Eric Halpin

Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety, US Army Corps of Engineers

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Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety with the US Army Corps of Engineers

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This weekend's newscasts and front pages were full of pictures dramatizing the damage from  record rainfall and massive flooding , especially in Iowa.

Is the Deluge in Iowa Worse than It Needed to Be?

This weekend's newscasts and front pages were full of pictures dramatizing the damage from record rainfall and massive flooding , especially in Iowa.

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