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Salon: Scientists argue US Army Corps of Engineers structures contribute to more flooding

John wrote 3 days ago: (Please note: This article is primarily about the Mississippi River.) From Salon: “There is a … more »

Tags: Government, Nature, Weather, cedar rapids iowa, Dikes, flooded areas, flooding, Floods, Floods of 2008

Drought, fires--and "Flooding? What flooding?"

6 Degrees wrote 3 days ago: A recent letter to the editor in the Bee opined that our plague of wildfires was caused by a certain … more »

Tags: Grid Life - Midtown Sacramento and Beyond, Sacramento Politics, Floods, Drought

Storms Brewing Over Freret3 comments

Kate wrote 4 days ago: I left my house this afternoon without a plastic bag to protect my things, including an incredibly r … more »

Tags: Weather, central city, New Orleans, Katrina, freret, Storms

Trouble In The Big Muddy1 comment

aepcentral wrote 4 days ago: Lessons should have been learned after 1000 levees failed in 1993. They weren’t. Our July News … more »

Tags: Civil Engineering Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, US infrastructure, Adam Pitluk, Failing Levees

Egrets on the Mississippi River Levee3 comments

Kate wrote 5 days ago: I treated myself to a ride along the Mississippi River levee today.  I love this ride because there … more »

Tags: Rivers, mississippi river, New Orleans, Egrets

Story Idea: Flood Safety

Ephiny Jones wrote 5 days ago: With all of the massive flooding in Missouri, I’m just curious what Georgia has in place in ca … more »

Tags: Floods, Flood Safety, Chattahoochee River

Along the Flooded Mississippi River 5 comments

Bo wrote 6 days ago: The Mississippi River crested a week ago and now is slowly slipping back into its banks. This is sh … more »

Tags: Photography, Nature, Travel, Olympus E 510, photos, mississippi river, Quincy Illinois, flooding, Floods

What a Pile of ....Well You Know What I Mean

Fragments wrote 1 week ago: Image via Wikipedia We seem to be in one heck of a mess lately. Today the stock market dropped 358 … more »

Tags: bananas, Food, Gas, Midwest, North Korea, Nuclear, Stock Market, Stocks, Syria

When Mother Nature Becomes A Bitch

bbgcmac wrote 1 week ago: Living in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, I remember the flood of 1993.  It was amazing as the wat … more »

Tags: Nature, Flood, Midwest, Riverfront, Weather, flooding

House Raising in Central City1 comment

Kate wrote 1 week ago: I got a lot of riding done in 95 degree heat today. It felt so, so good. I was jetting through Cen … more »

Tags: houses, central city, flooding, house raising, Infrastructure, Marigny, New Orleans, Vacant Lots

The Midwest Floods

lobotero wrote 1 week ago: The flooding in the US Midwest, which has caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thou … more »

Tags: Domestic Policy, News, Agriculture, Midwest, Floods, fema

TIME.com Quote of the Day

mt330404 wrote 1 week ago: Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times / Redux | Source: NYTimes “There is no federal agenc … more »

Tags: General, Blog Post from Another Site, Missouri, Illinois, levee, butch kinerney, kinerney, fema, Iowa

Senator Barack Obama Blasts Senator John McCain on Flooding and Levees!

midsouthblack wrote 2 weeks ago: Senator Barack Obama Blasts Senator John McCain on Flooding and Levees! With widespread flooding in … more »

Tags: obama, Barack Obama, Black America, Senator Barack Obama, Senator John McCain, Senator Barack Obama Blasts Senator John McCain, Flooding and Levees, flooding, Senator Barack Obama Blasts Senator John McCain on Floo

More flooding in Missouri

israelj wrote 2 weeks ago: … more »

Tags: Economic Crisis, flooding, Floods, West Bank, Missouri, Sandbags, sand bags, Breaking

What Else do You Need For Proof?

ppjg wrote 2 weeks ago: Today, while warnings continue regarding the breaching of levee’s in at least 37 different loc … more »

Tags: Government, Congress, FISA, Floods, Infrastructure, national debt, oil cartels, Tax Cuts

Location, Location, Location

qucommunications wrote 2 weeks ago: I drove over the river yesterday. It looks pretty terrible- my favorite gazebo by the river is almos … more »

Tags: summer, Flood, Quincy, CNN

Midwest Flooding: More Levees Breached.

Lolita.Neko wrote 2 weeks ago: CNN has been keeping up to date with the levees that the Mississippi River continues to run through … more »

Tags: fema, flooding

Floods; The Result of Man's Foolishness and Greed.1 comment

mercyman53 wrote 2 weeks ago: Back in 1993 when the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers flooded it was called a 500 year flood.  Fift … more »

Tags: Current Events, Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina, Storms, 2008, Weather, Floods, mississippi river

Iowa Floods: When The Levees Broke

streetknowledge wrote 2 weeks ago: These pictures of the recent flooding in Iowa just express a fraction of the damage to the lives and … more »

Tags: hip-hop, Flood, Iowa


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