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"Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurricane 12345 Julia Rosien | 09/01/2008 - 13:04 | ...

Thin line between mayhem and safety

"The Mississippi River rushes through a break in Indian Grave Drainage District levee north of Quincy, Ill., and south of Meyer, Ill., on June 18.""Well before record floods overwhelmed at least two dozen levees...

Midwest floodwaters wash levees, weather improves

Drier weather is on the way for Midwest residents, as even though the Mississippi River washed over more flood barriers today, the weather is improving and hopefully drying up the worst flooding in 15...

River rises again, along with worries in Illinois

Just when the rivers were supposed to be receding, the Mississippi River has swollen again and certain towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois are trying to keep their levees intact as levels are rising...

Midwest towns hold their breath as more levees break

More residents are starting to worry that the flood waters are not receeding fast enough as more levees are breaking along the Mississippi River and still more flooding could occur."He returned and remodeled his...

Midwest flood woes head south

UPDATE: 6:22PM EST" Floodwaters breached another levee in Illinois Wednesday as residents in other parts of the U.S. Midwest scrambled to shore up embankments along the Mississippi River. The breach happened in...

Mississippi River levee breaks

UPDATE: 6:13PM ESTThe flooding could slow the US coal exports." Floods on the upper Mississippi River could slow U.S. coal exports because of stalled barge traffic and disrupted rail shipments, some industry...

Iowa Flooding Breaches Levee

UPDATE: 6:45PM ESTConditions are worsening in Iowa due to intense flooding." Conditions in weather-beaten Iowa took a turn for the worse Thursday as state crews prepared to shut down almost 30 miles of...

Midwest floods worsen overnight, 15 now dead

Floods in the Midwest continue to threaten communities in several states. At least one town has been all but destroyed, while ruined crops will likely raise food prices across the US."LAKE DELTON, Wis. - Storms...

Nutria under the gun on the 17th Street Canal New Orleans

"Posted by Andrew Vanacore June 05, 2008 11:02PMA Jefferson Parish SWAT team has been called in to defend the 17th Street Canal.The threat? Nutria, the orange-toothed rodents that eat through marshlands and...

Dangerous leaks in New Orleans levees

Engineering experts have raised alarms about New Orleans' levee system.  They worry that levees are leaking and may collapse during a future storm."Outside engineering experts who have studied the project...

Mississippi River flood warning back on again

UPDATE: Mississppi expected to crest Tuesday at at least 17 feet. Locals are monitoring the situation with mixed feelings. See Times-Picayune for updates and blog reactions."by Mark Schleifstein, The...

Wetlands Protection Levee Breached in South Louisiana

"MONTEGUT, La. (AP) -- Waves have eaten a chunk 5 feet deep and 10 to 12 feet wide in a 6-foot wetlands protection levee here, and Terrebonne levee officials have set aside $35,000 to plug the hole with rocks...

Water Continues to Rise in Arkansas

The weather has turned sunnier and warmer in Arkansas today, but the water levels of the rivers and flooded areas continues to rise, as federal officials begin to gather their first damage assessments after the...

High River puts New Orleans on Alert

"by Sheila Grissett and Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune, Thursday March 20, 2008, 9:06 PM Recent heavy rains in the Midwest, combined with the last melting winter snows, will swell the Mississippi River to an expected crest at 16.5 feet in New Orleans by April 9, high...

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