The US Flood Epidemic: Nature or failing infrastructure?
The flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa over 700 feet above sea level, has been accurately compared to the flooding in New Orleans when levees breached during Katrina. Also mirroring New Orleans is a Wisconsin town 1100 feet above sea level when an embankment of Lake Delton breached last week and emptied the lake into the […]
Levee video springs to top of YouTube charts
Levees.Org recently launched another very successful YouTube campaign. In the first 24 hours, our new video won 5 honors and went straight to the Home Page of YouTube where it gets very high visibility. Click here to keep our video at the TOP of the YouTube charts! Want to do more? Register at YouTube. That […]
Metro New Orleans residents say “No” to levees they can’t trust
Metro New Orleans came together today for a Day of Action, united in a single message. We said “No” to flood protection we cannot trust, and “Yes” to the 8/29 Investigation. Citizens and volunteers gathered at Hot Spots, three busy intersections in each of the three “polders” or basins that flooded due to the failure […]
