Development raises flood risk around the U.S., experts say

Sunday, February 19, 2006

ST. LOUIS -- Intensified development in flood-prone parts of Missouri and California significantly raise the risk of New Orleans-style flooding in urban areas on the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers, researchers said Saturday.

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