flood

Dutch develop amphibious, floating houses to deal with predicted flooding.

Quoted: With climate change now a factor in their long battle with flooding, Dutch planners have come up with a new concept: homes built on solid ground but which are also  designed to float.

Great video of a restaurant sliding into the river in the recent heavy rains back east.

redotted from: Liana

I drove through this this morning!

Quoted: If you were lucky enough to be watching NBC's "Today" on Friday, you got to see another sterling example of why America is so quickly losing faith in the news media: Michelle Kosinski's live report on flooding from New Jersey. Kosinski, paddling through what at first appears to be deep floodwaters, is just beginning to describe that she's floating in "what is essentially now a part of the Passaic River" when two men walk through the shot, revealing the water to be no more than ankle-deep.

Slideshow of the extensive flood damage around Mt. Rainier...looks like a Northwestern Katrina hit us (4mb pdf)

Quoted: The Times reports today that it was a sort of flash flood that drowned Kate Fleming, an award-winning audiobook narrator and producer, in her basement Thursday night, as she tried to move her expensive audio equipment upstairs.

WOW, more images of the flooding in Mount Rainier. These images are hosted by the Parks service.

Quoted: Images of the Flood of 2006

For Dad... photos of flooding. Click on this link and scroll down until you get to the 'General News and Events' section -- "Flooding November 2006"

Quoted: Photo Gallery

whoa...