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- 'UNDERSTANDING KATRINA. Gilgoff, Dan; Marek, Angie C.; Brush, Silla; Kingsbury, Alex // U.S. News & World Report;9/12/2005, Vol. 139 Issue 9, p27
Describes the condition of the levee system in New Orleans, the damage it suffered from Hurricane Katrina, and the past efforts to have it repaired. How officials and scientists were aware of the possibility of disaster; Requests by the Army Corps of Engineers to upgrade the levees; Comments...
- Senate Approves $9.2B for CDBG, Levee Repair and Flood Control. Sanchez, Humberto // Bond Buyer;6/16/2006, Vol. 356 Issue 32404, p5
The article reports on the approval of a $94.5 billion emergency supplemental military and hurricane relief spending bill by the U.S. Senate. Through this approval, the Gulf Coast region would get $5.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant funds and $4 billion for levee repair and flood...
- Katrina Recovery Effort Finally Hits High Gear. // ENR: Engineering News-Record;9/19/2005, Vol. 255 Issue 11, p52
Focuses on reconstruction efforts of the U.S. government in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina. Information that an initial congressional appropriation for the effort on September 1 provided $10.5 billion and another on September 8 gave $51.8 billion; Flaws in the flood control system...
- LOCAL FLOOD RESILIENCY IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: UNDERSTANDING THE MULTISECTORAL POLICY DIMENSIONS. Park, Jacob; Brooks, Christopher // Vermont Journal of Environmental Law;Fall2015, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p160
The article examines the multi-sectoral dimensions of flood resiliency in the local and the global context. Topics discussed include conceptualization of resiliency and water security; need of development of flood control policy in the U.S.; and issues concerning flood resiliency-related...
- FOUR MUNICIPALITIES IN STATE OF EMERGENCY. // Caribbean Business;5/27/2004, Vol. 32 Issue 22, p64
Reports on the declaration of Governor Jose Izquierdo of a state of emergency in the municipalities of Aguas Buenas, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, and Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico. Amount of rainfall considered by the government in the declaration of the state of emergency; Increase in the emergency funds...
- Inundation Mapping Initiatives of the Iowa Flood Center: Statewide Coverage and Detailed Urban Flooding Analysis. Gilles, Daniel; Young, Nathan; Schroeder, Harvest; Piotrowski, Jesse; Chang, Yi-Jia // Water (20734441);Mar2012, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p85
The State of Iowa, located in the Midwestern United States, has experienced an increased frequency of large floods in recent decades. After extreme flooding in the summer of 2008, the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) was established for advanced research and education specifically related to floods. IFC...
- Flood Management in California. Lund, Jay R. // Water (20734441);Mar2012, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p157
California's development and success have been shaped by its ability to manage floods. This management has varied over the history of California's economic and political development and continues in various forms today. California will always have flood problems. A range of options are available...
- Here Comes Another Flood. Murphy, Mark // Saturday Evening Post;5/27/1950, Vol. 222 Issue 48, p24
The article focuses on high floods experienced in various places in the U.S. and the efforts of the government and other organizations to address them. Several cities that have terrible experiences with high water and broken levees include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky. An...
- Flood Plain Development. Berry, Donna // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Apr1973, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p35
The article presents a discussion of the disaster that occurred in Salt Creek, Illinois due to flood. The creek had overflowed when a summer thunderstorm dumped nearly seven inches of rain on August 25, 1972. It resulted to the flooding of more than 1,200 acres of residential property. The basin...
