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Mississippi River flood of 2011
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Mississippi River flood of 2011: Lake Wappapello Mississippi River flood of 2011: Vicksburg, Mississippi Mississippi River flood of 2011: Bonnet Carre Spillway opened Mississippi River flood of 2011: Morganza Spillway
Follow Landsat 5 satellite to view the spread of the Mississippi River flood of 2011
Can we predict natural disasters?
Mississippi River: flooding in 2011
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Follow Landsat 5 satellite to view the spread of the Mississippi River flood of 2011
Footage taken by Landsat 5 satellite showing the extent of the Mississippi River...
Video: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Can we predict natural disasters?
Protecting against natural disasters requires a multipronged approach.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Mississippi River flood of 2011: Lake Wappapello
Lake Wappapello—a man-made lake created by the damming of the St. Francis River,...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River flood of 2011: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Train depot flooded by the Mississippi River, Vicksburg, Miss., May 13, 2011.
Photo by Patrick Moes/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River flood of 2011: Bonnet Carre Spillway opened
Two cranes lifting timbers from the bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in order to...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River flood of 2011: Morganza Spillway
Floodwaters from the Mississippi River flowing through bays at the Morganza Spillway,...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River: flooding in 2011
Water flowing through the Morganza Spillway during the Mississippi River Floods of...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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