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Committee to urge inventory of nation's levees
ST. LOUIS - The United States needs a complete inventory of all levees and a national safety standard for the last line of defense against floods, say members of the National Committee on Levee Safety.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood Source:(AP)
2008-12-11
Price increases push US soy beyond reach of poor
SURABAYA, Indonesia - With the dollar a day he earns scrounging for scrap metal and paper, Jumadi can't buy his family beef or even chicken. But until now, the rail-thin scavenger could at least afford soy.
Nations:U.S. India Indonesia Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
First floods, now pesky mosquitoes for Midwest
CHICAGO - First came the floods -- now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects are pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood Source:(AP)
2008-07-03
Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements
The oil, gasoline, fertilizers, and herbicides swept away by floodwaters in June pose an environmental challenge to the rain-soaked Midwest. But some of the most serious pollution problems may not lie outdoors. Instead, they could well lurk indoors in waterlogged basements and first floors of homes and businesses, where everything from cleaning agents to toxic metals accumulate in silt and mold.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-07-01
USDA reports flooding cuts corn acres
DES MOINES, Iowa - Farmers will harvest nearly 9 percent fewer acres of corn this year than last year, in part because of Midwest flooding that has damaged a portion of the crop, the government reported Monday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
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