Flood News

Posted June 16, 2011:

• Landsat 5 Satellite Sees Mississippi River Floodwaters Lingering

Posted June 15, 2011:

• Record Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Predicted Due to Mississippi River Flooding

Posted June 14, 2011:

• Major Flooding on the Mississippi River Likely to Cause Large Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

Posted June 10, 2011:

• Venice to Suffer Fewer Storm Surges

Posted June 8, 2011:

• Flooding of Farmland Does Not Increase Levels of Potentially Harmful Flame Retardants in Milk, Study Suggests

Posted June 5, 2011:

• Major Step in Improving Forecasts of Weather Extremes Such as Floods and Droughts

Posted June 3, 2011:

• Helping the Aged During Natural Disasters

Posted June 2, 2011:

• Building a Better Dam Map: New Database of Reservoirs and Dams for Sustainable River-Flow Management

Posted May 19, 2011:

• Can River Sediment Be Used to Repair the Coast?

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Striking Ecological Impact on Canada's Arctic Coastline Linked to Global Climate Change
• Seaports Need a Plan for Weathering Climate Change, Researchers Say

Posted May 13, 2011:

• Satellite Images Display Extreme Mississippi River Flooding from Space

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Mississippi Flooding Captured by NASA Satellites

Posted May 6, 2011:

• How Does the Mississippi River Change When the Levee Breaks?

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Reforesting Rural Lands in China Pays Big Dividends, Researchers Say

Posted April 28, 2011:

• Missouri Elk Are Being Reintroduced in the Wrong Part of the State, Anthropologist Says

Posted March 31, 2011:

• Long Lost Cousin of T. Rex Identified by Scientists

Posted March 20, 2011:

• Climate Change Hits Home

Posted March 15, 2011:

• Natural Sequence Farming Could Affect Global Climate Change

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Native Trout Fare Best When Dams Use Natural Stream Flow Management Practices

Posted March 7, 2011:

• California Superstorm Would Be Costliest US Disaster

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Flood-Tolerant Rice Plants Can Also Survive Drought

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Simulating Breaking Waves

Posted February 26, 2011:

• Greenhouse Gases Contributed Substantially to Flood Risk in the U.K. in Autumn 2000

Posted February 24, 2011:

• Another Spring of Major Flooding Likely in North Central United States, NOAA Predicts

Posted February 11, 2011:

• Airborne Sensor to Study 'Rivers in the Sky'

Posted February 2, 2011:

• NASA Aqua Satellite Sees Powerful Cyclone Yasi Make Landfall in Queensland, Australia

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Pakistan Floods Last Summer Could Have Been Predicted, Experts Say
• Signaling Pathway Crucial to Acute Lung Injury Discovered

Posted January 28, 2011:

• 'Old' Information Theory Makes It Easier to Predict Flooding

Posted January 25, 2011:

• Mathematical Model Could Help Predict and Prevent Future Extinctions

Posted January 20, 2011:

• 2010 Ties Record for World's Warmest Year: World Meteorological Organization

Posted January 17, 2011:

• ARkStorm: California’s Other 'Big One'

Posted January 10, 2011:

• NASA Image Shows La Niña-Caused Woes Down Under

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Lost Civilization Under Persian Gulf?

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear This Century, Scientists Say

Posted November 12, 2010:

• Satellites Provide Up-to-Date Information on Snow Cover

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Most River Flows Across the US Are Altered by Land and Water Management

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Proteins Regulating Water Retention in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension Identified

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Everglades Show Improvement in Water Quality

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Nature and Humans Leaving Indelible Mark on Rivers, Harming the Intricate Food Webs They Support

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Model Aims to Reduce Disaster Toll on City's Social, Economic Fabric
• Understanding Missouri River's Sediment Dynamics Key to Protecting Endangered Species

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Indian Farmers Adopt Flood-Tolerant Rice at Unprecedented Rates

Posted September 9, 2010:

• Pros and Cons of Miscanthus -- Uses More Water, Leaches Less Nitrogen

Posted September 6, 2010:

• Using Buildings for Flood Protection

Posted September 2, 2010:

• ‘Green Wall’ Technology Could Double the Plant Diversity of the River Thames Through London

Posted August 30, 2010:

• New 'Light Switch' Chloride Binder Developed

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Fires and Floods Key to Dinosaur Island Secrets

Posted August 23, 2010:

• NASA Images Show Anatomy of Pakistan Flood Disaster

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