Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River's levees held up when those in other parts of the city did not.
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Jul 12, 2019
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Roughly 400 miles separate Memphis and New Orleans. Interstate 55 connects the two cities, snaking south parallel to the Mississippi River. The drive is dull. There are few cars. The trees are endless.
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Apr 8, 2019
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For decades, Peggy Sellars and her husband George have warily watched periodic floodwaters inundate the land around their home in the Mississippi Delta, but the dwelling always remained dry—until this year.
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Mar 12, 2019
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Many Southern communities could face weeks of flooding, along with other disruptions, as recent rains have sent many streams over their banks.
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Feb 28, 2019
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The Mississippi River floods more often than it used to, and at higher levels. Richard Knaup thinks he knows why.
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Jan 4, 2016
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A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor has defined the elements that led to the flooding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and has established a clear sense of responsibility in the levee system's ...
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May 28, 2015
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An organization of civil engineers is calling for a national strategy for dealing with rising flood risks.
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Sep 22, 2014
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Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise. The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It's becoming more about how to save ...
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Jun 16, 2013
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(AP)—Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing removable flood walls for much of lower Manhattan, a permanent 15-to-20-foot levee in part of Staten Island and a system of gates and levees at a Brooklyn creek as part of a nearly ...
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Jun 11, 2013
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When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 years prior, was put in motion. ...
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Jan 19, 2012
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