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How to Stop a Floodnew
A guided tour through Williams Canyon in Colorado shows that containing its watery rage is tricky business.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-12-2013 |
Environment
After the Floodnew
Pat Wilson heard the warnings, but she didn't really think the Mississippi River would reach her trailer. But on May 9, as Wilson watched water rush toward her property line, she realized she had only a small window to save her important belongings.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
06-02-2011 |
Disasters
Not Again ...new
The New Year might be off to a fresh start, but the Corps of Engineers is up to its old tricks of missing deadlines and confusing priorities.
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: Sugarcane Academy
A one-room schoolhouse for evacuees' children will reopen in New Orleans next month, signaling families' desire to return to the damaged city. Seventh in a multi-part series
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
10-17-2005 |
Disasters
Houston Dodges a Bullet and Finds Traffic Hellnew
In the Week of Hurricane Rita, Interstates 10 and 45 turned into the Superdome, with 24-hour saunalike drives in cars filled with bitchy relatives.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly, Josh Harkinson, John Nova Lomax and Todd Spivak |
10-03-2005 |
Disasters
Katrina Nibbles Away at the U.S. Economynew
Gulfport, Miss., was poised to benefit from the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement -- until Hurricane Katrina damaged its port.
The Village Voice |
Erik Sass |
09-26-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Cuba, CAFTA, transportation, Flood, shipping, casinos, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro
Someday Is Comingnew
What does is mean when disasters you've heard predicted for years actually start showing up?
Rock's Minimalist Master: The Expansive Influence of Brian Enonew
From his first conceptual recording in 1965 -- the slowed-down sound of a metal lamp stand being struck overdubbed with a friend reading a poem -- to his new Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno has had an amazing run as a composer, musician, producer, and sonic artist.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
07-12-2005 |
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