Flooding http://nwpr.org en What Climate Change Means For Seattle's Waterfront http://nwpr.org/post/what-climate-change-means-seattles-waterfront <p></p><p>On Monday the Seattle City Council announced a new plan to take action on climate change. As global temperatures rise, so does sea level, and some reports predict that by the year 2050 key parts of Seattle could be underwater at high tide. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:47:55 +0000 Ashley Ahearn 21174 at http://nwpr.org What Climate Change Means For Seattle's Waterfront Army Corps Getting Ready For "Big Water" http://nwpr.org/post/army-corps-getting-ready-big-water <p>GRAND COULEE DAM, Wash. -- Federal water and dam managers are draining reservoirs in the Columbia and Snake River basins to get ready for &quot;big water&quot; coursing downriver. In recent weeks, the Army Corps of Engineers has called for bigger drawdowns, or as the agency calls it &quot;drafting&quot;, to protect against flooding. Supervisory engineer Peter Brooks says more room is needed to catch runoff from the bountiful snows of March.</p><p> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:16:01 +0000 Tom Banse 6726 at http://nwpr.org Army Corps Getting Ready For "Big Water"