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The Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency is breaking ground on the Tudor Flood Risk Reduction Project, a $18 million initiative that will provide 100-year flood protection for residents and ...
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...
The Amite River Basin Commission is proposing to preserve this 4,265-acre region of lowland swamp in South Baton Rouge for ...
The Amite River Basin Commission, a Baton Rouge regional agency most tied to the long-running Comite River Diversion Canal, ...
In May 1949, 11 inches of rain fell on Fort Worth in nine hours, turning the Trinity River into a 14-block-wide body of water ...
Sun gathers in pools atop the water. Its rays spark reflections from shore to shore. It's what the river brings at 5:30 a.m.: ...
During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet acted like a giant ā€œVā€ to funnel storm surge into New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish.
Today is Friday, May 16, the 136th day of 2025. There are 229 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that ...
As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...
New Orleans was already vulnerable to flooding and storm surges. Scientists issue dire warning as iconic American city sinks into the sea: 'Human intervention has made it worse' first appeared on The ...
During high-water events like we're currently experiencing on the Lower Mississippi, rising river levels flood the batture, the strip of land between the river and the levee. The flooding drives ...