Born After Superstorm Sandy’s Destruction, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in New Jersey October 26, 2023 By Wayne Parry HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ‘s destruction, two...
Rising Mississippi River Tests Iowa, Illinois Flood Barriers May 2, 2023 DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The rising Mississippi River tested flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it neared...
Federal Agency to Help Pay for Mississippi Flood Control October 5, 2022 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A federal agency has set aside money to help guard Mississippi’s capital city and surrounding areas...
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Cities Eager for Flood Funding April 19, 2022 By Michael Phillis ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted...
Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control October 6, 2021 By Travis Loller The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But...
Ida v. Katrina in New Orleans: Fewer People, Better Levees, Smaller Storm Surge September 3, 2021 By Jim Sams Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made landfall within 50 miles of one other and each carried 150 mph...
Lincoln Considers Steps to Avoid Flooding April 13, 2021 By Riley Johnson LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln’s defenses against Salt Creek flooding will face a stiffer test against heavier rains in the...
After Floods, Eureka, Region Rethink River Management March 22, 2021 EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — Kathy Butler now keeps waders, rubber boots and water pumps in her law office. The old...
Analysis: Louisiana Weighs Hefty Borrowing to Pay Levee Debt March 9, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana delayed paying its debts for improvements to the federal flood protection...
Her Car Was Crushed In Hurricane Zeta, Days After She Moved November 9, 2020 By Katy Reckdahl NEW ORLEANS, La. — Looking back, there’s always that fateful moment. Coming home with hurricane supplies a few hours before...