2019 Floods

Towns along the Mississippi River are no strangers to severe storms and flooding. But 2019 flooding took Davenport by surprise. Cars floated. People were evacuated. Is it ready for the next flood?

The city of Hornick broke ground on a berm on Thursday evening. The community hopes the structure will prevent damaging floods — like the one in 2019 that devastated the town.

Natural disasters transform the landscape. Listen back to River to River's conversation with residents of Waterloo, Davenport and Cedar Rapids as they reflect on work to adapt their towns for a future of more intense, more frequent floods.

The towns of Hamburg and Pacific Junction are awaiting levee certifications before they can move forward and recover from the destructive flooding of 2019.

The Missouri River Flood Information system's interactive map will allow those living alongside the Missouri River to better understand how flooding could impact their individual properties.

Natural disasters transform the landscape. Residents of Waterloo, Davenport and Cedar Rapids reflect on work to adapt their towns for a future of more intense, more frequent floods.

The increased federal spending can partly be attributed to disaster assistance for flooding and wind-storms that damaged farmers' land.

Almost three years after major flooding, the small town in western Iowa is finalizing its plans to protect against future disaster.

Human-induced climate change is posing an ever-greater threat to our future. So what are we going to do about it?

Levees protect people, towns, and agriculture from flooding. But two years ago, parts of the Missouri River and its tributaries reached record crests,...