http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:58:22 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32841 Focusing on the American Midwest, Andrew Robertson analyzes the relationships between floods, weather and climate patters throughout the 20th century.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:10:18 +0000 Kevin Krajick http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20680 Floods, volcanoes, earthquakes–really, very little good news comes out of this sort of thing. Maybe the occasional feel-good story about, say, a child miraculously dug from the rubble days later, tired but unharmed and in good spirits, having survived on a cache of crackers and Coke. Actually, says John Mutter, an Earth Institute professor of sustainability studies, disasters can sometimes [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/20/the-year-of-drought-and-flood/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/20/the-year-of-drought-and-flood/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:36 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16361 It seems that this year the world is experiencing a crisis of both too little water and too much. And while these crises often occur simultaneously in different regions, they also happen in the same places as short, fierce bursts of rain punctuate long dry spells.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/20/the-year-of-drought-and-flood/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/07/making-room-for-rivers-a-different-approach-to-flood-control/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/07/making-room-for-rivers-a-different-approach-to-flood-control/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:19:43 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15311 Over time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal engineering and construction agency, has spent over $123 billion on flood control infrastructure that hasn’t always adequately protected us. Now, with the devastation of the spring floods in the Midwest, some are calling for a new approach to flood control that makes room for our rivers.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/07/making-room-for-rivers-a-different-approach-to-flood-control/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/12/ohio-and-mississippi-river-floods-in-photos/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/12/ohio-and-mississippi-river-floods-in-photos/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 13:20:50 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=14436 Heavy rains over the American South and Midwest have deluged the region, causing unprecedented flood damage. View photos of the event from around the web.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/12/ohio-and-mississippi-river-floods-in-photos/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/02/here-comes-the-flood-the-army-corps-prepares-to-blow-the-levies-to-save-cairo-illinois/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/02/here-comes-the-flood-the-army-corps-prepares-to-blow-the-levies-to-save-cairo-illinois/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 19:53:09 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=14329 The US Army corps of Engineers is preparing to blow up levees on the Ohio River near Bird’s Point Missouri in order to save the town of Cairo, Illinois.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/02/here-comes-the-flood-the-army-corps-prepares-to-blow-the-levies-to-save-cairo-illinois/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/22/%e2%80%9cyou-are-misinformed%e2%80%9d-planning-for-flood-regime-change/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/22/%e2%80%9cyou-are-misinformed%e2%80%9d-planning-for-flood-regime-change/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:30:27 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13755 Lately a lot of people are wondering just how helpful the 100-year flood benchmark really is, as places seem to be getting hit by 100-year floods all the time.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/22/%e2%80%9cyou-are-misinformed%e2%80%9d-planning-for-flood-regime-change/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:00:07 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13525 The Columbia Global Flood Project is based on the conviction that while human beings may not have direct control of where and how much rain falls, there is a great deal more that can be done to manage the risk of extreme flooding around the world.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/23/flood-impacts-don%e2%80%99t-forget-other-factors/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/23/flood-impacts-don%e2%80%99t-forget-other-factors/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:45:18 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=11940 As scientists continue to try to sort out climate change effects, it’s important to remember also that when it comes to the impact of floods, there are many factors outside of global climate change that affect outcomes for people. Here are a few.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/23/flood-impacts-don%e2%80%99t-forget-other-factors/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/10/floods-in-eastern-sri-lanka-and-north-eastern-australia-contrasts-in-disaster-risk-management/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/10/floods-in-eastern-sri-lanka-and-north-eastern-australia-contrasts-in-disaster-risk-management/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:11:11 +0000 Lareef Zubair http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=11368 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/10/floods-in-eastern-sri-lanka-and-north-eastern-australia-contrasts-in-disaster-risk-management/feed/ 0