先月、記録的な洪水によりミシガン州北部の複数のダムが決壊の危機に直面し、ある都市では主要な防壁から水が溢れそうになる事態となった。この出来事を機に、気候変動による嵐の激甚化が進む中、国内の老朽化したダムへの対策を求める声が再燃している。
先月、ミシガン州北部全域で洪水が発生し、河川は記録的な水位に達した。4月16日、シボイガン・ダムでは水位がダムの頂上まであと5インチに迫り、当局は避難を検討する事態となった。ベレアでは、作業員が築100年の構造物周辺に約1,000個の土嚢を積み、溢水を防ぐための措置を講じた。
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A storm with record rainfall over 300 mm hit Chaco province interior on April 20, leaving towns underwater, roads impassable and several emergencies. Espinillo recorded 320 mm, while a factory in Juan José Castelli was flooded affecting 45 workers. The National Meteorological Service maintains an orange alert for storms.
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches throughout Michigan due to ongoing rain and potential heavy downpours on Wednesday. Showers and storms could lead to flooding in rivers, creeks, and urban areas, with additional winter weather advisories for freezing rain and snow in parts of the state. Power outages have been reported, though most customers remain unaffected.
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Much of the Western United States has experienced one of its warmest winters on record, leaving snowpack at historic lows and prompting warnings of drought and wildfires this summer. An early March heat wave pushed temperatures into triple digits across multiple states. Experts describe the conditions as unprecedented, with no historical parallels.
The Trump administration has announced it will shift management of the $1.15 billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project from Illinois to Michigan amid a feud with Governor JB Pritzker. The project aims to block invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes via a multi-technology barrier in the Des Plaines River. Illinois officials have vowed to fight the move in court.
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An international team led by the University of Portsmouth has cataloged more than 3,100 surging glaciers worldwide that can suddenly accelerate, triggering floods, avalanches and other hazards. These glaciers, concentrated in regions like the Arctic and Karakoram Mountains, affect nearly one-fifth of global glacier area despite comprising just 1 percent of all glaciers. Climate change is altering their behavior, increasing unpredictability.