DROUGHT
Forever dry, the West is desperate for water projects
The United States just set a record for the wettest 12-month period in its recorded history, but the Colorado River remains in drought conditions for the 19th consecutive year.
Thomas Frank
Reporter
Tom covers the federal response to climate change, focusing on FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers and other disaster-response agencies. He worked previously at USA Today, BuzzFeed News, Newsday and several local newspapers. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2012 and has won other national journalism awards including from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the National Press Club and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
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CLIMATE IMPACTS
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HURRICANE BARRY
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DISASTERS
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FLOODING
Army Corps needs more money 'to attack the damage'
The ongoing Midwest floods have caused billions of dollars in damage to the nation's levee system, but the Army Corps of Engineers does not have enough money for repairs, top agency officials said yesterday.