The death toll from the massive flooding stood at 37 on Tuesday after more bodies were found Monday in the devastated landscape.
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Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos
The annual weather pattern known as the monsoon has brought a parade of storms to cities across the U.S. Southwest.
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Flooding in central Appalachia kills at least 8 in Kentucky
Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia.
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Numerous people unaccounted in rural southwest Virginia flooding
There are no confirmed fatalities, and authorities say phone service is down in the area.
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Yellowstone Park aims for quick reopening after floods
Only portions of the park that can be accessed along its ‘southern loop’ of roads will be opened initially and access to the park’s scenic backcountry will be for day hikers only.
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Towns near Yellowstone fear impact of lost tourism season
That draining of visitors has become a major concern for businesses in towns such as Gardiner and Red Lodge that lead to Yellowstone’s northern entrances and rely on tourists passing through.
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Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’
In just days, heavy rain and rapid snowmelt caused a dramatic flood that may forever alter the human footprint on the park’s terrain and the communities that have grown around it.
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Yellowstone flooding prompts 10,000 to flee national park
Superintendent Cam Sholly said the visitors were asked to leave after roads and bridges washed out and power was knocked out from heavy rains and snow melt.
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Miles from the sea, a Portland neighborhood finds itself in a new flood zone
Updated and more accurate federal maps put a cluster of homes near Capisic Brook in a zone that faces once-in-a-century risks.
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The price of living near the shore is already high. Insurance is about to go through the roof.
Plus, like the climate threat, the cost increase for flood insurance will reach far beyond the coast, to inland states where waterways overflow during heavy rains.