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In 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. On April 13, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. on the 200th anniversary of the third American president's birth.
Houston-area officials are planning a campaign to put up two dozen billboards encouraging residents to buy flood insurance after Hurricane Harvey. The Harris County Flood Control District estimates more than 80 percent of the county's 1.4 million buildings lacked flood insurance when the storm devastated the region.
An environmental organization identified on Tuesday a tributary of the Mississippi River as the nation's most endangered river of 2018 as a decades-old flood drainage plan has reincarnated. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to curb flooding in Mississippi's delta region threatens the Big Sunflower River and 200,000 acres of surrounding wetlands, American Rivers said.
Regions still recovering from 2017's devastating hurricanes are scrambling to prepare for the new hurricane season, which is just two months away and expected to be busier than average. Houston has changed building regulations, Florida is seeking federal assistance and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said Puerto Rico needs an estimated $50 billion to rebuild its infrastructure and electrical grid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
As Texans repair, build or rebuild their homes after Hurricane Harvey, home improvement stores and FEMA mitigation specialists are teaming up to provide free information, tips and literature on making homes stronger and safer. FEMA mitigation specialists will answer questions and offer tips and techniques to build hazard-resistant homes using proven methods that will prevent or reduce damage from future disasters.
The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will take up to an estimated $50 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico. . A man walks between flood barriers on 17th Street in San Francisco, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
New York State lawmakers have included $40 million in this year's budget to help property owners who are still cleaning up from last year's flooding along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. This budget marks the third time that state officials have had to add more money into the flood relief program for homeowners.
A Resolute Eagle drone similar to this one crashed at Pendleton's airport around 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Drone testing by a defense contractor has stopped after one of the company's prototypes crashed on Saturday and set off a small wildfire near the Pendleton, Oregon, airport.
Macke, who currently serves as chair of the village's Green Space Development Committee, advised council of a number of opportunities for land now vacant as a consequence of flood mitigation buyouts. "Project number one is the Rex Center Park," Macke told council, refering to the lot where Paul's Ace Hardware once stood.
Broken records, remarkable stats made 2017 hurricane season one for the history books Hundreds gather for the National Hurricane Convention to reflect on a record-breaking hurricane season. Check out this story on jconline.com: https://usat.ly/2GjnpKZ We break down 5 things that people will be paying for from Hurricane Irma one way or another long after this hurricane season ended.
The National Transportation Safety Board says a hot air balloon carrying 13 people crashed outside Phoenix after it was punctured by a tree branch. NTSB spokesman Chris O'Neil says preliminary reports indicate a branch punctured the balloon's colorful outer covering known as the "envelope" Wednesday morning.
It's time for Congress to show the same political courage on the opioid crisis that our colleagues showed 30 years ago for the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Treat the opioid crisis like the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Elizabeth Warren & Elijah Cummings It's time for Congress to show the same political courage on the opioid crisis that our colleagues showed 30 years ago for the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Monday evening, Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter gave his State of the City Address. His opening statement was, "Plymouth, Indiana is a community with a purpose, a community with a plan, a community with a positive attitude, a community with passion, a community with a profound past, a community with prudent financial responsibilitya a city where community and possibilities connect.
Naomi DiRago walks her dog, Luna, on the newly repaved Lake Waco Dam Trail. The hike-and-bike trail has been closed since October for a $1 million project to address surface cracks at the dam.
A number of measures that U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly has either introduced or supported to combat the opioid abuse epidemic were signed into law by President Trump Friday as part of the bipartisan government funding bill. The law includes funds to support the addiction treatment workforce through National Health Service Corps, which Donnelly advocated for a part of his Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Senator Lisa Murkowski .
The federal government will spend a record $4.6 billion this year to fight the nation's deepening opioid crisis, which killed 42,000 Americans in 2016. But some advocates say the funding included in the spending plan the president signed Friday is not nearly enough to establish the kind of treatment system needed to reverse the crisis.
Construction workers help excavate and widen Brays Bayou as part of a nearly $500 million flood control project Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Houston. The project, which will widen 21 miles of the bayou and build stormwater detention basins, has proceeded in fits and starts for more than 20 years due to inconsistent funding.
A huge, swirling pile of trash in the Pacific Ocean is growing faster than expected and is now three times the size of France. According to a three-year study published in Scientific Reports Friday, the mass known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is about 1.6 million square kilometers in size -- up to 16 times bigger than previous estimates.