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Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Overview of 2008 Floods

posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:04 PM

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Overview of 2008 Floods Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get better at predicting floods?

Tags: flood wetland terracing agriclture urban mitigation rain river stream FEMA Cedar Rapids

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Rural Issues

posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Rural Issues Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get better at predicting floods?

Tags: flood wetland terracing agriculture urban Dyersville Marengo Allamakee County Creston Union County DNR Iowa River Corridor Louisa County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge water water quality conservation tiling

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Solutions

posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Solutions Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get better at predicting floods?

Tags: flood watershed Senator Rob Hogg Flood Center Larry Weber Pat Shay Kamyar Enhayan floodway University of Iowa Hydraulics Lab floodplain

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Urban Issues

posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Urban Issues Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get better at predicting floods?

Tags: flood Cedar Rapids Waverly Cedar Falls urban planning and zoning floodplain floodway

Economic Crises Short Overview

posted on May 22, 2009 at 10:11 AM

Economic Crises Short Overview Waiting for the economy to improve, what can be done in the meantime? We’ll explore that question as The Iowa Journal examines the outlook and strategies for job hunters.

Tags: business finances financial crises financial crisis taxes economy

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