Development Rises on St. Louis Area Flood Plains - New York Time. Congress stalls disaster relief bill. Gaps in aging levees leave D.C. landmarks exposed. Preserving Cabrini-Green's images In the sharp sun of an April afternoon, Nate Lanthrum walks through the remains of Cabrini-Green giving away what he has taken.
He looks out of place, a white guy carrying a $1,500 Nikon D700 camera, but the residents are used to him by now and greet... Blackhawks thrilled to have Brent Seabrook back. Scientists: Midwest floods wil. Midwest Floods Spotlight Decrepit Infrastructure. Mishkanazapade: Big Picture - Mississippi Floodwaters in Iowa.
Today, for the first time in almost 3 years, couldn't cross the bridge on my way home from work since it got flooded after heavy rain.
Still, the weather here is not nearly as bad as in Iowa. The rising Mississippi River has broken high-water records up and down the Iowa and Illinois shore, cresting as high as 12 feet above flood stage in some places. Estimates place the cost of the damage at over $1 billion dollars, and concerns are rising over crop damage, toxic remnants that were washed into neighborhoods, future mosquito invasions, and maintaining supplies of clean drinking water.