Several roadways are temporary closed throughout the Greater Austin area due to flooding from heavy rainfall Sept. 9.

Op-ed: Climate change will intensify flood risks across the Lehigh Valley. It will be our most disadvantaged residents — in many cases, predominantly people of color — whose homes and families will be caught in harm’s way.

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REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – More than 45 Reynosa colonias have been affected by the flooding caused by Hurricane Hanna, according to Tamaulipas state officials. However, the water levels are now dropping, says Pedro Granados Ramírez, state coordinator of civil protection. Of the 45 or so colonias affected, 22 of them registered critical floods, of which 15 […]

During his bid for Denton County sheriff in 2016, Republican Tracy Murphree boasted he would beat up any transgender woman who dared to enter a public restroom occupied by his daughter. Now, a transgender woman is aiming to take Murphree's job. A week ago, former law enforcement supervisor Freyja Odinsdottir announced...

Real-time data on street flooding, hurricanes, storms and shelters in the Houston area, plus a long-term flood risk map

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Odin from Lejre is a small cast silver figurine from approximately 900 C.E., depicting an individual on a throne flanked by two birds and two animal heads. Discovery The figurine was found by local amateur archaeologist Tommy Olesen on 2 September 2009, during the Roskilde Museum excavations of a small village at Gammel Lejre ("Old Lejre") near the modern town of Lejre, Denmark. The figurine was unveiled at the Roskilde Museum on 13 November 2009, and is now part of the permanent exhibition. Description The cast silver figurine is from approximately 900 C.E. It measures 18 mm in height and weighs 9 grams. It depicts an individual on a throne, wearing a floor-length dress, an apron, four bead necklaces, a neck ring, a cloak and a rim-less hat. Two birds are seated on the armrests and the back of the throne features the heads of two animals. The figurine has inlay of black niello (black coloured alloy) and some gilding. Identity The identity of the figure depicted has been the subject of some dispute. The excavator interpreted it as the god...

The coronavirus is eroding decades of slow but steady progress in building up Mexico's middle class. Economists say the damage will be long-lasting.