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Climate change forces a rethinking of mammoth Everglades restoration plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District are poised to begin a new restudy of the Everglades’ historic water management infrastructure aimed at adapting the framework to deal with rising seas, violent storms and a continuing influx of people.
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How weather forecasts can help dams supply more water
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing ways to use improved weather forecasts to manage some of the nation’s largest dams to store more water and prevent floods. This new approach could help officials respond to new precipitation patterns brought on by climate change.
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Corps of Engineers to focus on supply chain problems, climate change with $14B in allocated spending
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is receiving $14 billion in funding to focus on projects dedicated to tackling supply chain issues and climate change, some of which has been allocated from the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year.
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Experts say LA in danger of mega storm
Scientists call it California's "other big one," and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas.
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Did Harvey make us sick? Still more questions than answers
Scores of flood victims across the region now being studied and tallied as researchers scramble to grasp the potentially immense long-term health toll Harvey exacted. While it could be years, if not decades, to know the region’s final prognosis, some of the early evidence is troubling.
Everglades restoration projects almost finished, but problems remain
Everglades restoration plans drafted nearly three decades ago to move more water south are almost finished. Work to bridge another stretch of the Tamiami Trail will be done next year. But figuring out where to put the water could get complicated.
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