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Midwest deals with rising water, record-setting floods in some areas

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Heavy rains, following a winter with considerable snow, has led to record-breaking floods in parts of the Midwest, and high waters in most of the rest. That flooding puts a heavy load on communities, including the city of Clarksville, which is one of the last Mississippi River communities without a levee.

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Mississippi Delta Prepares for More Flooding

Environment

All along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, people are packing up as the flood waters continue to rise, endangering their fields, their homes and their lives. Joining us is George Sills, a geotechnical engineer.

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**New** Big Floods, Big Explosion Along Mississippi River

The record floods and the levee breach designed to protect a town have “Four Fish” author Paul Greenberg thinking we might want to reconsider our engineering of the mighty Mississippi.

Missouri: Flooding Farmland to Save a Town

The Army Corps of Engineers blew up a section of a Mississippi River levee to try to protect an Illinois town from rising flood waters. As a result, nearly 130-thousand acres of Missouri farmland were flooded. Amanda Jones lives in Dexter, MO. She says that her main concern is the explosives that are being used […]

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Protecting Abundant Water

The upper Midwest is water rich, but Michiganders are wondering if a drier future could make their water a target, and they’re considering precautions.

Mid-America Wades in the Water

What was once a 100-year flood now happens every ten to 15 years. Levees, development, and climate change are most likely to blame.

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