July 11, 2019
Stories tagged "levees"
April 12, 2019
New Orleans Levees Sinking, City Sues Oil Companies
According to E&E News, the $14 billion levee system, which was recently totally rebuilt to better defend the New Orleans in the event of another catastrophic storm like Hurricane Katrina, is subsiding and soon may not provide sufficient protection from a 100-year...April 2, 2019
Water Infrastructure Crumbling Under Climate Change Pressures
The U.S. flood control system of levees and dams is worn out and not up to the threat that climate change is posing. On Sunday, The New York Times reported that across the flooded Midwest, the vaunted federal levee system that was supposed to protect towns and...March 18, 2019
The Midwest Is The Latest Region To Experience Deadly Flooding
Flooding across the Midwest over the weekend caused residents to flee as levees were breached by the rising floodwaters and emergency workers had to use boats to rescue stranded residents of towns along the Platte, Missouri and Elkhorn Rivers, and at least two people...May 24, 2018