Latest Illinois Natural Disasters News
- Army Corps levee system would hold up, city believes 6 Jul 2008 10:13 GMT
... often built only to protect against common floods, not those like the 1993 flood along the Mississippi ... Indiana, as well as river basins from Illinois to Ohio. “There's hundreds of people that ...
- Safety a concern as cleanup work begins 6 Jul 2008 09:19 GMT
... of its residents fell victim to the floods and tornadoes. Now, as the focus shifts to cleanup ... healthy. With the floodwaters receding, Iowa and Illinois public health departments continue to offer both ...
- Retired meteorologist still looking skyward _ for UFOs 6 Jul 2008 08:31 GMT
... property. If I get a case in Illinois, I'll take the information and send it ... the book, like how to deal with hurricanes, comes from experience. That's how you develop protocol. ...
- An act of kindness puts music in the hands of kids 6 Jul 2008 07:30 GMT
... Orleans Musicians Relief Fund is headquartered in Illinois, south of Chicago in Bloomington. It was ... and Karen Beninato, who evacuated there for Hurricane Katrina and remained. The timing was just too ...
- July 5 & 6, 1908 6 Jul 2008 05:55 GMT
... platform. Likewise, Mack Glenn, secretary of the Illinois Manufacturers Association, has arrived to prevent the ... to replace all flags early this morning Heavy rain and wind in Denver last night has damaged some ...
- Corn is as good as gold 6 Jul 2008 05:15 GMT
... the price hike for corn. Also, June floods in key corn- and soybean-producing states such as Iowa, Indiana, ... states such as Iowa, Indiana, Missouri and Illinois have put upward pressure on prices. All ...
- Saturday Diary: Let's blame the victims (Today) 6 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... from the Superdome, itself memorably inundated by Hurricane Katrina, the television above the bar was ... images of an inundated Midwest: Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, swamped by the Mississippi and its ... the entire Midwest, also corresponded with the floods. God seems to have impeccable comedic timing. ...
- Four years in hell 6 Jul 2008 03:15 GMT
... 20 miles of barbed wire. Originally a volcano, the island had three levels -- topside, middleside and ... won a scholarship to the University of Illinois, enrolling in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. ...
- Retired meteorologist still scans skies - for UFOs 6 Jul 2008 02:55 GMT
... property. If I get a case in Illinois, I'll take the information and send it ... the book, like how to deal with hurricanes, comes from experience. That's how you develop protocol. ...
- Retired Wash. meteorologist still looking skyward - for UFOs 5 Jul 2008 22:50 GMT
... property. If I get a case in Illinois, I'll take the information and send it ... the book, like how to deal with hurricanes, comes from experience. That's how you develop protocol. ...
- Small Earthquake Hits Mississippi County 5 Jul 2008 22:15 GMT
... A small earthquake jolted Mississippi County early this morning, causing ... The New Madrid fault runs from southern Illinois to northeastern Arkansas, and produces hundreds of ...
- Americans reveal concerns, solutions 5 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
... with the cost of fuel, for example. Floods, fires, there are so many things going on that ... a little of in this country: Unity.” ILLINOIS: A teenager imagines 'a new world' tomorrow ...
- Waterlogged Midwest a hotbed for... 5 Jul 2008 14:05 GMT
... CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- First came the floods -- now the mosquitoes. Dr. Anju Peters shows ... attack in swarms with a stinging bite. Heavy rain followed by high temperatures creates ideal conditions ...
- Young, wild and free 5 Jul 2008 09:08 GMT
... wife Janice, fellow entomologist and ex-University of Illinois colleague Mike Irwin and his wife Bonnie. ... wettest on record and all talk of drought has been washed away for this year at least. ...
- Wildlife Federation calls for new federal flood insurance rules 5 Jul 2008 07:28 GMT
... than 100-year and as high as 500-year floods in 35 years. Many citizens are rightly angry and devastated ... Cornad says. Conrad points to a Southern Illinois University report which indicates federal forecasts of ...
- Cape retirees rise to flood aid challenge 5 Jul 2008 06:17 GMT
... of other Americans. Effects of flooding in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin: ... have helped out in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, floods in New Hampshire and wildfires in California, just ...
- 'I beat this thing like a rented mule' 5 Jul 2008 05:23 GMT
... couple of months later I was in Tornado Alley." It's an annual trek; he just ... Texas to Nebraska, including Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. "Hondas are so incredibly ... on the crater's edge of an exploding volcano. Kourounis modified his Honda himself. It has ...
- Millions Could Face Huge Flood Insurance Bills From Levee MapLoading... 5 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... not deemed to provide minimal protection against floods. As a result, under federal regulations, residents ... broke in more than 50 spots during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A Scripps Howard News ... Sacramento River Delta of California to the Illinois shore of the Mississippi River -- say ...
- Fine Living: Take a holiday from your lawn - get rid of it 5 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... The more sensible trend of xeriscaping, a drought-tolerant landscaping style, they say, would save water ... consultant and former garden columnist for an Illinois newspaper, thinks big decorative lawns aren't appropriate ...
- Unimin dam resurrection latest blip in area's geologic history 4 Jul 2008 19:56 GMT
... Ranked second to the San Francisco 1906 earthquake in California disaster history, this dam collapse ... goes on to become high-quality glass at Owens-Illinois, Inc.'s Owens-Brockway plant in Oakland, one of ...
- Bush tells flood-weary Iowa citizens he's listening 4 Jul 2008 19:17 GMT
... see it." Bush was in Europe when tornadoes hit and heavy rains sent rivers surging ... topped its banks. But in Missouri and Illinois along the Mississippi River, the danger was ... he said. The sluggish federal response when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 ...
- Tzu Chi Foundation aids flood-hit Midwest states 4 Jul 2008 19:16 GMT
... psychological counseling, the spokesman said. The massive floods that have hit Midwestern states in the ... said. States affected by the flooding include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. ... Illinois and Indiana have been hit by tornadoes since January, leaving innumerable houses seriously damaged, ...
- Food Futures: Corn may hit $10 as flooding reduces production 4 Jul 2008 16:51 GMT
... if bad weather continues and if Midwest floods take a big toll on the crop. Analysts said it's ... major corn producing states such as Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, making it very difficult to ...
- Global warming 4 Jul 2008 15:11 GMT
... In eons past, various natural forces from volcanoes to weathering of mountains to vegetation changes ... north of the latitude of state of Illinois, all around the globe. Previous ice ages ... the dramatic effects of climate change with floods, droughts, blizzards, heat waves and violent cold ...
- Waterlogged Midwest a hotbed for mosquitoes 4 Jul 2008 14:26 GMT
... CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- First came the floods -- now the mosquitoes. Dr. Anju Peters shows ... attack in swarms with a stinging bite. Heavy rain followed by high temperatures creates ideal conditions ...
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