The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.
The low cost and the constant barrage of new material are surely factors.
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Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Russia launches drone strike on Ukraine in wake of talks
Hours after the U.S.-Russia discussions concluded with a commitment to continue talks, Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage into Ukraine.
Unfortunately, there are two barriers to accessibility.
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Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
Modern platforms remove those barriers, giving firms the ability to build new features, integrate better tools and actually keep up with what investors want.
This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.
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Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.
In the case of the example soon to cross the block through Gooding, it is estimated to fetch between $2 million and $2.5 million.
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Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
Fire officials were alerted to a fire alarm at a three-story apartment building in the 8500 block of South 88th Terrace at 11:25 a.m, Ketchen said, finding the building’s roof engulfed in flames.
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Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
The ’68 riots themselves are alluded to with posters from the epoch, while props represent the barricades that were erected around Paris.
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Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
As Barkley, 28, was making his way down the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade route on Friday, Feb. 14 in Philadelphia, the NFL champion spotted the team’s ball boy, known as Aidan Z, behind the barricade.
Smugglers’ paradise With its labyrinth of canals, bays, waterways and lakes, and close proximity to The Bahamas and Cuba, South Florida long has been a favorite landing spot for smugglers.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
Paddle In The Ocean Rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the sea and Mexico Beach’s many canals by boat.
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