Missoula Floods

On Thursday, flows at the Glenwood Bridge were at 1,800 cubic feet per second. By today Friday, flows were expected to be near 5,000 CFS, which presents a hazard to the public. The Bureau of Reclamation says a flow rate of 7,000 CFS is considered flood-stage level. With the declaration, the City of Boise and the Boise Fire Department is urging all residents to stay out of the river. People should also keep their pets away from the water. "With the increased flows, the Boise River is extremely dangerous

Article #1: Flood Risk Management in the United States and the Impact of Hurricane Katrina. Article #1 Major points: The major points that the article focused on were that since people have first stepped foot on this continent, flooding has always been present. This constant presence has required the federal and local governments to help assist with the flood control, management, and the damages that flooding causes. There have been many policies established to help with floodplain management

We can consider Mesopotamia to be a civilization, because Mesopotamia meets all the criteria to become a civilization. The criteria is: a civilization must have all or most of these: cities, social levels, buildings not for living, tax collectors, written records and specialized jobs. Firstly, a civilization must have cities. Mesopotamia has Babylon (the capital), Uruk, Ur, Ashur, Lagash, Kish, Eridu, Nippur, and Nineveh. Nineveh and Ashur in the Northern parts, while the other cities are located

Hermine weakened while crossing from Florida into Georgia, but still produced sustained winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) at Savannah, with gusts to 58 mph (93 km/h).[77] Farther northeast, Folly Island, South Carolina, reported sustained winds of 44 mph (71 km/h) with gusts to 59 mph (95 km/h),[78] and the pier in Duck, North Carolina, reported sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) with gusts to 73 mph (117 km/h).[79] Heavy rainfall occurred through the Carolinas, reaching 10.72 in (272 mm) in Murrells Inlet

each other. When rain decides to come to Yuma the water builds. This causes the Colorado River to flood. But because of the large amount of packed sand everything floods. The flood water rages through the town and wipes everything completely out. This happened time and time again until someone thought, let’s make a change. But what was that change? Irrigation. What is irrigation?

Introduction On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and 100-foot high tsunami hit the northeastern shoreline of Japan. At least 28,000 people were killed or went missing and more than 400,000 homes and buildings were destroyed. Recovery and rescue efforts were difficult as a result of the cold weather and because of disrupted transportation routes. Making matters worse, the waves of the tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, causing radioactive leaks. in addition to devastating

Two-Layer Floodgate Can an increase of layers on a floodgate improve the performance of the floodgate? If a second layer of popsicle sticks is added to a model floodgate made out of popsicle sticks, then the two-layer floodgate will be able to block more water. The control variables for this experiment include where both tests were conducted (bathtub), the materials used for each floodgate (same brand of popsicle sticks), the 20x6.x8.5 floral foam blocks on each side of the bathtub, the location

Man and Nature in Norman Maclean's book, Young Men and Fire Norman Maclean's book, Young Men and Fire, recreates the tragedy of the Mann Gulch fire. His ambition to have this lamentable episode of history reach out and touch his readers triumphs in extolling the honor and respect deserved by the thirteen smoke jumpers who died. This book is a splendid tribute to the courageous efforts of such men, as well as a landmark, reminding mankind to heed the unpredictable behavior and raw power of nature

“Sandy was 14 feet above sea level.” And says “There are 500-plus entrances into the subway station on the very tip of lower Manhattan alone, if you miss three of four of them, the water gets in.” Also the city has proposed what it calls an integrated flood-wall system, instead of building a high wall that would obstruct the views, the land running back from the water’s edge would be raised. I have interviewed Qian Mei Chen who is my mother and who also experienced what happened during the storm

coastal defenses and submerge the area. What can you expect from flooding. Loss of life and damage to both buildings and other structures. Floods can also damage power systems which then cause the effected area to be without power. With the loss of power, water treatment plants are also effected. This could cause loss of water or even contamination. Floods can also damage roadways which would make it hard to get aid to the effected areas. South Florida is a major tourist location. Flooding can