http://www.mixx.com Mixx of items from the flood collection en-us Ukraine's Emergency Ministry says storms and floods have killed 13 people, including five children, and at least two more are missing. Sun Jul 27 19:47:03 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/1457526/_worst_storms_in_100_years_batter_ukraine thingy_1457526 polymath22 http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/27/ukraine.floods.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview Lt. Gov. Patty Judge demanded Saturday that FEMA remove from Iowa all the homes with external water heater compartments, which would mean 223 of the nearly 300 homes in the Cedar Rapids area must be replaced. Sun Jul 20 05:39:34 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/1194169/mold_found_in_some_fema_homes_brought_in_during_iowa_flood thingy_1194169 polymath22 http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080719/NEWS/950262215/1006 In 2008, a "500 year flood" to hit Iowa. The last time Iowa had a "500 year flood" was in...1993? The midwest is called the "Bread Basket of the World". If you enjoy having a reliable food supply, it would be wise to pay attention to our Earth Sun Jul 13 17:52:44 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/979617/slideshow_of_aerial_photos_of_iowa_flooding thingy_979617 polymath22 http://picasaweb.google.com/generaldcmills/CedarFallsFlooding/photo#s5210411725089074946 3/4 down the page is a button that will launch a media player. Bob Calls Alltech after an employee was charged with assaulting a Penford Employee ... was the call real? You decide! Wed Jul 02 09:20:31 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/666041/odd_radio_interview_with_management_of_fema_contractor thingy_666041 atatuda22 http://www.wmtradio.com/pages/bbre.html Craig Harwood, an engineer at Rockwell-Collins, discusses the massive waters that flowed through downtown Cedar Rapids.  (0:50) Tue Jul 01 21:33:41 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/653873/the_talk_radio_news_service_iowa_flood thingy_653873 atatuda22 http://talkradionews.com/tag/flood/ Clean up continues at the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids plant after the june 11-13 flooding. Tue Jul 01 19:44:54 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/651709/report_of_elevator_shaft_accident_at_quaker_oats_plant thingy_651709 atatuda22 http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/NEWS/506679313/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 Floodwaters loaded with farm runoff are heading down the Mississippi River, and scientists fear the deluge will dramatically increase this summer’s dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, covering an area the size of Maryland. Thu Jun 26 21:52:56 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/515601/midwest_floodwaters_could_widen_dead_zone_in_gulf_of_mexico thingy_515601 atatuda22 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/06/21/news/doc485ca5c472af4753929859.txt Thirteen people on cleanup-duty at a flood-damaged building in Cedar Rapids ended up at the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. Thu Jun 26 20:40:00 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/513256/cleaning_crew_treated_for_carbon_monoxide_poisoning thingy_513256 atatuda22 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-cleaningcrewinjur,0,720035.story Two tales emerge in the saga of Iowa's libraries and the floods. In one story, the majority of facilities escape the murky water. The other account details the harrowing losses of a handful of libraries smacked by the surging waters. Wed Jun 25 15:53:21 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/468023/sad_tales_fill_soaked_libraries_des_moines_register thingy_468023 polymath22 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/NEWS02/806250374/-1/contact The floods engulfed an estimated 2 million or more acres of corn and soybean fields in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and other key growing states, sending world grain prices skyward on fears of a substantially smaller corn crop. Mon Jun 23 02:35:57 UTC 2008 http://flood.mixx.com/stories/449618/flooding_likely_to_hike_food_prices_cnn_com thingy_449618 polymath22 http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/22/midwest.flooding.ap/index.html