Water & Oceans

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

"Clean Water Rule: Science Advisory Board Slams Trump's WOTUS Rewrite"

"An EPA advisory panel has finalized a striking rebuke of the Trump administration's revamped Clean Water Act rule, saying critical elements are not adequately based on science."

Source: Greenwire, 03/05/2020

"Americans Are Paying $34 Billion Too Much for Houses in Flood Plains"

"Researchers assembled a historical database of U.S. flood maps and home prices to estimate how much bad communication costs homebuyers." "At least 3.8 million U.S. homes lie in flood plains. Together, they may be overvalued by $34 billion."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 03/04/2020

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