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Results for keyword: Floods

  • Underworld

    In a dark, narrow storm drain below the border town of Douglas, Ariz., eight illegal immigrants drowned in the summer of 1997

    by Craig Childs, Sep 04, 2006

  • Flood insurance crimps Western waterways

    Critics say that FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is encouraging development in flood-prone areas alongside Western rivers, such as the Rio Grande

    by Randy Stapilus, Dec 12, 2005

  • Water pounds through our towns and our dreams

    The writer watches with awe as snowmelt pulses through her town

    by Kerry Brophy, May 30, 2005

  • How to go with the flow

    Montana Audubon has written an eight-page guide to flood preparation, called Go With the Flow: Streams and Bank Stabilization.

    by Joshua Zaffos, Dec 23, 2002

  • The snail that stands like a dam

    Future human-made floods from Glen Canyon Dam, designed to help restore the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, are on hold until scientists find a way to protect and recover an endangered subspecies, the Kanab ambersnail.

    by Guy Webster, Jul 31, 2000

  • A river comes apart

    Clearcut hillsides, floods and mudslides on Idaho's Clearwater River raise a warning that the land is dying.

    by Charles Pezeshki, Feb 02, 1998

  • Boise braces for floods

    Boise residents acquire sandbags in expectation of a bad flood season.

    by John Rosapepe, Oct 14, 1996

  • Stop the flooding

    Oregon's devastating floods could be prevented by restoring Willamette River wetlands and woodlands, study says.

    by Staff, Apr 15, 1996

  • Clogged channel sends a river over its bank in Washington

    Winter rains flood Washington's Skokomish River valley and environmentalists say the problem is exacerbated by logging, urban sprawl, dams and other human impacts.

    by Ben Jacklet, Jan 22, 1996
 

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