News tagged with flood
Related topics: climate change , drought , rainfall
Catastrophic flooding may be more predictable after researchers build a mini river delta
(PhysOrg.com) -- An interdisciplinary team of physicists and geologists led by the University of Pennsylvania has made a major step toward predicting where and how large floods occur on river deltas and alluvial ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2010 |
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As Rainier's glaciers recede, debris chokes rivers
The fallout from Mount Rainier's shrinking glaciers is beginning to roll downhill, and nowhere is the impact more striking than on the volcano's west side.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 07, 2010 |
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USGS monitoring Twitter for earthquake details
(AP) -- OMG! Earthquake!
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Salazar calls for high flows into Colorado River
(AP) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is calling for more manmade floods to be released from the Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River.
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Mediterranean Sea filled in less than two years: study
The Mediterranean Sea was mostly filled in less than two years in a dramatic flood around 5.33 million years ago in which water poured in from the Atlantic, according to a study published Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Dutch build more dunes against rising seas
On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding.
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water
Researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled ...
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Satellite imagery confirms Ida's low is finally moving away from the east coast
Satellite imagery and weather ground station readings today along the Mid-Atlantic indicate "Ida the coastal low pressure area" is finally moving away from the U.S. east coast.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Scientists prepare for large-scale glacial floods (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surging floods as powerful as the Amazon could hit parts of Europe within decades, according to new research.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Soil moisture and ocean salinity satellite ready for launch
A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning (2 November 2009) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Expect the unexpected when adapting to climate change in Africa, says researcher
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nations, communities and families in Africa need to safeguard their homes and livelihoods against the unpredictable effects of climate change, according to a discussion paper written by Imperial ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Global warming to triple rain over Taiwan: scientist
Global warming will cause the amount of heavy rain dumped on Taiwan to triple over the next 20 years, facing the government with the urgent need to beef up flood defences, a scientist warned Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Taiwan scientists identify flood-tolerant gene in rice
A Taiwanese scientist has said her research team has found the gene that allows rice to grow under water and believes the breakthrough could help develop other flood-resistant crops.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Dutch help California's Bay Area plan for sea level rise
How to plan for sea level rise, a still-abstract concept for many Californians, drew serious consideration from engineers, designers and urban planners from Holland and the U.S. at a symposium held on Monday.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Report: Calif. needs to think small to save water
(AP) -- By investing in water-saving technology, California's drought-burdened farmers could save enough water annually to fill four times over a reservoir that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger supports building, according to ...
Jul 24, 2009 |
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