'Report card' gives Mississippi River basin a D+
A report card is out on the Mississippi River basin, and the grade is not good: a D+, with an aging transportation infrastructure topping the list of concerns.
Environment
Oct 14, 2015
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Flood hazards: Vermont and Colorado as case studies
Catastrophic floods in 2011 in Vermont and 2013 in Colorado devastated many communities. While flood waters were the highest in recorded history, much of the damage done by these floods was not related to inundation by flood ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2015
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Estimating the cost of flooding for communities around estuaries
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Liverpool have developed a new visualisation tool to predict the maximum cost of coastal flooding to communities around estuaries.
Environment
Aug 26, 2015
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$1 billion water spending plan heads to California governor
A plan to pump $1 billion of water spending into drought-stricken California cleared the Legislature on Thursday and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign the legislation.
Environment
Mar 26, 2015
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Researcher predicts increased flooding in the Netherlands
In the future, due to climate change and corresponding extremely high water levels, rivers in the Netherlands will be more likely to break their banks. This was the conclusion reached by the Dutch researcher Suleyman Naqshband ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2015
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Tree ant family tree reveals ant swimming evolution
Life in the forest canopy is precarious: lose your footing and you could rule yourself out of the evolutionary arms race. Yet this hazard has not deterred many tropical ants from making their homes amongst the branches. In ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2014
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NYC launches programs to protect its water supply
The one-two punch of tropical storms Irene and Lee in 2011 has prompted New York City to spend an additional $70 million to reduce flood hazards that threaten its water supply.
Environment
May 29, 2014
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Model now capable of street-level storm-tide predictions
The water that surged into the intersection of New York City's Canal and Hudson streets during Hurricane Sandy—to choose just one flood-ravaged locale—was ultimately driven ashore by forces swirling hundreds of miles ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2014
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'Natural' engineering offers solution against future flooding
Back-to-nature flood schemes which use the land's natural defences to slow river flow and reduce flooding could be a cost-effective way of tackling one of the biggest problems facing the UK today.
Environment
Jan 28, 2014
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Paris at high risk from once-a-century flood
The Paris region would be highly vulnerable to exceptional flooding of the River Seine, the OECD said Friday, warning that a once-a-century event would cripple France's commercial, political and cultural hub.
Environment
Jan 24, 2014
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