Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping
CORCORAN, Calif. — Earlier this year, as floodwaters rushed toward the San Joaquin Valley city of Corcoran — home to roughly 20,000 people and a sprawling…
The epic floods finally receded, but the misery remains in poor California farm towns
PLANADA, Calif. — It’s been nearly a year since Erica Lopez Bedolla and her children fled their home as dangerous floodwaters rose around them, washing through…
Residents on ‘wrong side of the wall’ say they feel abandoned despite a $175m flood levee
Sid McKeown knows the devastation Mother Nature can dish out.After his riverfront home was one of 4,000 houses inundated in the Bundaberg region a decade…
River Murray floods breach levees and threaten drinking water, as crews confront brown snakes
An aerial operation is underway to protect a pump that supplies drinking water to almost 300 properties in South Australia, but some homes in the…
Earthmovers go from competitors to comrades as Murray River locals share gratitude for non-stop levee works
It's a normal day at the office for Dave De Grancy and his fellow earthmovers, sharing a laugh and working around the clock to maintain…
River Murray peak passes Renmark, up to 1,800 properties flooded so far
Authorities are confident the River Murray flooding has reached its peak in Renmark overnight, with about 1,700 to 1,800 properties inundated so far. Key points:Authorities are…
Blue-green algae behind bad smell at Lake Bonney after levee cuts it from River Murray
A green sludge has emerged at South Australia's Lake Bonney after a levee was built to cut it from the swollen River Murray, leading health authorities…