Founder Rosenthal featured on Elizabeth Bachman show
This week Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal is featured on Elizabeth Bachman’s show “Strategic Speaking for Results.” This episode was Ms. Bachman’s selection to be the first guest of the year 2023. Rosenthal discusses how she and her group Levees.org took on the organization responsible for the engineering design flaws in New Orleans’ levees –– the […]
Why New York Waits
Ten years ago, Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge flooded twenty-four US states, particularly New York and New Jersey. Prior to landfall, the Associated Press reported that experts predicted a billion dollars in damage in the US. It turned out to be $43 billion (1). Now, near the 10th anniversary of what is unofficially known as Superstorm […]
Levees.org hero receives major award
Dr. J. David Rogers was recently awarded the Schuster Medal for his decades of work in geohazards (geologic conditions capable of causing widespread loss of property and life). “Robert Schuster inspired me to deepen my involvement in the field,” says Rogers, the Karl F. Hasselmann Missouri Chair in Geological Engineering at Missouri S&T. “I want […]