Water & Oceans

Trump Administration Presses Cities To Evict Homeowners from Flood Zones

"The federal government is giving local officials nationwide a painful choice: Agree to use eminent domain to force people out of flood-prone homes, or forfeit a shot at federal money they need to combat climate change."

Source: NY Times, 03/11/2020

Could Historic Dutch Methods for Mastering Water Save New Orleans?

"Up close is not the best way to see the world’s biggest gate. Viewed from one end, where a three-story hinge links to a massive steel lattice, the Maeslant storm surge barrier resembles three crane towers toppled across one another."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 03/09/2020

"California Had Its Driest February on Record. Here’s How Bad It Was."

"Not a drop of rain fell in downtown San Francisco this February. Or in Big Sur State Park. Or in Paso Robles. February in California was so dry that it is raising concerns that the state, which, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, only fully emerged from drought last March, may be headed for another one."

Source: NY Times, 03/05/2020

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