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A flooded neighborhood in San Diego, California.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

If Precipitation Extremes Are Increasing, Why Aren’t Floods?

by Terri Cook 17 April 201915 February 2023

Improving our understanding of the relationship between changes in precipitation and flooding due to rising temperature is a new grand challenge for the scientific community, argue the authors of a recent commentary.

The Yellow River rushes over the Hukou Waterfall in China
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Through Flood and Drought: Reconstructing the Yellow River

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 4 April 201915 October 2021

Tree ring chronologies fill in gaps in the historical record and offer insights into the natural flow of China’s Yellow River.

Palcacocha Andes Peru glacier lake
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The Dangers of Glacial Lake Floods: Pioneering and Capitulation

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 1 March 201923 January 2023

During the past 70 years, Peruvian engineers virtually eliminated the risks posed by glacial lake floods. But climate change and a political blind eye are increasing the dangers once again.

Posted inAGU News

Grassroots Group Commended for Work on Flooding by Virginia House

by S. Wilkins 20 February 20194 April 2023

Stop the Flooding NOW was founded by Virginia Beach residents who wanted to take action to address the chronic flooding in their community.

Flooding in downtown Annapolis, Md.
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Brief, Repetitive Floods in Coastal Cities Cause Economic Losses

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 15 February 20191 March 2023

A case study in Annapolis is one of the first assessments of the effects of high-tide flooding on local revenue.

High water flow in the Brahmaputra River
Posted inScience Updates

When Floods Cross Borders, Satellite Data Can Help

by F. Hossain, M. Bonnema, N. Biswas, S. Ahmad, B. Duong and N. D. Luong 15 February 201910 March 2023

With so many eyes in the sky, residents living downstream from dams now have many ways to see—and prepare for—potential dangers.

A historic photo shows the damage of the 1903 Heppner Flood in Oregon
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Meteorological Culprits Behind Strange and Deadly Floods

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 4 February 201918 February 2022

A new study examines how unusual meteorology interacted with topography and other local conditions to generate some of the most devastating floods in American history.

Water overflows the river channel in Sinks Canyon State Park, Wyoming
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Unpredictability of Floods, Erosion, and Channel Migration

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 29 January 20196 March 2023

A new algorithm incorporates randomness into stream channel formation and suggests the approach represents regions with variable flood magnitudes better than standard models.

Holuhraun lava field in Iceland in September 2014
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Earth’s Devastating Power, Seen by Satellite

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 January 20196 January 2023

Hurricanes, volcanoes, droughts, floods, fires, tsunamis: Satellites capture some of Earth’s most destructive forces.

Flood damage in Colorado
Posted inScience Updates

The Push Toward Local Flood Risk Assessment at a Global Scale

by A. J. Kettner, G. J.-P. Schumann and Beth Tellman 14 January 201923 January 2023

Flood Risk Workshop; Boulder, Colorado, 1–3 October 2018

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