Flood News

Posted August 17, 2010:

• New Method for Estimating Cost of Small Hydropower Projects

Posted August 5, 2010:

• First Satellite Measurement of Water Volume in Amazon Floodplain

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Rebuilding Flood Plains, Agriculture, Economy

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Satellite Shines at Symposium

Posted June 20, 2010:

• Canyon Carved in Just Three Days in Texas Flood: Insight Into Ancient Flood Events on Earth and Mars

Posted June 17, 2010:

• Gulf Oil Spill: Mississippi River Hydrology May Help Reduce Oil Onshore

Posted June 16, 2010:

• USGS Science Helps Disaster-Struck Communities Understand Flash Flooding

Posted June 15, 2010:

• On the Face of It, Voting's Superficial
• Climate Change Increases Hazard Risk in Alpine Regions, Study Shows

Posted June 14, 2010:

• Does Pasture Irrigation Increase Groundwater Contamination? Research Finds Little to No Transport of Microbes from Cow Pastures Into Groundwater

Posted May 26, 2010:

• Major Hurricane Could Devastate Houston

Posted May 24, 2010:

• Revealing China's Ancient Past

Posted May 21, 2010:

• Systems Biology Helps Explain Hematopoiesis

Posted May 13, 2010:

• New Research Reveals Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Ecological and Human Health
• NOAA's Modernized Positioning System Key to Improved Mapping, Emergency and Land Planning

Posted May 4, 2010:

• Maya Plumbing: First Pressurized Water Feature Found in New World

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Part of Alaska Inundated by Ancient Megafloods

Posted March 31, 2010:

• Ice Sheet Melt Identified as Trigger of 'Big Freeze'

Posted March 29, 2010:

• Computer Simulation Aimed at Minimizing the Effects of Flooding

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Catastrophic Flooding May Be More Predictable With New Models

Posted March 1, 2010:

• Analytical Eye: Viewing Through the Data Jungle

Posted February 11, 2010:

• Natural-Disaster Mathematical Aid Systems Aid in Decision-Making

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Forensic Analysis of Hurricane Katrina's Impact: Methods and Findings

Posted January 26, 2010:

• Hacking Into Cells' Communications System Could Lead to New Drugs to Tackle Neurodegeneration

Posted January 25, 2010:

• Maximum Height of Extreme Waves Up Dramatically in Pacific Northwest

Posted January 21, 2010:

• Global Warming Increases Flood Risk in Mountain Areas
• Managing Pacific Northwest Dams for a Changing Climate

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Neural Thermostat Keeps Brain Running Efficiently

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Atlanta Floods Extremely Rare

Posted November 4, 2009:

• New Insight Into Predicting Cholera Epidemics in the Bengal Delta

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Diverting Sediment-Rich Water Below New Orleans Could Lead To Extensive New Land

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest
• Fracture Zones Endanger Tombs In Valley Of Kings
• Mechanism For Neuron Self-Preservation Discovered

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Urban Growth Versus Global Warming

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Rising Sea Levels Are Increasing Risk Of Flooding Along South Coast Of England

Posted October 6, 2009:

• New Coastland Map Could Help Strengthen Sea Defenses

Posted September 29, 2009:

• Alfalfa Sprouts Key To Discovering How Meandering Rivers Form And Maintain

Posted September 20, 2009:

• World's River Deltas Sinking Due To Human Activity, Says New Study

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Super-Sized Tiny Proteins: Software Helps Biologists Visualize Molecules

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Study On Birds And Streams Included In Federal Guidelines To Safeguard Waterways

Posted August 1, 2009:

• Middle Miocene Oxygen Minimum Zone Expansion Offshore West Africa: Evidence For Global Cooling Precursor Events

Posted July 31, 2009:

• From Graphene To Graphane, Now The Possibilities Are Endless

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Scientists Warn Restoration-Based Environmental Markets May Not Improve Ecosystem Health

Posted July 17, 2009:

• Flooding And Damage From 2008 Myanmar Cyclone Assessed

Posted July 13, 2009:

• Superconductivity: Which One Of These Is Not Like The Other?

Posted July 6, 2009:

• Cell Phone Towers Can Help Predict Big Floods

Posted June 24, 2009:

• Blood Flow In Alzheimer's Disease

Posted June 8, 2009:

• Is Rural Land Use Too Important To Be Left To Farmers?

Posted May 18, 2009:

• Meeting Needs Of Frail Elderly People In A Disaster

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