Stories Tagged "flooding"

May Snow Cools Corn Belt's Progress

posted on May 3, 2013 at 4:38 PM

This week started with some delayed warm and dry conditions. The weather pattern allowed for corn planting to finally occur. But growers are still well behind the average pace as only 5 percent of the corn crop was in the ground according to USDA’s... Full Story

Market to Market (April 26, 2013)

posted on April 26, 2013 at 6:24 PM

Full Program: The governor of a leading farm state negotiates agricultural trade with China. Heavy rains bring much-needed moisture to the Grain Belt and push rivers to flood stage. And with spring planting on hold, an expert suggests changes to nitrogen... Full Story

Floodwaters Rising after Storms Deluge Heartland

posted on April 19, 2013 at 9:57 AM

CHICAGO (AP) -- Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path - or rescue those already under water - after a powerful spring storm system unleashed downpours from Oklahoma to... Full Story

Market to Market (April 5, 2013)

posted on April 5, 2013 at 7:15 PM

Full Program: Lawmakers mull immigration reforms in hopes of keeping a steady supply of labor in the fields. The threat of flooding returns to Fargo, while the rest of the nation contends with drought. Spring is in the air, but urban entrepreneurs are taking... Full Story

Recent Storms Ease Drought In Midwestern States

posted on March 15, 2013 at 2:32 PM

Climatologists caution that the moisture doesn't signal the end of the stubborn drought that still has a hold on more than half the continental U.S. Full Story

UI receives $6.7M from FEMA for flood projects

posted on May 4, 2012 at 3:04 PM

The University of Iowa has received over $6.7 million in federal funds to demolish buildings destroyed in the 2008 flood. Full Story

Missouri River management plan for 2012 released

posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:14 PM

The Army Corps of Engineers says it is trying to improve the way it manages the Missouri River's reservoirs after last year's historic flooding, but the 2012 plan released Friday doesn't include any additional flood-storage space. Full Story

Market to Market (December 23, 2011)

posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:18 AM

Full Program: Amidst the worst drought in history, Texas ranchers cull their herds. The EPA unveils rigorous new standards on emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants. New data suggest the Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for damages due to... Full Story

Panel: Corps Worked Around Climatic Extremes

posted on December 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM

A four-member panel assembled by the Corps issued a 99-page report this week citing “climatic extremes” that appear to be getting “bigger and more frequent.” The group added the Corps was not negligent in its duty to manage the flood. Full Story

Panel: Corps not to blame for Missouri River flood

posted on December 20, 2011 at 4:13 PM

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did what it could with the record flooding on the Missouri River this year although proposed changes could help avoid a disastrous repeat, especially since such floods could become more frequent, an expert panel... Full Story

Dry Northern Plains helps spring runoff prep

posted on December 20, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Thanks to a dry fall across the northern Plains, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is months ahead of schedule in releasing water from reservoirs on the upper Missouri River to guard against another spring of record-setting flooding. Full Story

Crop Insurance Rates Skyrocket in flooded areas

posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:25 PM

Midwestern farmers still drying out their formerly flooded farmland are likely to get hit with another punch – steep increases in crop insurance premiums. The reason: much of the damage from last summer’s epic flooding still has not been repaired. Full Story

2011: The Year of Natural Disasters

posted on December 9, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Mother Nature smashed the record for U.S. weather disasters this year, as losses in a dozen calamities exceeded the $1 billion mark. Full Story

Lawmakers criticize Missouri River flood response

posted on December 2, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Lawmakers and congressional witnesses on Wednesday criticized the response of the Army Corps of Engineers to this year's devastating flooding along the Missouri River and said they were concerned existing problems won't be corrected. Full Story

Farmers Avoiding Fed Loan Programs

posted on November 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Extreme drought withered grain across the Great Plains. Flooding from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers drowned corn and other crops from Nebraska to Louisiana. A tropical storm on the East Coast submerged Carolina... Full Story

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