Mapping the Monster: Saving a Town from Disaster
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
A graduate student has used FEMA software in a new way to predict the effects of rising lake levels on Minnewaukan, N.D. Devils Lake has risen nearly 29 feet since 1993, and is in danger of overtaking the town, which was once eight miles from the lake. The maps will help officials and citizens make decisions about whether to relocate all or parts of the town.