Tag Archives: Levees and Dams

The New York Times 10:12 pm on May 6, 2022
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When the Red River Floods, Oslo Becomes a Minnesota Island

When the Red River floods near Oslo, Minn., which happens a lot, residents are stuck within the city limits. But a truce with nature keeps the water away from their homes.

#disasters-and-emergencies, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #oslo-mn, #red-river, #rivers

The New York Times 10:32 am on February 21, 2022
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Six Days Afloat in the Everglades

After a storm disrupted plans for a 99-mile paddling trek, a Times journalist’s time on the water took a more reflective turn. Come look and listen alongside him.

#alligators, #beaches, #birds, #camps-and-camping, #douglas-marjory-stoneman, #everglades-fla, #everglades-national-park, #florida, #forests-and-forestry, #gulf-of-mexico, #islands, #lake-okeechobee-fla, #levees-and-dams, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #rivers, #tornadoes, #travel-and-vacations, #water, #weather, #wetlands

The New York Times 8:01 pm on January 20, 2022
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Divers Find 13 Vehicles in Texas Lake While Searching for Man

The missing man, John Creech, who was last seen near his home in Meridian, Texas, in 2009, still has not been accounted for by county and state investigators.

#diving-and-divers, #fort-worth-tex, #levees-and-dams, #missing-persons, #reservoirs, #texas-parks-and-wildlife-department, #waco-tex, #water

The New York Times 4:59 pm on January 20, 2022
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The U.S. Bombed a Dam in Syria That Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List

A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths.

#civilian-casualties, #euphrates-river, #infrastructure-public-works, #islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria-isis, #levees-and-dams, #syria, #tabqa-syria, #terrorism, #townsend-stephen-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-special-operations-command

The New York Times 9:42 pm on December 28, 2021
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Brazil Flooding Kills at Least 20 and Displaces Thousands

In northeast Brazil, local officials say they have never before seen flooding on this scale. Tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes.

#bahia-brazil, #bolsonaro-jair-1955, #brazil, #floods, #global-warming, #levees-and-dams, #rain

The New York Times 2:50 pm on December 21, 2021
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India’s Modi Brings Tap Water to Millions as Supplies Shrink

The ambitious project to meet a dire need shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strengths and helps explain his popularity despite a weakened economy.

#conservation-of-resources, #drought, #india, #levees-and-dams, #madhya-pradesh-india, #modi-narendra, #politics-and-government, #rural-areas, #shortages, #water, #water-pollution, #wells

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 20, 2021
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Beavers Misbehave. Canadians Love Them Anyway.

Blamed for flooded fields, damaged roads and the occasional death, the beaver, which has played a seminal role in Canadian history, is now viewed by many as a problem, not a point of national pride.

#alberta-canada, #algonquin-provincial-park-ontario, #beavers, #canada, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #ontario-canada, #royal-canadian-mounted-police

The New York Times 4:47 pm on September 4, 2021
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A Massive Levee System Saved New Orleans. Can Other Towns Be Helped?

A massive flood protection system built around New Orleans helped save it from flooding during Hurricane Ida. Surrounding communities, which weren’t so lucky, want their own system.

#disasters-and-emergencies, #federal-aid-us, #floods, #hurricane-ida-2021, #hurricane-katrina-2005, #levees-and-dams, #louisiana, #new-orleans-la

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 4, 2021
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Beavers Re-Emerge in Scotland, Drawing Ire of Farmers

Building dams that flood land, the beavers have infuriated farmers. Some have obtained permits to kill the animals — setting off outrage among conservationists.

#agriculture-and-farming, #animals, #beavers, #levees-and-dams, #scotland

The New York Times 11:59 pm on September 1, 2021
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Ida’s Heavy Rains Send Louisiana Residents on a Hunt for Clean Water

Nearly everyone in Jefferson Parish, next to New Orleans, was experiencing problems with their water service after the power went out. Lines for bottled water were growing.

#deaths-fatalities, #edwards-john-bel-1966, #hurricane-ida-2021, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #infrastructure-public-works, #jefferson-parish-la, #levees-and-dams, #power-failures-and-blackouts, #water

The New York Times 12:00 am on August 31, 2021
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In Louisiana, Rescue Workers Search for Those Stranded by Hurricane Ida

More than a million people, including most in New Orleans, were without electricity, but the city’s levees held.

#deaths-fatalities, #floods, #hurricane-ida-2021, #jean-lafitte-la, #jefferson-parish-la, #levees-and-dams, #louisiana, #new-orleans-la, #power-failures-and-blackouts, #rescues

The New York Times 9:07 pm on August 30, 2021
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Ida Hit One of the Country’s Biggest Oil and Chemical Hubs

Louisiana’s 17 oil refineries account for nearly a fifth of the nation’s capacity. Past hurricanes have cause toxic spills.

#floods, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #hurricane-ida-2021, #levees-and-dams, #louisiana, #natural-gas, #offshore-drilling-and-exploration, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #oil-spills, #phillips-66, #refineries, #st-bernard-parish-la, #valero-energy-corporation

The New York Times 11:55 pm on August 29, 2021
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In New Orleans, Anxiously Watching the Levees As Hurricane Ida Arrives

The prospect of “another Katrina” has haunted New Orleans, and the rest of the nation.

#evacuations-and-evacuees, #hurricane-ida-2021, #hurricane-katrina-2005, #hurricane-zeta-2020, #levees-and-dams, #louisiana, #new-orleans-la

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 2, 2021
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Old Tunnels and Rusting Bridges: America’s Creaking Infrastructure

The Biden administration has pledged a $2 trillion investment in the nation’s infrastructure. With century-old water systems and schools vulnerable to earthquakes, there is no shortage of need.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #bridges-and-tunnels, #earthquakes, #floods, #global-warming, #infrastructure-public-works, #levees-and-dams, #roads-and-traffic, #transit-systems, #united-states-politics-and-government, #water

The New York Times 2:09 am on March 10, 2021
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Dam Overflows in Hawaii, Forcing Evacuation

An evacuation order affected people near the Kaupakalua Reservoir and Dam in the Haiku area of Maui. At least half a dozen homes were damaged or destroyed, officials said.

#evacuations-and-evacuees, #floods, #hawaii, #levees-and-dams, #maui-hawaii, #rain, #reservoirs

The New York Times 9:04 pm on March 5, 2021
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Big Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast

An environmental assessment said the project’s next step would largely benefit coastal areas, though it might also affect some marine life, especially dolphins.

#army-corps-of-engineers, #bp-plc, #coast-erosion, #dolphins-and-porpoises, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #fishing-commercial, #floods, #global-warming, #gulf-of-mexico, #levees-and-dams, #louisiana, #mississippi-river, #oil-spills, #wetlands

The New York Times 7:03 pm on February 4, 2021
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Vale Mining Company to pay $7 Billion in Compensation for Brazil Dam Collapse

The disaster in the city of Brumadinho killed 270 people, and 11 others are still missing. It also led to murder charges for company officials.

#accidents-and-safety, #brazil, #brumadinho-brazil, #levees-and-dams, #minas-gerais-brazil, #mines-and-mining, #politics-and-government, #vale-sa, #water-pollution

The New York Times 10:32 pm on January 20, 2021
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Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are “on the brink of extinction.” Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.

#beaches, #columbia-river-pacific-northwest, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #federal-state-relations-us, #global-warming, #levees-and-dams, #pacific-northwestern-states-us, #population, #puget-sound, #salmon, #united-states, #washington-state, #water

The New York Times 9:54 am on November 18, 2020
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‘Within Seconds Everything Was Gone’: Devastating Floods Submerge the Philippines

Torrential rains and back-to-back typhoons have ripped through the country in the past two weeks, turning a once picturesque river into a sea of murky brown, killing dozens and setting off deadly landslides.

#duterte-rodrigo, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #philippines, #rescues, #typhoon-goni-2020, #typhoons, #weather

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 14, 2020
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‘This Is a War’: Cross-Border Fight Over Water Erupts in Mexico

Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources.

#agriculture-and-farming, #chihuahua-mexico, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #levees-and-dams, #lopez-obrador-andres-manuel, #mexico, #politics-and-government, #water

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 20, 2020
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How California Became Ground Zero for Climate Disasters

The engineering and land management that enabled the state’s tremendous growth have left it more vulnerable to climate shocks — and those shocks are getting worse.

#california, #environment, #floods, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #levees-and-dams, #wildfires

The New York Times 3:21 pm on August 21, 2020
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China Flooding Has Killed Hundreds and Tested Three Gorges Dam

Unusually heavy rains have wreaked havoc in central and southwestern China, leaving hundreds dead and disrupting the economy’s post-pandemic recovery.

#china, #chongqing-china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #li-keqiang, #peoples-liberation-army-china, #politics-and-government, #rivers, #sichuan-province-china, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 29, 2020
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‘Hidden Gem’ Made Popular by TikTok Is Shut to Keep Out-of-Towners Away

A lake in New Jersey was closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but some complaints about recent crowding there focused on the ethnicity of visitors.

#coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #discrimination, #lake-solitude-nj, #levees-and-dams, #new-jersey, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #race-and-ethnicity

The New York Times 2:02 pm on July 18, 2020
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As Seasonal Rains Fall, Dispute over Nile Dam Rushes Toward a Reckoning

After a decade of construction, the hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia, Africa’s largest, is nearly complete. But there’s still no agreement with Egypt, which calls the structure a national security threat.

#africa, #ahmed-abiy, #egypt, #ethiopia, #levees-and-dams, #politics-and-government, #shoukry-sameh, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #water

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 5, 2020
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An Ancient Valley Lost to ‘Progress’

In his push for economic development, Turkey’s president has flooded the archaeological gem of Hasankeyf and displaced thousands of families.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #environment, #erdogan-recep-tayyip, #hasankeyf-turkey, #hydroelectric-power, #kurds, #levees-and-dams, #politics-and-government, #reservoirs, #rivers, #water

The New York Times 4:41 am on July 3, 2020
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Severe Floods in China Leave Over 106 Dead or Missing

About 15 million residents in southern China have been affected by the worst flooding in decades in parts of the region as abnormally intense rainfall has swept away buildings and ruined homes.

#china, #chongqing-china, #deaths-fatalities, #floods, #hubei-province-china, #levees-and-dams, #three-gorges-dam-china, #weather

The New York Times 1:01 am on June 8, 2020
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Tropical Storm Cristobal Makes Landfall in Louisiana

Meteorologists were watching for persistent bands of rain that can lead to flash flooding.

#baton-rouge-la, #cristobal, #floods, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #levees-and-dams, #louisiana, #mississippi-river, #national-weather-service, #weather

The New York Times 8:28 am on June 3, 2020
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For This Tribe, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon

The Yakama Nation has been raising fish to release back into the Columbia River for more than a decade. Now, its hatchery is also producing caviar.

#carey-richard-adams, #caviar, #fish-farming, #fishing-commercial, #levees-and-dams, #rivers, #seafood, #sturgeon-fish

The New York Times 10:04 am on May 27, 2020
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The Michigan Dam Failures Are a Warning

Many need repairs. Let’s fix them before climate-related flooding gets worse.

#california, #disasters-and-emergencies, #federal-emergency-management-agency, #floods, #global-warming, #great-lakes, #infrastructure-public-works, #levees-and-dams, #michigan, #rain, #trump-donald-j, #whitmer-gretchen

The New York Times 10:07 pm on May 21, 2020
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‘Expect More’: Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures

Engineers say most dams in the United States, designed decades ago, are unsuited to a warmer world and stronger storms.

#global-warming, #infrastructure-public-works, #levees-and-dams, #tittabawassee-river-mich

The New York Times 12:14 am on May 21, 2020
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As Virus Threat Lingers in Michigan, a New Crisis Arrives: Flooding

Thousands of residents of Midland, Mich., fled their homes as waters rose, trying to keep safe social distances even in shelters.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #floods, #hydroelectric-power, #infrastructure-public-works, #levees-and-dams, #michigan, #tittabawassee-river-mich

The New York Times 8:01 pm on May 20, 2020
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Live Updates: Michigan Dam Breaks and Flooding Force Thousands to Evacuate

The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for areas near the Tittabawassee River. The disaster was compounded by the effects of the coronavirus.

#evacuations-and-evacuees, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #michigan, #saginaw-mich, #tittabawassee-river-mich

The New York Times 5:04 pm on May 20, 2020
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Michigan Dam Disaster Threatens Major Dow Toxic-Chemical Superfund Site

Floodwaters surged toward Midland, Mich., and one of the nation’s most extensive toxic cleanup sites, raising concerns of a wider environmental fallout from the dam disaster.

#environment, #environmental-protection-agency, #floods, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #levees-and-dams, #superfund, #tittabawassee-river-mich, #water-pollution

The New York Times 4:00 pm on May 20, 2020
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Michigan Dams Breached, Forcing Evacuation of Midland: Live Updates

Officials warned of life-threatening danger after the two dams northwest of Detroit failed.

#evacuations-and-evacuees, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #michigan, #saginaw-mich, #tittabawassee-river-mich

The New York Times 3:55 am on May 20, 2020
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2 Dams Are Breached in Michigan, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

The failure of the dams was expected to bring record-setting flooding, with response complicated by the coronavirus.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #evacuations-and-evacuees, #floods, #levees-and-dams, #michigan, #tittabawassee-river-mich

The New York Times 2:14 pm on April 13, 2020
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China Limited the Mekong’s Flow. Other Countries Suffered a Drought.

New research show that Beijing’s engineers appear to have directly caused the record low levels of water in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

#cambodia, #china, #drought, #hydroelectric-power, #laos, #levees-and-dams, #mekong-river, #politics-and-government, #shortages, #thailand, #vietnam, #water