Man-made mess
More on the recent flooding in eastern Iowa. This morning Iowa Public Radio’s Pat Blank reports that New Hartford, a town near where I live and through which I regularly ride my bike, is nearing the point of no return after a tornado and flooding this past month.
Daniel Schorr responds, citing Cedar Falls city council member Kamyar Enshayan’s comments in the Washington Post about human interventions in the Iowa landscape:
Why Are There So Many Natural Disasters?
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday – June 22, 2008
I’ve known Kamyar for several years and deeply respect the work he has undertaken in our area.
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