Tag: floods
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Houston area copes with flooding as Harvey delivers pounding rainfall
(CNN) The sprawling and soaked Houston metro area and other deluged towns in southeast Texas braced for devastating floods and pummeling rainfall on Sunday as Tropical Storm Harvey stalled over land and drenched dogged searchers and anxious residents. A flash flood emergency was in effect for parts of the Houston area. National Weather Service and…
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Nashville uses storm drains adoption to fight localized flooding
NASHVILLE, Tenn, — Metro Nashville has a new way to prevent neighborhood flooding, like middle Tennessee has seen all-too-often this spring. The program calls for more than 40,000 volunteers to adopt storm drains around the Nashville area. "You’ll see leaves, yard clippings, any type of debris, a lot of litter, Styrofoam cups, trash bags, and…
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How Can We Create a Sustainable Future for South Louisiana, Navigation and Other Industries?
The Mississippi River was leveed in the early 20th century, specifically for the purposes of flood control and navigation. Relative to navigation, we created a world-class system. We walled the river in, hitching its power to creative engineering, the result of which has been a system which rivals any in the world. Specifically, the five…
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St. Lawrence River braces for largest dam-water release ever
Ward’s Island resident Alison Gzowski on at Ward’s Island Beach where sand used to span out beyond beyond the lifeguard stand. The Toronto island has been plagued with flooding in areas as heavy rains have cause Lake Ontario levels to rise. The city has closed access to much of the island including Centre Island. (Deborah…
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Louisiana floods: Tool Lets You See Flood Risk to Your Home
Want to know more about flood risk in your own backyard, zeroing in on your very address? Want to know more about Louisiana Coastal Master Plan projects that will help reduce that risk? Then check out the best kept secret in coastal Louisiana: the Flood Risk and Resilience Viewer launched by the Coastal Protection and…
