flooding

Historic flooding began drowning eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on March 15 – three weeks ago today. The result of a ‘bomb cyclone" – a low pressure system that strengthened rapidly – neighborhoods along the Missouri River, including in Omaha, were almost totally...

Hundreds of farmers may be out of luck trying to recuperate losses after last month's historic floods in the Midwest. Millions of bushels of grains were destroyed in more than 800 on-farm storage bins – mostly in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa – and U.S. Department of...

  There's no rest for the weary in South Dakota as flooding worsened last week. The South Dakota Army National Guard spent three days delivering water to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the southwestern part of the Mount Rushmore State after flooding damaged a major waterline,...

As predicted by many meteorologists, and feared by the rest of us, flooding in the Midwest has claimed more victims this week. Most of the damage to homes, businesses, farms and ranches has been in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, costing an estimated at $3 billion so far. But rising waters are...

  "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink." The famous line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a metaphor for not benefiting from something, despite being surrounded by it. In the case of the ongoing floods in the Midwest, the...

Although it's still early yet, there are indications that Cyclone Veronica may have adversely affected freight infrastructure along Australia's north west coast – where some of the world's largest iron ore export ports are located. Veronica weakened out of cyclone-status to a...

Spring usually conjures up images of blooming flowers and promises of new beginnings. But for millions of people in the nation's heartland who are still dealing with the aftermath of historic flooding, turning a new leaf will be a huge challenge. Spring flood outlook for late March through...

  Several states in the Midwest are still flooded after a major storm hit the region last week, killing four people, and leaving countless numbers of others homeless. Many of those involved in agriculture have also found themselves unemployed after their crops and/or livestock were destroyed...

BNSF (NYSE: BRK) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) are grappling with the aftermath of the recent historic floods, with both companies scrambling to assess and repair damage as quickly as possible. BNSF yesterday alerted customers that multiple subdivisions remain out of service in Iowa, Missouri and...

Nothing gets to the heart of decentralized, organic blockchain technology growth like mandated governmental legislation to search for potential use cases. In response to our neighbor and technology powerhouse, Wyoming, pushing through legislation on digital assets focusing on cryptocurrency, the...

Historic flooding continues to devastate the Midwest, drowning cities and small towns along the Missouri River. People have been flown to safety in helicopters because their neighborhoods, for all intents and purposes, became islands after bridges were washed away. Everyday needs like clean water,...

  Historic, catastrophic flooding continues in the Midwest after major snow melt and heavy rain last week. Some of the worst conditions are in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, including Omaha. People and animals have been trapped by high water; bridges, roads and rails have been washed...

Heavy rain began soaking parts of California last night, flooding roads and drowning cars. At times, the rain was coming down at a rate of at least one-half inch per hour, being blown sideways by powerful winds. It's all because of an atmospheric river of moisture off the Pacific called the...