Keeping people safe from floods is an important objective for Europeans. Scientists at Cemagref, the French research institute of science and technology for the environment, have succeeded in developing and continue to develop ...
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Sep 2, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many rivers in the upper Midwest and northern Plains remain above flood stage, and the threat for more flooding will continue through the summer, forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service said today.
Earth Sciences
Jul 7, 2011
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Five days before intense monsoonal deluges unleashed vast floods across Pakistan last July, computer models at a European weather-forecasting center were giving clear indications that the downpours were imminent. Now, a new ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Satellite imagery captured hundreds of miles from the Earth's surface is being used to analyse the flood risks of some of the world's largest regions, using data that researchers hope could become freely ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2010
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Though New Orleans residents were told to evacuate days before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, no one could have predicted the real extent of the devastation.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2009
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