Flood News

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Valley Networks On Mars Formed During Long Period Of Episodic Flooding

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Major Flooding Risk Could Span Decades After Chinese Earthquake

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Urbanization Reconfigures Surface Hydrology

Posted July 30, 2008:

• Timing Is Everything: How Vulnerable To Flooding Is New York City?

Posted July 28, 2008:

• Water-Stingy Agriculture Reduces Arsenic In Rice Markedly

Posted July 24, 2008:

• Region Hit Hard By 1993 Floods Showed Economic Resiliency, Study Indicates

Posted July 22, 2008:

• Scientists Test System To Forecast Flash Floods Along Colorado's Front Range
• Milkweed's Evolutionary Approach To Caterpillars: Counter Appetite With Fast Repair

Posted July 21, 2008:

• WikiPathways Gives The People The Power To Curate

Posted July 20, 2008:

• Massive Greenhouse Gases May Be Released As Destruction, Drying Of World Wetlands Worsen

Posted July 9, 2008:

• Satellite View Of Cloud Tops Might Warn Of Storms

Posted June 25, 2008:

• Looming Tropical Disaster Needs Urgent Action, According To New Report

Posted June 19, 2008:

• Allergy Expert Has Advice For Flood Victims

Posted June 16, 2008:

• Lower Midwest U.S. Braces For Floods

Posted June 6, 2008:

• Unique Acoustic System Protects Manatees From Injuries And Death

Posted June 5, 2008:

• Building On Pyramids Of Trash

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Cyclone Nargis And Myanmar Floods Seen From Space
• Expert Predicts 'Monsoon Britain'

Posted April 30, 2008:

• Engineer Develops Thermosuit For Rapid Cooling Of Critically Ill Patients

Posted April 24, 2008:

• On Shaky Ground: Geological Faults Threaten Houston

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Urban Slum Conditions Are A Source Of Leptospirosis

Posted April 17, 2008:

• Broad Analysis Of Pollutants Using Fuzzy Logic Could Guide Water Quality Improvement

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Backpack Straps Can Decrease Blood Flow In The Shoulder And Arm, And May Result In Loss of Fine Motor Control

Posted April 5, 2008:

• Better Dams, Levees, Embankments: Soil Type And Compaction Factors Can Make Soil 1,000 Times More Resistant To Erosion

Posted April 3, 2008:

• Proximity To A Flood Zone Lowers Property Values

Posted April 1, 2008:

• Spring Flooding In Mid-Western US Forecast, But People Still Build On Floodplains

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Current Major Flooding In U.S. A Sign Of Things To Come, NOAA Predicts

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Climate Change Predicted To Have Major Impact On Transportation Infrastructure And Operations

Posted March 6, 2008:

• Grand Canyon Water Surge Aims To Build Beaches, Restore Ecosystem
• Possibly Once-Habitable Ancient Martian Lake Discovered

Posted February 26, 2008:

• Removing Chlorine, Fluorine: Uncharged Organic Molecule Can Bind Negatively Charged Ions

Posted February 20, 2008:

• How Will Climate Change Impact Coastal Cities? East Coast Canadian Students Planning
• Post-Katrina Rebuilding? Mississippi Delta Both Spongy And Stable

Posted February 14, 2008:

• Heavy Rainfall On The Increase In UK

Posted February 12, 2008:

• Dissolved Organic Carbon From Rivers Can Strongly Impact Arctic Ocean

Posted February 7, 2008:

• New Therapy Possibilities For Lung Disease Patients
• Novel Compound May Lessen Heart Attack Damage, Initial Tests Show

Posted February 5, 2008:

• History Of Quaternary Volcanism And Lava Dams In Western Grand Canyon

Posted January 31, 2008:

• Floods And Droughts: Water Planners Call For Fundamental Shift To Deal With Changing Climate

Posted January 30, 2008:

• As A River Runs Through It, A Death Valley Stream Offers Insights Into Flooding And Climate Change

Posted January 17, 2008:

• 'Nonlinear' Ecosystem Response Points To Environmental Solutions
• California Flood Risks Are 'Disaster Waiting To Happen,' Say Engineers

Posted January 15, 2008:

• Alaska Glacier Speed-Up Tied To Internal Plumbing Issues, Says Study

Posted December 16, 2007:

• Ancient Flood Disrupted Ocean Circulation And Triggered Climate Cooling

Posted December 7, 2007:

• Obesity And Metabolism: Weight Gain And The Growing Risk Of Cancer

Posted December 3, 2007:

• Present-Day Species Of Piranha Resulted From Marine Incursion Into Amazon Basin

Posted November 30, 2007:

• Indonesia At Risk: Climate Change Threatens People And Nature

Posted November 29, 2007:

• Indigenous Water Frogs In Europe Under Threat

Posted November 18, 2007:

• 'Noah's Flood' Kick-Started European Farming?

Posted November 1, 2007:

• Increased Glucose Level Is A Strong Risk Factor For Colorectal Cancer

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