The Year of the Flood

Flood stories are a part of most ancient civilizations throughout the whole world. Yet arguably the most well known is the story of Noah and the Ark. Today I am going to go over the other main flood stories most closely related with the former, and show proof that out of the numerous flood narratives, this is the most factual and realistic of all of them. First off we have the ancient Mesopotamian narrative Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is told a story by, an immortal man, that long ago the gods

658 people. Plan A accounts for a 100-year flood plain (38.1-foot gauge height) and Plan B accounts for a 500-year flood plain (41-foot gauge height). Based on our research, the 100-year flood will occur up to a gauge height of 38.1 feet (North Dakota State University). For Plan A, evacuation area would be focused on but not limited to residents of Fargo from the Red River up until the I 29 highway. It would include most of East Fargo. Since the 100-year flood accounts only for most of East Fargo

referring to the special resources of the river. Probably the most important thing for ancient harvesting were the annual floods of Nile. It was a matter of significance to it made it possible to harvest by the

story about the flood that brought an end to all of mankind. In the story, God or a higher being chose a particular man to build an ark and take his loved ones, and all the animals on the ark to survive the imminent flood. Not many believe this story, but there is clear evidence to support that it did. A global flood clearly took place based on the flood archetype, the geographical evidence, and the Bible. The accounts of the global flood were very similar, which caused the flood archetype to come

collaboration with participating communities, FEMA develops Flood Insurance Rate Maps that depict a community’s floodplain and flood risk. A key piece is the identification of the Special Flood Hazard Area, which is intended to show areas with 1 percent or greater risk of flooding each year. Property owners in the hazard area are required to purchase flood insurance as a condition of receiving a federally backed mortgage. They may purchase flood insurance either through NFIP or through a private company

The Epic of Gilgamesh has been important to Christians as far back as its revelation in the mid-nineteenth century in the vestiges of the library at Nineveh, with its record of a general flood with critical parallels to the flood in the Book of Genesis. There have been various flood stories distinguished from antiquated sources scattered around the world. The stories that were found on cuneiform tablets, which involve a portion of the most punctual surviving written work, and have clear similitudes

The Queensland floods were a devastating natural disaster which occurred mainly in Brisbane and surrounding areas from 2010 around mid december to early 2011 in January. The Queensland floods lasted for around 1 month and created a lot of damage leaving many people with nothing including no home and nowhere to go. Many areas were affected but the main areas were those around the banks of the Burnett River as well as the Fitzroy river. Unfortunately as time moved on the flood spread to many neighbouring

Johnstown flood of 1889 is often remembered as the worst disaster that was caused by dam failure in America’s history. Over 2000 lives were lost, and about 17 million dollars in property damage was done to the town of Johnstown. Many of the leading industrialists of the 19th century were members of the club that owned the South Fork dam in 1889, drawing in nationwide attention. The relief effort was one of the first huge non-wartime disasters for the American Red Cross. Once again in the years 1936 and

the more rustically charming Gumbo Flats failed and the waters came rushing in.” ( Frank Johnson 2013) It was catastrophic for the business owners and the residents. It took years to rebuild the chesterfield valley. Now chesterfield has a levee that will reach 17 miles long around the floodplain and it is also a 500 year flood levee. Right now it measures to be about 10.5 miles long. Also a fun fact about the new levee is that connects to the katy trail, also you can exercise on the levee. You can

Introduction/ Literature Review Floods can be a huge threat anywhere in the United States that experiences large volumes of precipitation, ocean waves coming on shore, when snow melts at a fast rate, or when dams or levees break (U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, and Office of Oceanic & Atmosphere Research). In the United States, floods kill about 140 people a year (National Geographic Partner, 2017) “The catastrophic flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey