Flood articles

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  Mayor Bloomberg unveils $20B plan to build new NYC defenses against climate change

  By Carl Franzen on June 11, 2013 05:38 pm + 70 comments

  Parts of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area are still recovering from the damage Continue reading…

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  Building flooded by Hurricane Sandy constructs nitrogen-fueled gate to protect against the next storm

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 17, 2013 12:36 pm + 4 comments

  At a tower apartment complex in lower Manhattan, a 13-foot tall, $250,000 aluminum gate has been Continue reading…

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  LeBron James: number 6 of the Miami Heat, amateur weather reporter on Instagram

  By T.C. Sottek on April 15, 2013 09:22 am + 24 comments

  While Cleveland residents surely won't mind if Miami Heat small forward LeBron James soaks his head Continue reading…

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  Into the vault: the operation to rescue Manhattan's drowned internet

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 17, 2012 10:01 am + 167 comments

  At Broad Street, near the tip of Lower Manhattan, the situation is far from normal. Many streets in Continue reading…

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  Hurricane Sandy: a record-breaking storm rocks America's east coast

  By Chris Welch on October 29, 2012 11:29 am

  When it appeared in late October, 2012, Hurricane Sandy was declared the largest hurricane ever Continue reading…

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  Olympus forecasts larger $412 million loss for fiscal 2011

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 13, 2012 06:04 am + 5 comments

  Beleaguered Japanese camera and medical instrument maker Olympus is forecasting a ¥32 billion Continue reading…

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  Seagate's hard drive shortage from Thailand floods expected to continue throughout 2012

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 1, 2012 08:48 am + 14 comments

  Seagate released its Q2 2012 (fiscal year) results yesterday, and not surprisingly the company had Continue reading…

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  Google adds emergency alerts to Maps

  By Adi Robertson on January 25, 2012 09:49 pm + 6 comments

  Visitors to Google Maps will now see floods, earthquakes, and blizzards when they search for Continue reading…

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  Nvidia and AMD blame hard drive shortages for poor GPU sales

  By Sean Hollister on January 25, 2012 01:11 am + 21 comments

  Yes, you read that headline right: despite the fact that neither AMD nor Nvidia manufacture a Continue reading…

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  Japan's 'Dream Project' will use robots to tend disaster-stricken farmland

  By Bryan Bishop on January 7, 2012 04:37 am + 12 comments

  Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is planning an experimental farm to help revive some of the land Continue reading…