, so Scotland now runs a mitigation scheme to help land managers manage the damage.
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (739+ words) Beavers are back in Britain after four centuries, but whether they're a climate solution or a nuisance depends entirely on which farmer's land they flood. Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit In Britain, beavers were hunted to extinction around 400 years ago....
Gloucestershire beaver release 'could help fight drought issues"
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (557+ words) Supporters of a plan to reintroduce beavers to a county say they could help landscapes become more resilient to drought and climate change. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Forestry England are surveying different parts of the county to assess their suitability…...
Column: Norfolk flooding is a measurable failure, not an act of God – The Virginian-Pilot
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (251+ words) These are not isolated incidents. They are part of a decades‑long pattern. NOAA’s storm events database documents repeated flood and flash‑flood events in Norfolk since the mid‑1990s concentrated in the same neighborhoods. Local news archives show recurring flooding…...
Flood-hit Lismore school rebuild enters home straight
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (481+ words) The rebuild of Lismore South Public School and its preschool is entering its final stages, more than four years after the school was extensively damaged in the 2022 floods. All of the new school’s elevated building modules have now been installed,…...