Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

===2012 flooding===
From June 19–20, 2012, Duluth suffered the worst flood in its history, caused by {{convert|9|in|mm|spell=in}} of rain throughout the course of 30 hours.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 21, 2012 |title=Worst ever Duluth, Minnesota flood causes $80 million in damage |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-weather-midwest-floods-idUSBRE85K1Q720120621 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164826/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/21/us-weather-midwest-floods-idUSBRE85K1Q720120621 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Combined with its rocky sediments, hard soil, and 43 streams and creeks, the city could not handle the massive rainfall.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 16, 2014 |title=Duluth |url=http://www.gulgasht.com/usa/duluth-minnesota.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919011501/http://www.gulgasht.com/usa/duluth-minnesota.html |archive-date=September 19, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Mayor [[Don Ness]] declared a [[state of emergency]], asking for national assistance.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47890156] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194925/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47890156|date=June 23, 2012}}</ref> [[Minnesota Governor]] [[Mark Dayton]] declared a state of emergency, sending the [[Minnesota National Guard|National Guard]] and the [[Red Cross]] to assist in the relief efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov. Dayton Tours Destruction in Duluth, Says Aid Will Come |url=http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Gov-Dayton-Tours-Destruction-in-Duluth-Says-Aid-Will-Come-159952915.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625002542/http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Gov-Dayton-Tours-Destruction-in-Duluth-Says-Aid-Will-Come-159952915.html |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2012 |website=northlandsnewscenter.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Several sinkholes opened throughout the city, causing massive property damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S2663445.shtml?cat=10349|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623091039/http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S2663445.shtml?cat=10349|url-status=dead|title=WDIO.com – Duluth Roads Collapse, Sinkholes Swallow Cars<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=June 23, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> Several feet of standing water accumulated in many city alleys and parking lots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/weather/people-animals-flee-duluth-floods|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623063805/http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/weather/people-animals-flee-duluth-floods|url-status=dead|title=People, animals flee Duluth floods<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=June 23, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> Streets were turned into rapids, and many roads split apart due to the heavy flow of water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kare11.com/news/article/980350/391/Duluth-flood-wreaking-havoc-on-families?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127041711/http://www.kare11.com/news/article/980350/391/Duluth-flood-wreaking-havoc-on-families?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2013|title=Duluth flood wreaking havoc on families &#124; kare11.com|date=January 27, 2013|website=Archive.ph|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeRusha |first=Jason |title=Good Question: Where Does Clean-Up Money Come From? |url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/06/21/good-question-where-does-clean-up-money-come-from/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194713/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/06/21/good-question-where-does-clean-up-money-come-from/ |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> A portion of West [[Skyline Parkway]] tumbled down the hill, isolating a neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&article_id=239432&CFID=619254345&CFTOKEN=19605424|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125030719/https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&article_id=239432&CFID=619254345&CFTOKEN=19605424|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013|title=Grand Forks Herald &#124; Grand Forks, North Dakota|date=January 25, 2013|website=Archive.ph|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> The Saint Louis River, in Duluth's [[Fond du Lac (Duluth)|Fond du Lac neighborhood]], flooded Highway 23, isolating that neighborhood as well and damaging roadways and bridges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/235214/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122010702/http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/235214/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2013|title=Duluth couple endures tsunami on the river &#124; Duluth News Tribune &#124; Du…|date=January 22, 2013|website=Archive.ph|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>

The Lake Superior Zoo flooded in the early hours of June 20; 11 barnyard animals drowned, as did a turkey vulture, a raven, and a snowy owl.<ref>[http://bostonherald.com/news/national/midwest/view/20120621flooding_causes_animal_deaths_at_lake_superior_zoo]{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The rising waters enabled a [[polar bear]] to escape her exhibit, though she was quickly found on zoo grounds, tranquilized, and moved to safety. Two [[harbor seal]]s escaped the zoo grounds but were later found on Grand Avenue. All three animals were moved to [[Como Park Zoo]] in Saint Paul for a temporary but indeterminate amount of time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 20, 2012 |title=People, zoo animals flee Minnesota city flooding |work=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/people-animals-flee-floods-in-ne-minnesota-city/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622073134/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/20/people-animals-flee-floods-in-ne-minnesota-city/ |archive-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/234981/|title=Flood closes Lake Superior Zoo; kills barnyard animals and birds|website=Archive.today|access-date=July 9, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121183038/http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/234981/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2012 |title=Como Zoo gives refuge to Duluth polar bear, seals (w/ video) – Twin Cities |url=http://www.twincities.com/2012/06/20/como-zoo-gives-refuge-to-duluth-polar-bear-seals-w-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220215901/http://www.twincities.com/2012/06/20/como-zoo-gives-refuge-to-duluth-polar-bear-seals-w-video/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> The polar bear was transferred to the [[Kansas City Zoo]] in 2012 as part of the American Zoological Association's (AZA) Species Survival Program breeding recommendation.