News

Worldcrunch on MSN10d
The Strategic Flooding Of The Yellow River — This Happened: June 7
On this day in 1938, the Yellow River experienced a major flood during the Second Sino-Japanese War when the Chinese Nationalist government deliberately destroyed the dikes along the river to halt the ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana16d
Some Northwest Indiana taxpayers may face special assessment for river flood prevention efforts
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal for generating $5.7 million a year to reduce flooding on the Kankakee and Yellow rivers in ... year's devastating Kankakee River floods that overtopped flood walls ...
The Washington Post16d
Satellite measures river flow waves for the first time
a breakthrough that could expand understanding of river dynamics, floods and the other hazards sometimes present when the waves form. In a study in Geophysical Research Letters, the researchers ...
WBUR6d
After 8 decades, a huge flood-control project in Mississippi may finally get built
For more than 80 years, residents of Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater have been banking on a pumping project to protect their ...
Winona Daily News16d
Mississippi River levels in La Crosse expected to peak at moderate flood stage next week as more rain in forecast
The river hit minor flood stage of 10 feet on June 9 and reached 11.3 feet Saturday morning. Moderate flood stage is 13 feet, and major flood stage is 15.5 feet. The river remains more than two ...
Quad-City Times18d
Early outlook says spring Mississippi River flood risk below normal for the Quad-Cities
The risk of Mississippi River flooding in the Quad-Cities this spring is currently below normal, according to an early forecast by the National Weather Service. That could change with heavy ...
Global Times25d
Inheriting Yellow River civilization’s inclusive cultural beliefs, the legacy of Shaolin means more than kung fu
The Yellow River, which began to form 1.25 million years ago, gave birth to the roots and soul of the Chinese nation. As it meanders through nine provinces and autonomous regions, the river not ...
Indiatimes29d
Pimpri Chinchwad civic body demolishes 36 illegal bungalows built within Indrayani river flood line in Chikhali
These bungalows were built on the Indrayani river's blue flood line in Chikhali. The action followed a National Green Tribunal order. The tribunal also directed recovery of environmental damage ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune19d
Snake River Stampede looks to draw top talent with record purse, significant schedule change
The Snake River Stampede is due to celebrate its 110th ... The first and simplest key to maintaining a wide draw is the money available to its participants.
Log Cabin Democrat25d
Spring River hatchery drying out one month after flood
It’s been a little longer than a month since massive rainfall in eastern Arkansas dumped rainfall measuring in feet instead of inches on the Jim Hinkle Spring River Hatchery, ultimately flooding ...
Phys.org27d
SWOT satellite spots large-scale river waves for first time
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The SWOT satellite has, for the first time, measured the height and speed of large-scale river flood waves from space, capturing events up to 9 m tall and over ...