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Harvey Motivates Nashville to Revisit $100M Flood Protection Plan

A Tennessee city will revisit flood protection plans following flooding in Texas from Tropical Storm Harvey, which came ashore last week as a hurricane. WPLN-FM reports the Nashville Metro Council will meet next month to consider building a floodwall system, …

Nashville to Put $100M Flood Protection Plan in Place

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has unveiled a $100 million flood protection plan for Music City that includes a 2,100-foot-long flood wall located on the city’s downtown riverfront. “I look at this downtown flood protection system as an insurance policy,” Dean …

UPDATE: AIR Worldwide Reports on European Windstorm Christian

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide continued its analysis of Windstorm “Christian,” which smashed into southern Britain Monday, October 28, knocking over trees, flooding lowlands, and disrupting land, sea, and air travel. The storm’s official name, “Christian,” was designated by authorities …