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What the water took: The latest on the Iowa floods
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Collin Campbell, Kent DePinto June 16, 2008, 06:33 AM
The waters of the Cedar River are starting to recede in eastern Iowa, an area that was forced to evacuate nearly 24,000 people after heavy rains pounded the area. As residents slowly return, they are finding high waters remain. Iowa public media correspondent Dean Borg speaks with The Takeaway from his home outside Cedar Rapids.
The water war in Wisconsin
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Leo Duran May 28, 2008, 06:09 PM
20% of the world's fresh water is in the 5 Great Lakes of North America. The lakes are what's left over from a giant glacial melt at the end of the last ice age 20 or 30 thousand years ago...which is why the water isn't salty. It's a lucky break for North America and an enticing solution to water problems outside the Midwest.
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I would be curious to understand the scale of this natural disaster compared with Katrina in terms of sheer numbers and economic loss.... Also, are there man-made components in terms of levies like New Orleans? Finally, it would be interesting to trace whether there is an environmental/global warming component to this disaster as well..."by singwithme, June 16, 12:48PM
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