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Flooding in Fargo, N.D. retreats as snowstorm approaches
With Red River flooding easing in Fargo, North Dakota, locals are bracing for a winter storm, which many fear can damage the sandbag levees protecting the city from being flooded. The storm is expected to bring...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Fargo's Red River holds around 40 feet: flooding risk decreases
Update: As the nation keeps an eye on the Red River flooding, a dike in Fargo, North Dakota failed. Floodwater swamped a school before it was stopped by a backup dike.More Red River flooding coverage here."No one was... 70 abandoned vessels pound flood walls during Gustav
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday concluded that Southern Scrap was responsible for every one of about 70 vessels that got loose in the Industrial Canal during Hurricane Gustav and began a formal investigation into... Breaking News - FEMA issues flooding warning for N.O. - Levees May Overtop du...
"NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Gustav steamed toward the Louisiana coast early Monday, a top FEMA official warned that the surge will likely overtop levees and at least partially flood the city that was hit hard by...
created by phoenixesrose | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Mississippi River flood levee breaks - evacuations ordered
UPDATE: 3:07PM ESTA levee has broken about an hour ago along the Mississippi River, and evacuations have been ordered for residents in that area." Another Mississippi River levee burst in the heavily flooded... Levees along Mississippi risk flooding, Feds say
If a major sandbagging effort along the Mississippi River fails, more than two dozen levees in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri could overflow, according to officials." WASHINGTON - The federal government predicts that 27 levees could potentially overflow...Thousands Flee Floods Across U.S. Midwest
What a week it has been for Americans living in the midwest. Thousands of people have been evacuated, or forced to flee their homes, across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan due to widespread...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster
"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...Tale of two cities: Biloxi and New Orleans
"n the Lower 9th Ward, Robert Green Sr., 52, who lost his mother and granddaughter during the storm, feels like the government has failed him. He's still waiting to receive his money from Louisiana's Road Home... Homicide trial set in Katrina deaths
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Perhaps the wrong people are on trial when FEMA, Governments both Federal and State whose duty is to protect it's citizens failed miserably during Katrina.Nothing...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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How did New Orleans avoid annihilation?
Breach of Faith: The near death of a great American cityCINCINNATI, Ohio, July 24, 2007- The city of New Orleans was battered by the gale force winds of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The destructive...
created by Legacy Audio Books | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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How did New Orleans avoid annihilation?
Breach of Faith: The near death of a great American cityCINCINNATI, Ohio, July 24, 2007- The city of New Orleans was battered by the gale force winds of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The destructive force of this storm was underestimated by officials in the city of...
created by The Voiceover Guy | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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No Joke to New Orleans- the good, the bad and the FEMA.
"Funny thing is it's no joke to New Orleans OPINIONBy JACK COLWELL Tribune Columnist NEW ORLEANS -- The evil eye of Katrina focused on Louisiana a year and nine months ago, bringing flood waters, devastation and death to New Orleans. Now, this is a city of jokes. Funny...Harry Connick Closes out Jazz Fest 2007
"At Jazz Fest, final acts mean tradition By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Sun May 6, 8:26 PM ET NEW ORLEANS - Ben Wilson was a contented man Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Wilson,...Think Progress [news]
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