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| LIF | Former Congressman and Disaster Recovery Experts Available to Discuss Mississippi River Flood Recovery
Following on the heels of environmental tragedies in China and Myanmar, the past week has brought dramatic coverage of the rising banks of the Mississippi river, and the frantic efforts of residents and volunteers to protect their homes and towns from flooding. With the country anxiously waiting to see whether sandbag barricades will hold the flooding at bay, former congressman and environmental disaster recovery experts C. Thomas McMillen and Christopher P. Leichtweis are available to speak on preventative efforts and the best course of action in the weeks ahead.
Expert available | 30-Jun-2008
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| BIZ | Economists Prepare Report on Economic Impact of 2008 Floods in Iowa
A report by Iowa State University's Regional Capacity Analysis Program how the economic impact of this year's flooding across Iowa will be calculated. Once all of the official losses are reported, ISU economists say the total may approach or exceed the $1.45 billion in losses to crops, livestock, and personal property/income reported in the state's 1993 floods. | 25-Jun-2008
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| MED | Emergency Planning Expert Provides Safety Tips for Flood Victims
Public health expert is available to talk about safety precautions for volunteers and homeowners, as well as the long-term implications of the flood.
Expert available | 20-Jun-2008
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| | —Saint Louis University Medical Center | View Article |
| MED | Allergy Expert Has Advice for Flood Victims
As if the emotional and financial impact of flood damage isn't bad enough, floodwaters can also bring health problems. H. James Wedner, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, says after the water recedes, damp homes and businesses are fertile grounds for mold growth, which can cause allergic reactions and asthmatic symptoms in sensitive people. | 19-Jun-2008
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| Flood Experts at Iowa State University
Iowa State University faculty and staff members are available to share their insight and expertise on numerous flood-related topics as the devastating Midwest flooding continues this week along the Mississippi River.
Expert available | 19-Jun-2008
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| SCI | Water Planners Call for Fundamental Shift to Deal with Changing Climate
The past is no longer a reliable base on which to plan the future of water management. So says a new perspectives piece written by a prominent group of hydrologists and climatologists, to be published Feb. 1 in Science magazine, that calls for fundamental changes to the science behind water planning and policy. (Embargo expired on 31-Jan-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 1-Feb-2008 | 31-Jan-2008
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| LIF | California Flood Risks are "Disaster Waiting to Happen"
Flooding in California's Central Valley is "the next big disaster waiting to happen," but water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to engineers at the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering in separate reports to California officials and in the journal Science.
Science, 18-Jan-2008 | 17-Jan-2008
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| SCI | Expert Available to Comment on E. Coli in Flood Waters
Central Michigan University faculty expert Elizabeth Alm (department of biology) is available to comment on the presence of E. coli in the Hurricane Katrina flood waters in New Orleans. | 07-Sep-2005
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| | —Central Michigan University | View Article |
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