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Sign up Today for Levees.org’s Third Annual Levee Disaster Bike Tour
The Levee Disaster Bike Tour is a healthy meaningful way to learn more about the worst civil engineering disaster in the history of the United States. WHEN: Sunday, May 4, 2014 TIME: 9 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Departs from City Park WHY: The survivors of the New Orleans Flood deserve the vetted facts To sign […]
Steep Flood Insurance Rate Hikes has Roots in Corps’ Levee Mistakes
The steep premium increases in flood insurance being seen by policyholders all across the nation are the direct result of the federal government’s failed levees in New Orleans in 2005. While the worst rate spikes will occur gradually over a period of years–thanks to a bill that President Obama signed into law last month–a reported […]
When No One Blames the Hurricane
In 1889, after several days of rain, a badly maintained dam broke in Johnstown, PA. The deluge destroyed the town and killed 2,209 people. No one blames the rain. In 1912, the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank drowning more than 1,500 people. The Titanic had ignored heavy ice warnings and had too few […]
