September 21, 2011
A state-of-the-art video monitoring center is scheduled to open this week in Atlanta, police said. The downtown video integration center is funded by a mix of private donations and public money, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Already, it has given Atlanta …
August 10, 2011
Heat and drought are parching the southern U.S. plains, floods and tornadoes have shattered long-standing records, and the tropical Atlantic is steaming into the traditionally busiest part of the hurricane season. With commodity markets across the globe in the thrall …
June 2, 2011
What if the Army Corps of Engineers’ flood walls ever fail again? One resident of this eternally water-threatened region plans to confront the rising tide toe to toe. William Hines, an East Texas-born oil executive who lives in an elegant …