Another Mo. River Levee In Northwest Missouri Fails
KMBC’s Brenda Washington gives updates on the levee failures and flooding from the Missouri River in northwest Missouri.
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EXPERTS SAY EXPECT MORE MO RIVER LEVEE FAILURES
This video was mirrored from TheGrowingAwareness who mirrored from MaryGreeley
Q&A: Do you consider the failure of the New Orleans levee to be a disaster or an opportunity?
Question by Me, Too: Do you consider the failure of the New Orleans levee to be a disaster or an opportunity?
A noted economist stated that Katrina “did more to solve the problems in New Orleans than anything else could.” Another political personage stated that, while man could not solve the problem of New Orleans, “God did!”
By this, they were talking of the dispersal of a million poor Blacks gathered into one area, with high crime rates, dilapidated public housing and all of the problems associated with poverty. So, the question is, could the delay in helping these people return to New Orleans be connected to the “opportunities” these people discussed? Since the public housing has been torn down and new housing for the poor almost nonexistent in New Orleans, do you think this delay has been deliberate? Will the poor Blacks of New Orleans ever be able to return to their city, or will opportunists take advantage of this prime real estate and change the face of New Orleans forever?
Best answer:
Answer by jrldsmith
It was a wakeup call that the city is below sea level and didn’t need to be there in the first place.
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When is a Levee Breach a Complete Failure?
“Exclusion” Zones are like Oil “Leaks” and Levee Breaches! They are little and “Temporary”
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Should Louisiana residents flooded by the levee failures be made whole by the Federal Government?
Question by Cheetos Rule: Should Louisiana residents flooded by the levee failures be made whole by the Federal Government?
Best answer:
Answer by boris
Many innocent people died because they were deliberatly not helped. Food and water was deliberatly refused. Basically, FEMA created the failures – the network was in place to help people, FEMA disturbed that helping process to turn a crisis into a catastrophe.
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Baralaba mine levee failure and rail damage
News footage from Channel 9 Australia showing flood inrush to Baralaba, and damage to the rail network.
UC Davis Scientists Predict $40B Levee Failure
NewsWatch 2007: UC Davis scientists say California must change the way they manage the vast Delta water system or face environmental and economic disaster. Authorities say the magnitude of an unexpected collapse is staggering. The cost of a levee failure could be billion and it would cause severe disruptions to California’s water supply.
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Since the first days after Hurricane Katrina, when the streets were still under water, many residents of New Orleans and its surroundings have maintained that the flood that wrecked their lives was the government’s fault, and that the government should pay for it. This was a major uphill battle for residents in these areas, as a major class action lawsuit against the federal government seemed unlikely to see the light of day. However, through the dedication of a team of the nation’s best attorneys, not only did the case make it to court, but a federal judge last week ruled that the failure of the levees was in fact the result of government negligence. Mike Papantonio talks about this with Pierce O’Donnell, one of the lead attorneys on the case.
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Why did John McCain vote against the investigation (x2) of the levee failures during Hurricane Katrina?
Question by ms_wheedler: Why did John McCain vote against the investigation (x2) of the levee failures during Hurricane Katrina?
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Answer by netjr
Because it was a democrat witch hunt on Republican administrations that didn’t want to keep wasting money in New Orleans. Fact was the money was given to New Orleans in the 60’s and the squandered it on unions but the investigation would have never gotten that “deep.”
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CIWN 6/18/08 2:15 AM CT: Levee Failures cause flash flooding
Flash Flood warnings for portions of West Central Illinois this morning.
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New Orleans City Council Meeting
What is the federal governments capabilities in responding to massive levee failures in California.?
Question by mattystolz: What is the federal governments capabilities in responding to massive levee failures in California.?
A large enough earthquake can crumble most the levee system that supplies water to southern California. The majority of this vital antiquated water system lies in proximity to the San Andreas fault. If the system failed more than two thirds of Californians would be without water.
Best answer:
Answer by Panama Joe
It will be similar to their ability to fight those fires, mudslides, and oil platform explosions – nil!
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