ATLANTA — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, a researcher at Georgia Tech has developed a simulator to understand the failures of the levees that led to widespread flooding.

Across the U.S., levees are getting older while weather is getting more extreme. Many were never designed for the enormous ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Severe Weather Center 13 Investigation found many levees across the Mid-South are unregulated, un-mapped, and you may not even know if one protects your home. In February 2025, a ...

As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large expanses of farmland and many towns sprung leaks. At one site, response crews ...

AS WINTER STORMS soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large expanses of farmland and many towns sprung leaks. At one site, response crews ...

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple ...

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple ...

As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large expanses of farmland and many towns sprung leaks. At one site, response crews ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) In recent weeks, powerful ...

Days of heavy rain caused a levee on the White River to breach, sending water into Pacific, Wash., on Dec. 16, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have ...