Here is a portion of an article written by Iza Wojciechowska for Inside Higher Ed highlighting the struggles and achievements of the University of Iowa following the Flood of 2008.
A Flood of Information
Perhaps one of the largest initiatives to arise from the disaster is the Iowa Flood Center, founded in spring 2009 as [...]
Officials prep for the next big flood
By Richard Johnson
Globe Gazette
MASON CITY — Severe flooding has led to 14 disaster declarations in Iowa since 1990, said State Rep. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids.
The 2008 flood caused an estimated $3 billion in damage in Cedar Rapids.
“If we don’t change after 2008 and 1993, what’s it going to take?” [...]
Flood gauges going up on North Iowa bridges
By Richard Johnson
Globe Gazette
MASON CITY — High-tech flood gauges will be placed late this summer on several bridge decks in North Iowa.
Each will feature an acoustic pulse to measure how long it takes for the pulse to leave the sensor, bounce off the water surface and return.
That will [...]
Iowa Flood Center receives grant to draw floodplain maps
By Tyler Harris
Daily Iowan
Iowa residents will be able to better determine if and how often they are likely to experience a flood thanks to a grant recently given to the University of Iowa’s Iowa Flood Center.
The center, created after the flooding in 2008, [...]
Hansen: Experts warn that ‘these floods aren’t going away’
By Marc Hansen
Des Moines Register
Christopher Anderson is a scientist in the Iowa State University agronomy department. When it rains day after day after day, he doesn’t sit around and grump about it like most of us.
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Flood talk fuels residents’ frustration
Expert panel says action is needed.
By Christinia Crippes
The Hawk Eye
Still recovering from the 2008 Flood, and the many flash floods since then, southeast Iowa residents were not ready to hear the words of a panel of experts on how to build smarter and better prepare for future disasters.
A panel representing an [...]
Click here to view To The Point with Becki Malicki’s report on “What Caused the 2008 Floods?” This program includes interviews with “A Watershed Year” editor, Connie Mutel, and chapter author Wayne Petersen.
The show was originally aired on Saturday, June 12th by KCRG-TV 9.
RIO Press Release
FIVE FLOOD SEMINARS EXAMINE 2008 FLOODS AND HOW IOWANS CAN PREPARE FOR FUTURE DISASTERS
Panelists Highlight Protection Efforts, Future Flood Predictions and New Book on Flooding
(DES MOINES) – Community seminars to help people better understand the 2008 Iowa floods and how Iowans can better plan and prepare for future flooding [...]
Flood Sensor Gives Early Warning
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Residents in one North Iowa community will be more prepared the next time heavy floods hit the area.
The city of Greene, IA entered into a pilot program with the Iowa Flood Center to install a sensor on the Gates Bridge in Floyd County which is about five [...]
RIO Press Release
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2010
WORKING TO RECOVER: IOWA FLOOD CENTER PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND FLOODS
Iowans Directly Benefit from Research Done on Watersheds, Floods and Flood Predictions
DES MOINES – Iowans must understand flooding in order to learn how to live with and prepare for floods, said Witold Krajewski, director [...]
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