A new book from a Calvin College professor of engineering was planned long before Hurricane Katrina. But its author admits the topic became a lot more timely after the destruction last year in New ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The beleaguered engineers trying to shore up the city's flood protection say they learned a major lesson during a tour of Dutch levees and floodgates: It's unfair to compare projects ...

This story, headlined "Beating back the sea," was originally published Nov. 13, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A visit to Houston on Friday by the Dutch queen highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the Netherlands that grew from their fight against a mutual enemy: flooding. While ...