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
May 12 Why Did April Spawn so Many Deadly Tornadoes in the South? By Jenny Marder Photo courtesy Katrina Floyd A scary thing happened to Katrina Floyd on the morning of April 27. A thunderstorm swept through her northeast Alabama town of Ider in the early morning hours, uprooting trees and knocking out power and cell… Continue reading
May 11 Japan's Triple Disaster, By the Numbers On March 11, Japan's northeastern shore was struck by a massive earthquake followed by a violent tsunami. Within days a third disaster was unfolding, a crisis at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power facility. Continue reading
May 11 Watch All Eyes on Mississippi River Levees, Spillways as Flood Tensions Continue Crews filled sandbags and shored up levees along the Mississippi River as enormous volumes of water surged south. Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at the levee and floodgate system with the Association of State Floodplain Managers' Larry Larson and… Continue watching
May 11 Slide Show: The Japan Crisis, 2 Months Later By Talea Miller It has been two months since a catastrophic earthquake rocked Japan, triggering a massive tsunami and critically damaging the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In the slide show below, learn more about the toll and costs of the triple-disaster,… Continue reading
May 10 NASA Releases New Images of Mississippi River Flooding By Vanessa Dennis NASA's Earth Observatory has released new before and after images of the Mississippi River flooding around Memphis. The Mississippi River reached 47.87 feet in Memphis on Tuesday. Memphis on April 21, 2010 (click to enlarge) Memphis… Continue reading
May 10 Watch Miss. River Crests in Memphis, Flood Worries Head Downstream The "Mighty Mississippi" more than lived up to its nickname, swelling two and a half miles beyond its banks and inundating low-lying areas in and around Memphis, Tenn. Jeffrey Brown reports on the damage in Memphis and new flood worries… Continue watching
May 10 Mississippi Flooding Hits Memphis, Heads Toward Weary New Orleans By News Desk 5:30 p.m. ET | Floodwaters hit the Mississippi Delta Tuesday afternoon, threatening farmland, historic sites and residential areas alike. The crest is expected to wash over the area and bring a deluge lasting several days, compounding the damage already caused… Continue reading
May 10 The Mighty Mississippi By Lauren Knapp The Mississippi River crested at 47.8 feet at Memphis on Tuesday, just short of the 1937 record. The waters have engulfed riverbanks in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, and Louisiana, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open floodgates,… Continue reading
May 09 Watch Mississippi River Flooding Hits Historic Levels, Tests Levee System The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the surging… Continue watching