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Science and engineering university in Rapid City, South Dakota known for personal attention, affordability, research, and placement in top paying jobs.
A year ago, rapid rainfall led to devastating flooding in Yellowstone National Park. We talk to a researcher who was on the ground surveying the destruction.
RAPID CITY, S.D. - About one year ago, a devastating flood took out large portions of the communities along the Yellowstone River. On June 13, 2022, a significant amount of
Calvin Tohm is a graduate student at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He and Bret Lingwall, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the university, were in Yellowstone within days after the flooding as part of a national research team.
Post-flood data found that resiliency in the face of disaster depends on community preparedness and building codes that are, in some experts’ opinions, deeply out of date.