City and tribal officials are seeking emergency permission to fix a crumbling levee near the coastal city of Stanwood, Washington, before disaster strikes.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/emergency-repairs-sought-for-damaged-stanwood-levee-north-of-seattle
#KUOW #News #Environment #Dams #ClimateChange #PugetSound #Agriculture
Emergency repairs sought for damaged Stanwood levee north of Seattle

City and tribal officials are seeking emergency permission to fix a crumbling levee near the coastal city of Stanwood, Washington, before disaster strikes.

Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan — often seen as a climate haven — were under a state of emergency.#climatechange #dams #flooding #michigan #wisconsin
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world - Great Lakes Now
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world - Great Lakes Now

Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan — often seen as a climate haven — were under a state of emergency.

Great Lakes Now

#Cyberattacks in the #U.K. are now carried out by hostile nations including #Russia, #Iran and #China, says the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). In recent months, authorities in #Sweden, #Poland, #Denmark and #Norway have all warned that #hackers linked to Russia have #targeted their #critical #infrastructure including #powerplants and #dams.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-iran-china-uk-cyber-defense-5fcdc5eaf14b2d016c2575bbdab47c39

Link, courtesy TheWorld

Most serious cyberattacks against the UK from Russia, Iran and China, cyber chief will say

The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K. In a speech Wednesday, Richard Horne will emphasize that British businesses need to prepare for large-scale cyberattacks, especially if the U.K. becomes involved in international conflicts. Recently, countries like Sweden and Poland have reported Russian-linked attacks on critical infrastructure. Horne will highlight that while ransomware is common, state-sponsored cyberattacks pose the greatest threat. He urges companies to understand these risks and improve defenses before it's too late.

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French River, Ont., mayor says community bracing for more flooding, province sends volunteers to help sandbag
As large parts of northeastern Ontario grapple with rising waters from snow melt and rain this week — which has already forced several areas under states of emergency due to road washouts and flooding — the Municipality of French River, Ont., is "bracing" for impact from water held back by dams furt...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/floods-northeastern-ontario-9.7169355?cmp=rss
Adapting Dams To Climate Extremes - Lessons From Global Reservoir Operations
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https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/analysis/adapting-dams-to-climate-extremes-lessons-from-global-reservoir-operations/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1596/43980 <-- shared World Bank Report, ‘Enhancing the Safety and Resilience of Dams in the Context of Climate Change and Extreme Hydrological Events’ (technical note)
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#dams #waterresources #infrastructure #climatechange #risk #hazard #extremeweather #GLOF #global #flood #flooding #management #adaptative #reservoir #operations #planning #damsafety #forecasting #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #streamflow #rainfall #precipitation #hydrology #events #water #hydrography #impactassessment #riskmanagement
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Seattle City Light is set to spend millions on fish passage, habitat restoration, and compensation to tribes in the coming decades after the city’s leaders greenlit a massive agreement concerning its dams on the upper Skagit River on Tuesday, April 7.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-to-sign-agreement-concerning-skagit-river-dams
#KUOW #News #Dams #Environment #Seattle #Salmon #Tribes
Seattle to sign agreement concerning Skagit River dams

Seattle City Light is set to spend millions on fish passage, habitat restoration, and compensation to tribes in the coming decades after the city’s leaders greenlit a massive agreement concerning its dams on the upper Skagit River on Tuesday, April 7.

There are two #masony #dams which hold the water in and here is the view looking south from the western dam.

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