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Geoscience: Landslides
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US flood damage risk is underestimated - US Flood Damage Risk is Underestimated: A Closer Look at the Latest Study      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers found a high probability of flood damage -- including monetary damage, human injury and ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Study explores uncertainties in flood risk estimates - Study Explores Uncertainties in Flood Risk Estimates      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Flood frequency analysis is a technique used to estimate flood risk, providing statistics such as th ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Climate uncertainty colors flood risk assessment - Climate Uncertainty Colors Flood Risk Assessment      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Understanding how climate change will affect the flooding of rivers may become easier with a new fra ...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Clearcut logging leads to more frequent flooding, including extreme floods      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Loss of forest cover is associated with more frequent extreme flooding, as well as more frequent flo ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Forests offer minimal protection against major flood events - Forests Offer Minimal Protection Against Major Flood Events      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research examining whether forests can mitigate flood risk suggests they may offer less protecti ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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New study examines historical drought and flooding on the Amazon River      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Despite the rapid increase in severe flooding, a new article indicates recent floods and droughts in ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Glacial flooding threatens millions globally - Glacial Flooding Threatens Millions Globally      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just ...

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Severe Weather
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A changing flood recipe for Las Vegas - A Changing Flood Recipe for Las Vegas      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Las Vegas, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For t ...

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Landslides
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Seismic sensing reveals flood damage potential - Seismic Sensing Reveals Flood Damage Potential      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Rapidly evolving floods are a major and growing hazard worldwide. Currently, their onset and evoluti ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Overlooked channels influence water flow and flooding along Gulf Coast - Overlooked Channels Influence Water Flow and Flooding Along Gulf Coast      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An unnoticed network of channels is cutting across the coastal plain landscape along the Gulf Coast...

Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geography Geoscience: Landslides
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Land under water: What causes extreme flooding?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

If rivers overflow their banks, the consequences can be devastating -- just like the catastrophic fl...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Severe flooding hits central Texas, Oklahoma - Severe Flooding Hits Central Texas, Oklahoma      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A stagnant upper-air pattern that spread numerous storms and heavy rains from central Texas up into...

Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Geochemistry Geoscience: Severe Weather
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'Sunny day flooding' increases fecal contamination of coastal waters      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study finds that 'sunny day flooding,' which occurs during high tides, increases the levels of ...

Energy: Alternative Fuels Environmental: General Environmental: Water
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A smarter city skyline for flood safety      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

With climate change and rising urbanization, the likelihood and severity of urban flooding are incre ...