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Rollin' on a river

Biltmore Beacon 07 Jul 2022

Many tubing companies who use the French Broad have designated peaceful routes of the river for patrons who prefer minimal rapids and a slow float ... Wanting to try a float that is a little more upbeat? A tubing trip down the Green River, in Saluda, about 35 miles southeast of Asheville on I-26, has slightly faster rapids.

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OST Agreement with Pennington Co. Approved

Lakota Country Times 07 Jul 2022

The nine districts were divided into groups of three with RCS Construction and Lakota Development Corporation being assigned to Pine Ridge, Oglala and Wakpamni; RM Rangel out of Rapid City to represent LaCreek, Eagle Nest and Pass Creek while the Project Team out of Minneapolis, MN represents Porcupine, Wounded Knee and Medicine Root.

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Extreme weather events pound the globe

NewstalkZB 07 Jul 2022

But those shifts are becoming more rapid and pronounced as the atmosphere gets hotter ... Glacial melt is rapidly becoming a problem worldwide ... Combined with rapidly melting snow, creeks and rivers quickly burst their banks – destroying roads and buildings and forcing 10,000 people to evacuate. It's just another example of a rapidly escalating trend.

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$45 sprinklers helped save Logan Lake from wildfire, says mayor (Kamloops)

Castanet 06 Jul 2022

A small piece of equipment made all the difference in the fight against a massive wildfire in 2021 ... It does matter ... Logan Lake was ordered to evacuate back in August 2021 after the Tremont Creek wildfire rapidly started heading for the community ... Fire Chief Doug Wilson says his team has installed about 70 sprinklers since the Tremont Creek blaze ... ....

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$45 sprinklers helped save this B.C. town from wildfire. Have other cities followed suit?

North Shore News 06 Jul 2022

 . "It does make a difference. It does matter. It works,” says Smith. ... ... ... ... Logan Lake was ordered to evacuate back in August 2021 after the Tremont Creek wildfire rapidly started heading for the community ... Fire Chief Doug Wilson says his team has installed about 70 sprinklers since the Tremont Creek blaze. ... .

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Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more

Longview News-Journal 06 Jul 2022

In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over three days in the mountains in and around Yellowstone National Park, rapidly melting snowpack. As the rain and meltwater poured into creeks and then rivers, it became a flood that damaged roads, cabins and utilities and forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate.

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Filth in East Canton stream to be removed

The Suburbanite 05 Jul 2022

EAST CANTON – During a recent visit to East Canton Village Park, Vonte Smith offered a negative assessment of the condition of the narrow creek flowing through the park ... Algae layer covers creek and pond ... Dredging could involve 100 yards of creek ... A prime reason for the algae buildup is the creek in the park is not a rapidly flowing waterway.

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Fireworks suspected as cause of several small fires across metro Denver on Fourth of July

Denver Post 05 Jul 2022

SMFR quickly extinguished a fire on S ... Witnesses allegedly saw aerial fireworks over the Spring Creek Park open space prior to the start of the fire, which began to “rapidly spread” shortly thereafter, officials said ... Witnesses saw aerial fireworks over the Spring Creek Park open space just before the fire started and rapidly spread ... ....

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Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking deluges

The Facts 05 Jul 2022

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July Fourth was wettest on record in Bismarck; stormy week expected

The Bismarck Tribune 05 Jul 2022

More storms are expected the rest of the week ... "These repeated rounds of thunderstorms could produce heavy rainfall on the order of 2-3 inches in a short period of time, elevating the risk for rapidly rising water, including flooding of creeks and streams as well as roadways," AccuWeather Meteorologist La Troy Thornton said ... .

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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Shuswap region (Salmon Arm)

Castanet 05 Jul 2022

The storm watch is in effect for the North, Central and South Okanagan, eastern parts of the North Thompson, Monte Creek, Pritchard, northeast portions of the Nicola Valley, Monte Lake, Westwold, and Shuswap ... The creek level increased rapidly overnight and will continue to rise through Tuesday, depending on the amount of additional rainfall.

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Environment Canada ends severe thunderstorm watch previously issued for Shuswap (Salmon Arm)

Castanet 05 Jul 2022

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Heavy rainfall causes concern about possible flooding and washouts near Highway 33 in Joe Rich

Castanet 04 Jul 2022

A tributary of Mission Creek runs beneath Schram Road before it flows into Mission Creek, just past Thelwell Road ... The BC River Forecast Centre also issued a high streamflow advisory for the entire Southern Interior around the same time, warning that downpours could cause creeks and rivers to rise rapidly.

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High streamflow advisory upgraded to flood watch on Mission Creek

Castanet 04 Jul 2022

Mission Creek where it drains into Okanagan Lake at the end of Bluebird Road in Kelowna's the Lower Mission on Sunday, July 3, 2022 ... Mission Creek ... Flows on Mission Creek near East Kelowna increased rapidly overnight, with current flows at 56m 3/s (approximately a 2-year flow).

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