MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Severe Weather Center 13 Investigation found many levees across the Mid-South are unregulated, un-mapped, and you may not even know if one protects your home. In February 2025, a ...

METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - In a study published in late June, researchers led by Tulane University used satellite radar imaging to track elevation changes along the levee system surrounding the metro New ...

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There's been levee breaks over the years all over the delta, according to San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency executive director Darren Suen. Essentially, levees protect people from water; it's a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1 ...

Fort Bend County has completed its first U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–led levee inspections, flood preparedness that officials said could save lives, protect property and reduce flood insurance costs ...

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple ...

In the United States, tens of millions of people live behind levees, but historically disadvantaged groups are more likely to live behind subpar levees and have fewer resources to maintain critical ...

As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large expanses of farmland and many towns sprung leaks. At one site, response crews ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Chinook helicopter drops sandbags into a breach along the London Avenue canal in New Orleans to close a levee breach after ...