floods

Better Prediction Sought for Devastating Floods

Science - October 9, 2009

Expanded research could be the key to developing new, real-time flood warning and forecasting systems. more >>

It's Time to Update Personal Disaster Plan

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - June 3, 2009

Start of hurricane season marks a good time to review provisions, key documents and insurance. more >>

N.D., Minn. Classes Remain Canceled to Aid in Flood Control

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 30, 2009

Schools will not reopen until April 6. more >>

Hot Docs: Mishandling Secret Documents, Gustav Aftermath, Flood Insurance

Nation & World - September 3, 2008

Today's selection of timely reports. more >>

Iowa Flood Damage Toll Hits $231 Million

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - July 9, 2008

Number more than triples from preliminary figures and is expected to rise even more. more >>

News Buzz: Obama Fundraising, Gaza Cease-Fire, and More

Nation & World - June 19, 2008

Obama to forgo federal campaign financing, Israel and Hamas set a cease-fire, and Midwest floods. more >>

Midwest Floods Ruin Crops

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - June 18, 2008

Prices, already high, are sure to rise even further. more >>

University of Iowa Sends Sandbags Downriver

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - June 18, 2008

Officials expect class to resume Monday, although many buildings are still flooded. more >>

News Buzz: Floods in Iowa and China, Bush in Britain, and More

Nation & World - June 16, 2008

Flooding in China, Bush and Brown discuss Iraq and Afghanistan, and Obama's key states. more >>

Iowa Cancels Class, Orientation in Preparation for Flooding

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - June 13, 2008

Flood levels in Iowa River could reach record heights by next week. more >>

News Buzz: Bush Appeals for Support of Afghanistan; Floods in Cedar Rapids; and More

Nation & World - June 13, 2008

Bush seeks more allied support for Afghanistan, Midwest flooding, Gitmo trials to proceed, and more. more >>

Iowa Braces for Floods

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - June 11, 2008

Officials shut down arts campus, and students and faculty work on sandbag barriers. more >>

Indiana Surveys Flood Damage

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - June 5, 2008

Indiana University officials, police, and students are assessing the damage from flash flooding on Tuesday and Wednesday. more >>

More than a dozen are dead after buckets of rain doused the Midwest and rivers crept over their banks, creating flooding in parts of Ohio, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Kentucky. While it was sunny this morning in Ohio, authorities warned that the rain wasn't over yet and many rivers would still crest well above flood stage. more >>

Forecast for the West: Less Snow, More Floods

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 1, 2008

Increases in rainfall threaten to inundate reservoirs—and even fuel forest fires. more >>