Aug 31 Watch Hurricane Irene’s Floodwaters Continue to Ravage Parts of Northeast Flood Waters Still Wreak Havoc in Northeast as Costs Mount… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Hurricane Irene’s Cost May Hit $7B as Pricey East Coast Cleanup Begins Hurricane Irene's death toll reached at least 38 Monday as cleanup crews from North Carolina to New England continued to pick up after the storm amid ongoing flooding. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's impact and the cost of the government's… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Flood Threat Creates ‘Psychological Roller Coaster’ in Minot, N.D. The Souris River in Minot, N.D., hit a record high Friday and kept on rising. Margaret Warner and Minot City Council President Dean Frantsvog discuss what residents and the city are doing to quell the threat from flood waters. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Mississippi River Floodwater Could Create Long-Term Toxic Impact A 15-mile stretch of the swollen Mississippi River, closed Tuesday due to pressure on levees, has been reopened to barges moving one at a time. Tom Bearden reports on the short- and long-term environmental effects the floodwater could have on… Continue watching
May 16 Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released By Vanessa Dennis After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening. Continue reading
May 16 Watch Morganza Spillway Reduces Pressure on Cities’ Levees; Towns Brace for Water On Saturday, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River to reduce pressure on the levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A number of smaller towns are now having to… Continue watching
May 16 Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order By Tom Bearden In Krotz Springs, La., the Mississippi River threatens to inundate local homes and businesses, but not everyone is heeding the call to evacuate the area. EmbedVideo(573, 482, 304); Tune in to Monday's NewsHour for Bearden's full report… Continue reading
May 14 Morganza Spillway Opened on Mississippi River in Bid to Protect Cities From Flooding By News Desk Engineers slowly opened a massive floodgate on the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. EmbedVideo(571, 482, 304); The decision to open… Continue reading
May 13 Watch Army Corps of Engineers Navigates Miss. River Spillways In other news Friday, some 25,000 people in Louisiana were on notice that their homes could be inundated if the Army Corps of Engineers opens the Morganza Spillway. Continue watching