California's levees are a crucial part of its infrastructure, but many of them are in poor condition and not well-maintained, leaving them vulnerable to failure in the event of heavy rainfall or ...

Between 4:30 and 5 a.m., levees located where the CSX Railroad crosses the northern arm of the Industrial Canal, in the eastern part of Orleans Parish, breach. With metal gates normally used at ...

There were two benefit zones: The Upper Basin was to pay for O&M of the levees and channels upstream of the Middle-Scotts Creek confluence. These levees primarily protect Upper Lake and ...

Bayous and man-made channels drain water from the region. Levees protect suburban neighborhoods, and lakes meant to be sources for drinking water double as places to store water. But these ...

With climate-driven disasters on the rise, urgent action is needed to modernise flood resilience strategies worldwide.

Stockton differs from Sacramento in one key area: the quality of its flood-protection system. Stockton’s levees haven’t ...