While work crews continued dismantling dams on the Klamath River, leaders of four tribes gathered on a riverbank last week to watch and offer prayers as a valve on a tanker truck was opened. From a chute, a stream of water filled with wriggling fish poured into the river. Over two days, workers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife released 16 truckloads of juvenile salmon that were raised in a newly built hatchery. About 500,000 salmon swam downriver, and tribal leaders said they...
Workers have begun dismantling the largest dam on the Klamath River, using machinery to scoop the first loads of rocks from an earthen barrier that has stood near the California-Oregon border for more than six decades. Several Indigenous leaders and activists watched as a single earthmover tore into the top of Iron Gate Dam, starting a pivotal phase in the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. As they celebrated the long-awaited moment, they shouted, embraced and offered prayers. They...
MOSCOW >> Water levels in some overflowing rivers in Russia were starting to drop on Monday, but flooding remains widespread, Russian state TV reports said.
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Montgomery County officials are urging action for residents who live along
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With the Trinity River swelling and the risk of flooding escalating, officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents in low-lying areas below the Lake Livingston Dam, along the Trinity River. Of particular concern are the inhabitants of Twin Harbor, Cedar Valley, and Water Wheel subdivisions, who are directly in the path of the advancing waters. The Polk County Office of Emergency Management is alerting residents that the Trinity River Authority will be increasing their releases...
Montgomery County officials are urging those who live near the San Jacinto River south of the Lake Conroe Dam to take immediate action and be prepared for potential significant flooding along the river on Thursday."Rainfall totals in Walker County and northern Montgomery County were as high as 16 inches overnight. The amount of rainfall in conjunction with already saturated grounds is causing a tremendous amount of watershed towards Lake Conroe," the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security...
Montgomery County officials said residents south of the dam near the San Jacinto River should prepare for potential significant flooding as the amount of water needed to be released from the dam will increase.
A Hamas delegation is due in Egypt today, where it is expected to respond to the latest proposal for a truce in Gaza and a release of hostages after almost seven months of war.