Flood News

Posted June 16, 2013:

• Star-Shaped Macromolecule Grabs Large Anions

Posted June 13, 2013:

• Satellite Data Will Be Essential to Future of Groundwater, Flood and Drought Management

Posted June 11, 2013:

• Plunging Fish Numbers Linked to Dam Releases

Posted June 7, 2013:

• Amazon Forest Fire Risk to Increase in 2013

Posted May 29, 2013:

• More at-Risk Bird Species in Brazilian Forest Than Previously Thought

Posted May 28, 2013:

• Historic Sea-Level Change Along New Jersey Coastline Mapped

Posted May 22, 2013:

• Thinking 'Big' May Not Be Best Approach to Saving Large-River Fish

Posted April 25, 2013:

• New Grass Hybrid Could Help Reduce the Likelihood of Flooding

Posted April 23, 2013:

• Asian Monsoon Is Getting Predictable: Strong Correlation Between Summer Monsoon and Preceding Climate Pattern

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Restoration and Recommendations for Flood-Damaged Bottomlands

Posted March 7, 2013:

• Porpoises Have to Be Careful in the Eastern Scheldt in the Netherlands

Posted February 17, 2013:

• Climate Change Is Not an All-or-Nothing Proposition

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Geologists Quantify, Characterize Sediment Carried by Mississippi Flood to Louisiana's Wetlands
• Flood Research Shows Human Habits Die Hard: Few Make Plans to Cut Vulnerability

Posted January 29, 2013:

• Lessons of the 1953 East Coast of England Flood Disaster

Posted January 28, 2013:

• Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy, Report Finds
• Groundwater Depletion Linked to Climate Change

Posted January 9, 2013:

• Information Required for Short-Term Water Management Decisions Outlined
• Flooding Preparedness Needs to Include Infection Prevention and Control Strategies

Posted December 19, 2012:

• New Dinosaur: First Freshwater Mosasaur Discovered
• Will the World End on December 21, 2012? What We Know and Don't Know About Forecasting Natural Disasters

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Botany Experiment Will Try out Zero Gravity Aboard Space Station

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Removing Sea Defenses May Reduce Impact of Coastal Flooding
• Go With the Flow in Flood Prediction

Posted November 27, 2012:

• Paralysis by Analysis Should Not Delay Decisions on Climate Change, Experts Urge

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Blame, Responsibility and Demand for Change Following Floods

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Storm Surge Barriers for Manhattan Could Worsen Effects on Nearby Areas: Other Options Proposed

Posted November 13, 2012:

• Roots of Deadly 2010 India Flood Identified; Findings Could Improve Warnings

Posted November 11, 2012:

• 'Groundwater Inundation' Doubles Previous Predictions of Flooding With Future Sea Level Rise

Posted November 7, 2012:

• Geologist Calls for Advances in Restoration Sedimentology to Protect World's River Deltas

Posted November 6, 2012:

• Children, Teens at Risk for Lasting Emotional Impact from Hurricane Sandy

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Climate Modeler Identifies Trigger for Earth's Last Big Freeze
• The Evolution of Creationism

Posted November 1, 2012:

• NASA Adds Up Hurricane Sandy's Rainfall from Space
• Long-Term Sea Level Rise in Washington, D.C. Could Have Significant Impact

Posted October 31, 2012:

• Satellite Captures the Life and Death of Hurricane Sandy on Halloween

Posted October 30, 2012:

• NASA Satellites Capture Hurricane Sandy's Massive Size
• New England Poultry Producers May See Effects from Sandy

Posted October 28, 2012:

• NASA Satellites See Sandy Expand as Storm Intensifies

Posted October 29, 2012:

• River Floods Predicted Using New Technology

Posted October 27, 2012:

• USGS Storm-Surge Sensors Deployed Ahead of Tropical Storm Sandy
• NASA Satellites See Sandy Become a Hurricane Again and Strong Winds Expand

Posted October 21, 2012:

• Mississippi River Diversion Helped Build Louisiana Wetlands, Geologists Find

Posted October 18, 2012:

• Could a Hurricane Ever Strike Southern California?

Posted October 3, 2012:

• Deforestation in Snowy Regions Causes More Floods

Posted September 20, 2012:

• Civil Engineers Destroy Test Levee in the Netherlands

Posted September 17, 2012:

• When It Rains, It Pours: Intensification of Extreme Tropical Rainfall With Global Warming Modeled

Posted September 3, 2012:

• Israeli Cave Explorers Return from Record-Breaking Expedition in Abkhazia of ‘Everest of the Caves’

Posted August 30, 2012:

• Increased Sediment and Nutrients Delivered to Bay as Susquehanna Reservoirs Near Sediment Capacity

Posted August 29, 2012:

• Mississippi River Flows Backwards Due to Isaac

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