Khaled Hamed
After five decades, the field of statistical hydrology continues to evolve and remains a very active area of investigation.
Alex David
Al Roker
A gripping narrative history of the 1889 johnstown flood—the deadliest flood in us history—from new york times bestselling author, nbc host, and legendary weather authority al roker.
Amy Waeschle
Whether it's a flash flood or a flood caused by a hurricane, these natural disasters are deadly.
Maurizio Mazzoleni
In recent years, the continued technological advances have led to the spread of low-cost sensors and devices supporting crowdsourcing as a way to obtain observations of hydrological variables in a more distributed way than the classic static physical sens.
Shreeda Maskey
Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan
The magnitude and urgency of the need to adapt to climate change is such that addressing it has been taken up by the united nations as one of the sustainable development goals - goal 13 (sdg13) in 2015.
Willem Veerbeek
The unprecedented growth of cities has a significant impact on future flood risk that might exceed the impacts of climate change in many metropolitan areas across the world.
Mary K. Pratt
J. J. McLaurin
Leticia Romero Rodríguez
Ahmad Fikri Bin Abdullah
Joyce L. Markovics
In june 2008, floodwaters ravaged sections of eastern iowa, washing away roads, buildings, and spilling onto farmlands.
Mekong River Commission. Secretariat
Jame Richards
Sixteen-year-old celstia spends every summer with her family at the elite resort at lake conemaugh, a shimmering allegheny mountain reservoir held in place by an earthen dam.
Patience Coster
Rain sustains plants and animals, but too much rain can cause flooding and soil erosion.
Myron Uhlberg
From the author and illustrator of dad, jackie, and me, this moving and stunningly illustrated story of survival, hope, and family follows young louis daniel and his parents through the devastating storm katrina and its heartbreaking immediate aftermath..
Cornelia F. Mutel
In june 2008, the rivers of eastern iowa rose above their banks to create floods of epic proportions; their amazing size—flowing in places at a rate nearly double that of the previous record flood—and the rapidity of their rise ruined farmlands and displa.
Joann Cleland
Read graphic history to experience the devestation of the 1900 galveston hurricane..
Mark Tilchen
Jeffrey H. Jackson
In the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to paris—the seine—became a force of destruction in just a matter of hours.
Joann Green Byrd
June 14, 1903, was a typical, hot sunday in heppner, a small farm town in northeastern oregon.
Devon M. Burr
Megaflooding is the sudden discharge of exceptional volumes of water.
James E. Casto
Images of america: the great ohio river flood of 1937 brings together 200 vintage images that offer readers a look at one of the darkest chapters in the region's history.
James E. Casto
Images of america: the great ohio river flood of 1937 brings together 200 vintage images that offer readers a look at one of the darkest chapters in the region's history.
Libby Koponen
- clean new design for easy readability and comprehension- updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative- new center-spread sidebar feature presenting material in a fun, creative way- excellent age-appropriate introduction to .
Alison B. Bullock
Alison B. Bullock
Chris Oxlade
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many oecd countries.
Jez Hunter
This field guide was developed with the special needs of professional rescuers in mind.
F. M. Muthusi
René John
Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
This series tells the story of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred.
Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
This series tells the story of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred.
Robert Clark
Philip Rickman
The village of ledwardine has never been flooded in living memory, but as the river continues to rise with december rains, within days it will be an island.
Timothy, Ph.D. Kusky
'the hazardous earth' series comprehensively explains natural hazards and disasters, along with the geological processes behind them and what can be done to minimize their effects.
World Book, Inc.
Sujatha Menon
Curriculum-based earth science content is given a visually compelling treatment in this engaging title that includes the intriguing legends behind fires and floods..
René John
Mohammad Kayum bin A. Badaruddin.
Michael Wagar
The flood of 2007 in lewis county, washington, came quickly and without warning.
Timothy, Ph.D. Kusky
There are many different types of floods, ranging from slowly rising regional floods to dramatic flash floods and coastal floods.
Gerald M. Stern
One saturday morning in february 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the pittston coal company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern west virginia's buffalo creek hollow.
William W. Lace
On december 26, 2004, a gigantic earthquake ripped apart the floor of the indian ocean off the coast of sumatra.