Homemade Levees vs Yazoo River: Mississippi Floods

Mississippi River Flooding: Homebrew Levee Holds Back Flood Waters Several households constructed their own levees to hold back the Yazoo River as it flooded the area around Vicksburg, Mississippi. The flooding of...

New Orleans has been spared,the Morganza Spillway has been opened

I'm in New Orleans (I have been for awhile, I've got to update my Profile!) and we are breathing a sigh of relief here today, while also feeling for the people in Louisiana who will be flooded by the opening of the...

Morganza Spillway: Flooding Towns to Save New Orleans

Morganza Spillway: Sacrificing Farmland, Towns to Baton Rouge, New Orleans The Army Corps of Engineers is poised to open the Morganza Spillway, which take pressure off of the flooding Mississippi River by diverting...

Mississippi River Flooding: Watch Out for Snakes (Video)

Mississippi River Floods Push Snakes & Other Wildlife into Human Neighborhoods It isn't just the water you have to watch out for as the Mississippi River floods its banks. You have to watch out for snakes, too....

Bonnet Carré Spillway Opened: Louisiana Floods

Bonnet Carré Spillway Opened to Alleviate Mississippi River Flooding The US Army Corps of Engineers has begun opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway in order to ease the pressure on the levees protecting New Orleans...

Mississippi River Flooding 2011: River Could Crest May 9: Video

The Mississippi River Could Crest Late on Monday May 9 It is expected that the Mississippi River could crest hours earlier than expected on Monday, at Memphis, but Mayor AC Wharton said the city is ready for it...

Mississippi River Flooding Risk: Memphis to Louisiana

Mississippi Flood Risk Moves South Toward Memphis, Louisiana The risk to communities along the Mississippi River did not end when the Army Corps of Engineers blasted the levee at Cairo, IL and flooded nearby Missouri...

Best BP Spill Video! Shows BP Lies & Gives Us THE Green Solution

If you see no other BP video - watch this one.    A smart woman uses a simple drawing board to clearly explain complex issues of the BP Gulf Disaster & The Best Solution. This fun video explains most of all...

Red River Rising in North Dakota: Fargo Sandbags Against Flood

A 20-mile wall of temporary clay and more than 1 million sandbags were set up in downtown Fargo to keep the area from flooding as waters rose in the Red River that runs along the border of North Dakota and...

Red Cross Chapter Serves as Focal Point of Response Efforts

The Twin Cities Area Chapter has become a staging ground for efforts to respond to the collapse of a major bridge in Minneapolis. By Beth Boone, Response Communication, National Headquarters Friday, August...