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yeah. corps. of engineers doesn t operate the pump now. we built them as part of the hurricane storm vantage with reduction system. the 172 miles of levees that reduce the risk from the hurricane and storm damage around new orleans but those are operated by the state. so we re in close coordination every day especially to events to make sure they re operated as they were designed. again we noted earlier that mississippi is already handle aing an extreme amount of water when you look at the projected path of this particular storm it is going right up the mississippi valley. is that going to overwhelm flood defenses in the coming days or you think that that levee everything else is going to be able to handle all of that water? no, we re fully confident that mississippi river levee system can handle it like you said, the stage in scially ....
Adequate measures this time. a lot of people have simply been taking matters into their own hands leaving the city if they have the opportunity they know the drills they also know how to hunker down when a hurricane hits i think the criticism if there has been any to come in more is down to the response to the post 14 years since katrina in $2514000000000.00 u.s. dollars has been invested in flood defenses those flood defenses all still not finished . in new orleans thank you very much for that update there. in gothic fun a joint drug and european team has just launched a mega telescope into outer space it s called interest the to and it s being hailed as the worthless advanced extreme telescope is it only being data back to earth or 70 as it can record matter both visible and invisible to the human eye one of its ....
5 years ago was a huge shock. now the united nations development program is helping to bolster the region s flood defenses so you know the 1st thing that we need to have is a good decision making is a good base for decision making we develop thought hazard and flood risk maps were developed in flood risk management plan or we had a creating such forecast in the early warning system. and immediate aim is to reduce the areas at risk of flooding and protect the local population. the un d.p. is also funding a project to help shore up the verb us river. near my near human kitchen is a field associate for the u.n. program and helps coordinate with construction companies residents and local authorities. this building site is located just outside banja luka home to 180000 people. were killed or for this of ....
This link in global ideas we focus on preparations for extreme weather the acceleration of climate change is making storms and flooding more common all reports of money on which to travel to both me and the gulf and i in the balkans the verb us river flows straight back in the north of the country the waterway is typically fairly calm every now and then though it bursts its banks now there s hope that new flood defenses will protect local people and the environment. it was pretty unreal. it was the 1st time i was afraid of nature like that because . the biggest river in the country had burst its banks claiming the lives of 20 people everyone in bosnia-herzegovina knows where they were on that fateful week in may 2014. so. we ve been visiting my grandmother and shelling ....
The last year it rained for the entire summer. well. i only know. that it rained until september so. here s my raspberry bushes died. and the year before we had problems due to drought. the natural beauty of this corner of bosnia-herzegovina is deceptive flood defenses are vital to the survival of communities here. he. now it s time for another tasty treats inflatable snack. ....