Mississippi- A Flooding Case Study

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Background-

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.Floods are common in the Mid-West.

.Floods usually happen around spring due to snow melt.

.April-October 1993.

.Third largest river.

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Impacts

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.Levees began to overtop on July 7th.

.40 people died.

.55 towns were destroyed.

.6 million acres of farm land were destroyed.

.River traffic was halted for several months.

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Causes-

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.Usual snow melt but soil already saturated by spring rains.

.Usual Spring Drought did not happen. Torrential rain followed.

.Poorly built non-federal levees.

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Response-

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.6 Reservoirs and dams have been built along the river.

.Huge amount off Afforestation to increse the delay off run off.

.Levees have been strengthened and re-inforced.