http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/16/flood-risk-up-close-and-personal/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/16/flood-risk-up-close-and-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-147 America’s Flood Risk is Heating Up : American Rivers Blog Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:21:09 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/16/flood-risk-up-close-and-personal/#comment-147 [...] Check out this new report by Environmental Defense and the National Wildlife Federation on global warming and federal policies on flood prevention and this blog post by one of its authors on the recent storms in the NE. The report identifies areas in which the federal government contributes to flooding problems, and makes policy recommendations that will help stem the nation’s escalating flood damages. Some of their suggestions overlap with Corps reforms that AR endorses.  [...] [...] Check out this new report by Environmental Defense and the National Wildlife Federation on global warming and federal policies on flood prevention and this blog post by one of its authors on the recent storms in the NE. The report identifies areas in which the federal government contributes to flooding problems, and makes policy recommendations that will help stem the nation’s escalating flood damages. Some of their suggestions overlap with Corps reforms that AR endorses.  [...]

]]> http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/16/flood-risk-up-close-and-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Kira Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:39:40 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/16/flood-risk-up-close-and-personal/#comment-146 The entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel is only 10 feet above sea level? yikes. I wonder how many other key points in our transportation system are similarly vulnerable. Here in DC, the Rock Creek Parkway sometimes gets closed when there's lots of rain. The entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel is only 10 feet above sea level? yikes. I wonder how many other key points in our transportation system are similarly vulnerable. Here in DC, the Rock Creek Parkway sometimes gets closed when there's lots of rain.

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