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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 ...

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 ...

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: Landslides
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Puerto Rico is prone to more flooding than the island is prepared to handle - Puerto Rico is Prone to More Flooding than the Island is Prepared to Handle      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Puerto Rico is not ready for another hurricane season, let alone the effects of climate change, acco...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The design of streets and layout of buildings have an impact on a city's resilience in the face of i...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Flood risk for Iowa farmland - Flood Risk for Iowa Farmland: Understanding the Impact and Mitigation Strategies      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have created a detailed set of maps examining the flood risk for all farmland in Iowa. T ...

Environmental: Wildfires Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Landslides
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What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? Hint: It's not what scientists thought      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists once assumed that flooding and mudslides after wildfires were linked to the waxy coating ...

Environmental: Water Geoscience: Geography Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Oceanography
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100-year floods could occur yearly by end of 21st century      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Most coastal communities will encounter '100-year floods' annually by the end of the century, even u ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Coastal wetlands are nature's flood defenses - Coastal Wetlands: Nature's Flood Defenses      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Coastal wetlands -- such as salt marshes -- provide even more flood protection than previously thoug ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Saltwater or freshwater? Difference is large for the climate when we flood low lying areas      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers find large methane emissions: 'Do not flood low-lying areas with freshwater'. Their stud ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Rivers play key role in destructive coastal flooding, new research shows - Rivers Play Key Role in Destructive Coastal Flooding, New Research Shows      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Rising oceans get more attention in climate change discussions, but rivers are rising, too, accordin...

Geoscience: Landslides
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U.S. coastline to see up to a foot of sea level rise by 2050 - U.S. Coastline to See Up to a Foot of Sea Level Rise by 2050      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed...