Latest Mississippi River Delta news: July 2, 2014

What Does “100-Year Flood” Event Mean?
By KATC. Lafayette, La. July 1, 2014.
“Living close to the coast, South Louisiana homeowners often have to worry about floods and quickly-rising water…” (read more)

Tropical Storm Arthur: First experimental storm surge maps released
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). July 1, 2014.
“With Tropical Storm Arthur expected to rake along much of the East Coast between central Florida and Virginia Beach, Va., over the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center has issued its first new, color-coded storm surge maps indicating the potential surge heights Arthur might cause in coastal communities…” (read more)