| 单词 | flood plain |
| 例句 | Those mountains are in proximity to gentle lowlands with rivers, flood plains, and deserts suitable for irrigation agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Near the far edge of the flood plain I find Alice’s footsteps in a stretch of muddy sand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a miniature model of the Greasy Grass River, the hills to the east of the village site, and the flood plain where the village had stood. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z There are more than 12,000 elephants roaming Mana’s flood plains as well as many lions, buffaloes, zebras and other land animals. Elephants dying from lack of water, food in southern Africa 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z “Because we didn’t cut down trees when we built, we didn’t excavate or build on the flood plain of the river,” the land itself withstood the storm. Four resort destinations that rebounded after natural disasters to be better, safer and greener than before 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z But monuments built on the flood plain of the Hudson River often require maintenance soon after, competing with older statues for taxpayer dollars. As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Most of the trees are green ash, but some are of another flood plain species, the black ash. How an uninvited pest doomed the ash tree 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z When the corps did open the gates, the Cumberland River rose above the 100-year flood plain. Suits dismissed against corps over Nashville flood 2013-02-28T19:07:12Z Before colonialism and westward expansion, it was a flood plain and the site of an important Tongva village. An Opera About Colonialism Shows How History Warps 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Today, the road is smooth and elevated, giving a spectacular view of the area’s lush flood plains. Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z There’s no reason to think that global warming won’t create similar problems, with wealthier people abandoning areas that are now flood plains. ‘Girls’ still racist 2012-06-22T16:56:00Z By contrast, much of the series was shot in remote forests, fields and flood plains of Southern Louisiana. HBO's 'True Detective' detects a truly dark tale 2014-01-09T19:45:32Z The rest of it was gravel, dry riverbed, flood plain and steep incline. Explorer: In Haiti, Beauty That Plays Hard to Get (To) 2014-02-13T15:08:18Z The original proposal, for a store positioned not only within sight of the dreaming spires, but on a flood plain on the outskirts of Oxford, provoked furious opposition from conservationists and environmental campaigners. Bodleian Library sets up in Swindon 2010-10-07T09:38:00Z A few months ago, this treeless clearing in the Missouri River flood plain was empty. Dakota pipeline protesters confront the “black snake”: “We’re living by the fire” 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Army Corps of Engineers for a past project that fell inside a flood plain. Kennedy Center plans 1st expansion since opening 2013-01-29T23:46:04Z Many homes judged to be in the flood plain will have to be raised up before insurers will pay for rebuilding, so weekly renters will have fewer choices. Summer on the Jersey Shore, After the Storm 2013-08-02T19:39:00Z The dinosaur died in an ancient flood plain on the island continent stretching from present-day Alaska to Mexico, allowing the conservation of his skeleton in mud. World’s biggest triceratops sells for $7.7 million in Paris 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Once a flood plain, the lake was filled with partially submerged trees jutting out of the water in dark, spiky formations. Growing up with The Family: inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s sinister cult 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The ones who suffer most are the ones with the least–the ones who have housing in a flood plain. Hurricane Irene, one year later 2012-08-27T16:42:00Z Tributaries join up, reservoirs are built, and in the mountains the only place to build is in the valleys, which are flood plains. Hurricane Irene, one year later 2012-08-27T16:42:00Z The flood plain beside the banks of my borough, Lambeth, was still largely marshland; farther south, my immediate neighborhood was field and forest. In London, looking backward to move forward 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Every spring the rivers rose with the thaw and flood plains were sunk, every year some folks were underwater, every year sink holes and mudslides, but never like this. It could have been my family: Living in mudslide country 2014-03-25T23:00:00Z I had chosen this facility after being assured by the owner that it was “well outside the hundred-year flood plain.” To Ride Again Another Day in Colorado 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z NRW had warned it could take some time before water from upper catchment areas reached flood plains. Wales flooding: Wrexham village's defences not properly used 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The scientists warned that as climate change pushes weather to new extremes, it would remain risky to build homes on flood plains or to use substandard materials. Climate Change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z But when a surge hits a beaver-engineered flood plain, the water slows, spreads out over a greater area, and seeps into the damp soil, which absorbs and stores it. At beaver summit, role of hefty rodents praised in climate change fight 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Breakneck urbanisation in China has encased vast stretches of land in impermeable concrete, often along the banks of major rivers, that traditionally served as flood plains. Lingering rains from typhoon batter China for seventh day 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z And while regional flood plain managers are common throughout the country, there are only three newly created “chief heat officer” positions to coordinate extreme heat planning, in Miami-Dade County, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z And the unique geology of the city of Kyiv, built on wetlands and flood plains, deadens signals from explosions, researchers say. A thousand tiny quakes reveal path of war in Ukraine 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Building in flood plains, poor dam condition, long-lasting armed conflict and other local factors played a role in the disaster. Climate Change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The stored water, in turn, helps insulate the flood plain against drought during a hot, dry summer, Fairfax said, keeping plants lush and green, rather than dry and ready to go up in smoke. At beaver summit, role of hefty rodents praised in climate change fight 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Morris, 33, doesn’t want to live anywhere near a river, and certainly not in a mobile home park in a flood plain. Still reeling from flooding, some in Vermont say something better must come out of losing everything 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z China has long been aware of urban waterlogging risks, with rapid development creating metropolitan sprawls that cover flood plains with concrete. China's northeast inundated in Doksuri's wake 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z At the site of a former mill in the redwoods, a channeled creek has been restored to its historical meandering path, and a flood plain has been freed from asphalt and fill. The massive dam removal on the Klamath may save salmon but can’t solve the West’s water crisis 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z For miles along the flood plain, others waded through water, rescuing pets and belongings, videos and images on social media showed. Destroyed Ukrainian Dam Floods War Zone and Forces Residents to Flee 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Chronic flooding in South Park — a south Seattle neighborhood on the Duwamish River flood plain — has been a major challenge for decades. Upgrades to address flooding bring new sidewalks, drainage to South Park 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The project is designed to reconnect the river to its entire 140-acre flood plain, opening up healthier spawning and rearing habitat for threatened Hood Canal summer chum, and other salmon and steelhead. $60 million coming to WA for salmon recovery 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z King County recently wrapped up an $18 million effort to reopen this piece of a historic flood plain and offer some reprieve for the river’s threatened salmon. How the Cedar River got its meander back 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Because of that, “it’s eating through the levee right there. It’s eroding the levee from the flood plain side rather than the river side.” Residents struggle in flooded California town: 'We just need a little support' 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z After consulting with Dominion, the county learned that the sediment would block the power lines in the event of an emergency and that the area is in a flood plain, department officials said. Officials ready to let urban runoff swallow a cherished Virginia lake 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z On the flood plain of southeast Los Angeles County, where farms had once flourished, towns grew up, protected by the Pharaonic-scale concrete walls of the “built” river. How the deluge of 1938 changed Los Angeles — and its river 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The project will include restoring mined flood plain, ripping out levees and restoring instream habitat. $60 million coming to WA for salmon recovery 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z This project was prioritized in the region’s Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan and will bring the watershed 40% closer to its goal of 130 acres of flood plain reconnection by 2025. How the Cedar River got its meander back 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The second option “is actually opening up Highway 1. Basically cutting through Highway 1 and the low spot which is to the south of the river and letting the water out of the flood plain.” Residents struggle in flooded California town: 'We just need a little support' 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Despite predictions for more such atmospheric rivers, of growing size and frequency, California cannot solve its long-term crisis without major investments to capture more storm water, restore flood plains and recycle wastewater. U.S. states struggle to share dwindling waters of Colorado River 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “If we didn’t build in flood plains,” Gartrell adds, “we wouldn’t have to do many of these projects.” Uncaptured water isn’t wasted. But more could be stored for a non-rainy day 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Across the Salish Sea, the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group will receive $9.6 million to reconnect flood plain that had previously been channeled and dredged in the Lower Big Quilcene River and estuary. $60 million coming to WA for salmon recovery 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z They’ll do snorkel surveys to count young fish that have hatched in the river, and monitor how the river reshapes the flood plain, as well as its temperature and water levels. How the Cedar River got its meander back 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z In places like Burns Creek, where around 10,000 people — many from Malaita — have built homes in a grassy flood plain, the lack of transparency has fueled a slow gas leak of resentment. China’s Mad Dash Into a Strategic Island Nation Breeds Resentment 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The cities of Sacramento, Fresno, Stockton and Bakersfield lie in the flood plains of major rivers, but massive reservoirs hold back and store floodwaters. Opinion | Flooding in California has been worse before — and likely will be again 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Nearly 105,000 Los Angeles County residents live within the designated 100-year flood plain, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Here are the parts of L.A. County most likely to be hit by catastrophic flood 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z It will include the creation of a freshwater wetlands complex, restoration of tidal areas, flood plain and wetlands enhancements, creation of upland grasslands and pollinator habitat, and an environmental education center. BASF to restore polluted Superfund site in New Jersey 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Parts of the area are in a flood plain, but they plan to use climate data to make sure the house they buy and its surrounding neighborhood are not at risk. ‘Do You Really Want to Rebuild at 80?’ Rethinking Where to Retire. 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z He said allowing California’s second-largest river to flow naturally, and its flood plains and wetlands to function normally, would mitigate those impacts. US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition in history 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Flood insurance and land-development programs must be overhauled to stop new construction in flood plains, to prevent rebuilding in risky areas after disasters, and to encourage gradual retreat over time from areas certain to flood. Opinion | Flooding in California has been worse before — and likely will be again 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The researchers said there were other factors that contributed to the disaster, including poverty, military conflicts and land-use changes, especially the increasing settlement of flood plains by growing populations. Climate Change Contributed to Deadly West African Floods, Scientists Find 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The school opened in 1970 and sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated with radioactive waste generated when Mallinckrodt Chemical processed uranium in the 1940s and 1950s for atomic weapons. 3rd investigation finds no contamination at Missouri school 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z He recommended that homeowners who live outside a flood plain but near water buy federally subsidized flood insurance. ‘Do You Really Want to Rebuild at 80?’ Rethinking Where to Retire. 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z “It showed us that every single community can flood, not just those in flood plains,” she said. Will post-Sandy repairs be enough for the next big storm? 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Chagyrskaya Cave is perched high on a hillside, overlooking a flood plain where herds of bison and other animals once probably grazed, Roberts said. Scientists find remains of Neanderthal family in Russian cave for first time 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z A hot housing market has spurred many new real estate developments in recent years, including on flood plains. First came the fires. Now Australia is facing devastating floods. 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Students are still attending Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, despite a private company’s new report that found radioactive material far above the expected level for the school that sits within Coldwater Creek’s flood plain. Radioactive waste finding raises worries at Missouri school 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z “We are calling on the respective state governments, local government councils and communities to prepare for more flooding by evacuating people living on flood plains to high grounds,” Farouq said. Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Part of the problem is that people return to their homes on flood plains each year after the water levels subside. Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 people dead 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z He has recommended removing obstacles that block natural drainage and preventing home building on flood plains. Drive for climate compensation grows after Pakistan’s floods 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Beavers create deep ponds by building dams, then dig fingerlike canals to slowly spread that water throughout the flood plain. Beavers offer natural solution to fighting wildfires 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “These historic, unprecedented storms — having a 1,000-year flood that hit communities that were never in a flood plain — these things are not happenstance,” he said. Booker brands GOP Sen. Rand Paul as ‘barrier’ to progress 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “It makes little sense to put another small city within the flood plain. Are we going to put a sea wall around that in a few years?” More Americans are moving into hurricane zones even as climate risks mount 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z They said they have warily watched how new construction projects, such as a nearby solar farm and housing developments, have taken little care for the geography and risks of the flood plain. Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc. 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z “What we’re sitting over right now was flood plain, so this is ideal land to live on when you think about the past.” TVA seeks help combating looters of cultural resources 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Scientists stressed the construction of homes and agricultural land on known flood plains, as well as inadequate infrastructure such as dams, had worsened the impacts of heavier rains. Climate change likely made Pakistan's extreme rainfall more intense -study 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Climate change and deforestation have resulted in the Zambezi flood plain experiencing more droughts. Is this monkey really cuddling a pet mongoose? 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Some of us stay here because we have no other choice; my family didn’t live in the flood plain because we wanted to but because we were poor. Perspective | Climate change makes Appalachian life even harder. So why do we stay? 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “It rips up the oldest of trees. It sends the river off into a new direction. It re-channelizes the flood plain and rejuvenates everything and gives the river a new lease on life.” A Silver Lining: Giant Floods Not Only Destroy, They Renew 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z "The developers want to put up town homes in flood plains and run away. They are not the ones that will feel the pain and putting their families at risk." New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has a paper-thin climate change plan 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z "In many parts of Europe, you have lots of small rivers, swamps and flood plains which have been drained out, which increase the dryness of the forest," Dr Otto says. Europe wildfires: Are they linked to climate change? 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Most of the Middle Cretaceous rocks across the basin are marine, but the majority of the Upper Cretaceous rocks are of terrestrial origin, deposited within the flood plains and deltas of rivers. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The location and width of floodplains naturally vary, however, humans build artificial levees on flood plains to limit flooding. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Floods also stimulate life in the main river channel by capturing and bringing nutrients from the flood plain into the main channel, which provides more food for insects, which in turn feed other creatures. A Silver Lining: Giant Floods Not Only Destroy, They Renew 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z If you look at how many flood plain managers and flood risk professionals there are around the United States, there’s tens of thousands of them. As temperatures rise, this research could help cities stay cool 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Some facilities were relocated outside the flood plain and some campgrounds that had been submerged in the flood were never restored. Yellowstone flooding rebuild could take years, cost billions 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Approximately one-third of the flood plain was inundated and many homes and other buildings were destroyed, but there were no deaths. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, soil tends to erode more rapidly on steep slopes so soil layers in these areas may be thinner than in flood plains, where it tends to accumulate. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z “The focus has been on removing the buildings from the flood plain.” Housing market slows retreat from rising seas, bigger storms 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z A hard-to-reach town of mud brick buildings in the flood plain of the Inner Niger Delta, Moura is known for its “galbal,” or livestock market, which draws thousands of buyers and merchants every Sunday. ‘The killings didn’t stop.’ In Mali, a massacre with a Russian footprint 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Sunlight filters through the foliage of a dense, quiet forest on the river’s flood plain, which was the Ukrainians’ kill zone. A doomed river crossing shows the perils of entrapment in the war’s east 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z When a stream rises and then occupies its flood plain, the velocity slows and natural levées form along the edges of the channel. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just like building in a flood plain, you’ve got to consider the risk of living in those areas.” Planning to buy a house in Washington? You may want to check the wildfire risk 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Many are along the coastline, in flood plains - the worst geology for spent fuel to be stranded, Courtney said. Energy secretary visits nuclear plant to discuss waste issue 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z There’s renewed momentum to figure out a storage site, or sites, to free up the land where the waste is currently being stored and move it away from population centers, fault lines and flood plains. Energy secretary to visit nuclear plant, discuss waste issue 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z “You may not necessarily be in flood plain, but if a dam were to break, you could still be facing a lot of water,” he said. Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Floods happen when a stream rises high enough to spill over its banks and spread across its flood plain. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The removal of the levee opened three channels previously blocked from the river and a flood plain spanning nearly 30 acres. King County tore out a levee near Auburn. Now the salmon are returning 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The tiny town of Silvana, founded in the 1880s by Scandinavian farmers, was blessed and cursed by the fertile flood plain of the Stillaguamish River. With a peaceful view, Silvana’s Little White Church endures 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Many are along the coastline, in flood plains — the worst geology for spent fuel to be stranded, Courtney said. Energy secretary to visit nuclear plant, discuss waste issue 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In the last update five years ago, the state put a premium on flood plain restoration projects. California gives rivers more room to flow to stem flood risk 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Because fine river sediments are deposited on flood plains, they are ideally suited for agriculture, and thus are typically occupied by farms and residences, and in many cases, by towns or cities. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Together, the Lones Levee Setback and flood plain Restoration Project could breathe new life into one of the region’s most important bodies of water. King County tore out a levee near Auburn. Now the salmon are returning 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Moura, in the flood plain of the Niger River, has been outside government control for years, residents said. Mali massacre survivors say white mercenaries involved in killings 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Texas state parks are building structures with resilient materials in areas with some natural protection from hurricane-force winds and away from flood plains. A pivotal period: Century-old state park systems face modern issues 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Today, the rat exists in three isolated populations, one of the largest of which clings to existence on 5,000 acres of alluvial flood plains on the southern flanks of the San Bernardino Mountains. Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z As soon as the flooding stream overtops its banks and occupies the wide area of its flood plain, the water has a much larger area to flow through and the velocity drops significantly. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Most important, the flood plains of these rivers provided fertile land for farming. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Climate change may change the legal boundary of a flood plain,” said Zhenghong Tang, a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who has worked with the city on urban planning and flood control issues. Creeks, Once Overlooked, Are Now Seen as Assets for Urban Renewal 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z One key aim is to prevent increased flood risk through appropriate land-use planning, with a presumption against development on known flood plains. Storm Eunice, Dudley and Franklin: A week of unusual NI weather 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Two-thirds of Winslow — including a hospital, nursing homes, schools and utilities — is in a flood plain after the Federal Emergency Management Agency decertified a levee in 2008. White House spending targets social justice; criteria vague 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The sediments of the levée become increasingly fine away from the stream channel, and even finer sediments — clay, silt, and fine sand — are deposited across most of the flood plain. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In British Columbia, the Fraser River Estuary has already lost 85% of its flood plain habitat, and more than 100 species that live there are at risk of extinction. You can’t ‘offset’ extinction of Fraser River Chinook salmon 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The flood plain is home to a small, unique population of black bears. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, conservationists seeking to establish first national park and preserve in Georgia 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z That includes whether a particular plot might become a flood plain over the course of a 30-year mortgage. U.S. flooding losses will spike 26 percent by 2050 due to climate change, researchers say 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Gullett and her husband, Adam, bought their property 10 years ago, knowing it was in the flood plain in the Chehalis River Basin. Residents fight to keep waters at bay in Chehalis-area where threat of floods is a constant 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z A stream that occupies a wide, flat flood plain with a low gradient typically carries only sand-sized and finer sediments and develops a sinuous flow pattern. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The flood plains in what is known as the Murray-Darling basin stretch out for hundreds of miles, not unlike the land at the mouth of the Mississippi River. First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z It was custom-built above the flood plain, higher than the required hurricane standard, with tied-down roof trusses. Perspective | Dissatisfied with your home’s low valuation? Changes in the appraisal industry could explain why. 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z “The area is highly vulnerable to flooding because the valley bottom is relatively flat, with no readily available high ground on which to build roads and trails above the river’s flood plain,” Bacher wrote. Planning to visit this part of Mount Rainier? You’ll have to wait. It’s not safe 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z A vast flood plain, the Mississippi Delta boasts some of the country’s richest soil. Black Farmworkers Say They Lost Jobs to Foreigners Who Were Paid More 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Over time, the sinuosity of the stream becomes increasingly exaggerated, and the channel migrates around within its flood plain, forming a meandering pattern. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before it moves forward, the county’s planning director, Amy Moredock, said it is finalizing a plan to address nuisance flooding and adopt stricter standards for construction in flood plains. Maryland counties confront climate change, costly projects 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Settlements in some flood plains may need to be abandoned, she warns, to allow floodwater more space to spread without causing harm. Europe's floods: Lessons from German tragedy 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a request for information Tuesday to guide how it would update the National Flood Insurance Program’s flood plain management standards, which have not substantially changed since 1976. White House launches climate initiatives to arm communities against floods, extreme weather 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The city admits no one checked to see if the lot was in a flood plain before publicly announcing it as a site for Safe Rest Villages, KGW-TV reported. Portland scraps 1 homeless village site due to flood plain 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Like many of the town’s damaged homes, his wasn’t within the 100-year flood plain and didn’t have flood insurance. Flooded Tennessee town wrestles with how, where to rebuild 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The current map places the farm in a 100-year flood plain. The price of living near the shore is already high. It’s about to go through the roof. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Until now, FEMA, which runs the program, has priced flood insurance based largely on whether a home is inside the so-called 100-year flood plain, land expected to flood during a major storm. The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z However, many of these standards are based on outdated building codes and flood plain maps. White House launches climate initiatives to arm communities against floods, extreme weather 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z “This is not a flood zone, which is something I was shocked at,” said Shivprasad, whose family home lies 4 miles inland from the nearest flood plain. After Northeast flooding, insurance woes swamp residents 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z “If you don’t have a federally backed mortgage, do you even know if you live in a flood plain? What about living in a basement?” Devastating floods spur new debate on how best to warn people 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “So there’s no flood plain for the water to go.” This N. Virginia city already needed to fix its storm pipes. But climate change is making it worse. 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Instead of protecting invaluable wetlands and flood plains, we support developers who continue to build structures in them when upland sites are available. Opinion | Let’s work to prevent climate-related disasters, not just mitigate them 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Others, however, had finally had enough and vowed to move to somewhere not in a known flood plain. Ida evacuee’s thought: ‘How am I going to get out of this?’ 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z From where he lives a few miles from the flood plain of the Wabash River, Illinois farmer Clint Spencer often would drive across the New Harmony Bridge into Indiana. The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs Dr Tellman says that one aspect of this growth is related to climate change, which is changing the locations of flood plains to encompass more people. Floods: Research shows millions more at risk of flooding 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z One-fifth of the city, which grew on the banks of the Potomac in the 1700s as a port for trading tobacco and enslaved people, is mapped as flood plain. This N. Virginia city already needed to fix its storm pipes. But climate change is making it worse. 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z As a result, we pay hundreds of billions of dollars to artificially re-create the wetland and flood plain functions and benefits nature provides. Opinion | Let’s work to prevent climate-related disasters, not just mitigate them 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The work involved lowering and widening river beds, lowering flood plains and excavating side channels. ‘It Is All Connected’: Extreme Weather in the Age of Climate Change 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z And movie theaters remain on the lowest flood plain. Opinion | Sorry, We Aren’t Going Back to the Movies 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z The interlinked flood plains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq bear the imprints of 11 major avulsions over the past 7000 years. Why do rivers leap from their banks? Scientists strive to predict deadly flooding events 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Those soil layers showed that while flooding had occurred early in the city’s development, after the construction of the mounds, the surrounding flood plain was largely spared from major flooding until the industrial era. What Doomed a Sprawling City Near St. Louis 1,000 Years Ago? 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Ban row crops in the two-year flood plain where fertilizers and pesticides are washed into waterways every other year. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z When rain falls intermittently, over time, it’s able to be absorbed into the flood plain and aquifers and to fill surface reservoirs, all of which act as a buffer against future deficits. Is California suffering a decades-long megadrought? 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Design standards for roads, storm-water systems, dams and construction regulations — even whether a home is in a flood plain and requires flood insurance — are based on precipitation estimates. As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z By varying the steepness of the table, they created miniature mountain streams disgorging into fan-shaped flood plains and bird's-foot deltas. Why do rivers leap from their banks? Scientists strive to predict deadly flooding events 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z European deforestation created a deep overlying layer of eroded sediment, distinct from the soils of the precontact flood plain. What Doomed a Sprawling City Near St. Louis 1,000 Years Ago? 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods, killing dozens each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Indonesia landslides, floods kill 41 people; dozens missing 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods, killing dozens each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Indonesia landslides, floods kill 41 people; dozens missing 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z The majority of homes damaged by Harvey were outside designated flood plains. As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Seasonal rains frequently cause flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. World Digest: April 4, 2021 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z Last March, the authority approved two change orders by a Dragados subcontractor to elevate embankments over 21 miles, at an additional cost of $40 million, because the flood plain changed. A 'low-cost' plan for California bullet train brings $800 million in overruns, big delays 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Rain sets off Indonesia landslide; 2 dead, 16 missing 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z “The disaster revealed several infirmities in our preparedness, which need to be rectified at the earliest,” the report said, calling for limiting construction within flood plains and restrictions on blasting. Factbox: What caused the deadly avalanche in the Indian Himalayas? 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The number of homes in Austin’s flood plains increased to 7,200 from 4,000. As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z He said the city uses an ordinance for flood plain management typically seen throughout Iowa that regulates developments within the 100-year flood plain. Efforts in Cedar Rapids prompt drop in flood insurance rates 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z It includes rare plants and soils as well as a cobble-strewn flood plain. Oil drilling on sensitive New Mexico public lands puts drinking water, rare caves at risk 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Their new home lay in a flood plain. Separated at the border, reunited, then separated again: For migrant families, another trauma 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z That reflects a significant challenge: Even the Washington headquarters of many agencies, including the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, sit inside the 100-year flood plain. Biden, Emphasizing Job Creation, Signs Sweeping Climate Actions 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Real estate agents such as Stansfield use FEMA’s 100-year flood plain maps to determine whether homes are required to have flood insurance, which many interpret to mean they are safe from flooding. Sea-level rise is ‘the hidden threat’ for Anne Arundel waterfront homes 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z But some communities with a higher class rating regulate developments in the 500-year flood plain. Efforts in Cedar Rapids prompt drop in flood insurance rates 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The Los Angeles Basin is a flood plain. Storm next week expected to bring 'significant rain and mountain snow' to Southland, forecasters say 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z A Meritage Homes spokesperson said in an email that all 900 homes planned for the community "are being built outside of the revised flood plain." Presto Chango: How flood map revisions allow building in risky areas 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z In Friendswood, Texas, south of Houston, officials warned residents in the 100-year flood plain to be prepared to evacuate the area if necessary after the Clear Creek rose 2 to 4 feet past its banks. Beta floods Houston as over 500K gallons of wastewater spill, body of missing fisherman found 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z For instance, new buildings in flood plains need to be constructed at higher elevations and with flood risks in place. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z He pointed to the city’s steps to mitigate risk through regulation and construction of the permanent system and its removal of structures in the flood plain. Efforts in Cedar Rapids prompt drop in flood insurance rates 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z He cited the flood plain maps generated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an example. Why climate change is about to make your bad commute worse 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z The neighborhoods where these residents live also frequently lack better infrastructure, or were pushed into flood plains, because planners neglected them years ago, too. The Pandemic Has Pushed Aside City Planning Rules. But to Whose Benefit? 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Heavy rains cause frequent flash floods and landslides in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near flood plains. Death toll in Indonesia flash floods rises to 32; 16 missing 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Heavy rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near flood plains. Flash flood kills 15 in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z He welcomed the inquiry into flood plain construction, and said developers must be stopped from allowing new properties to increase flood risk for others. Natural solutions boosted to help prevent floods 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Other proposals include the revival of natural flood plains and the revision of old rules that require reservoir operators to leave space for a spring snowmelt the state will see less and less of. California megadrought? Not if you look at precipitation 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Since 2010, the rate of home building in flood plains has outstripped that safe locations — by three times in Connecticut, double in Mississippi. The COVID-19 catastrophe has deep roots in American politics — and was totally preventable 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Little is left of wetland and flood plain habitat that was drained and turned into levee-ringed farm islands more than a century ago. The state's new delta water rules don't end conflict with Washington 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The Iowa Department of Transportation is building a set of bridges over a low spot in the Missouri River flood plain. Iowa, Nebraska officials: Roads still vulnerable to flooding 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z While applications to build 2,159 homes on flood plains were granted by councils in Wales over the past three years, plans for just 246 were rejected. 'Stop building homes on flood plains' calls 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z It's nothing new for the Environment Agency to warn about home building on flood plains - we've heard that for years. Avoid building new homes on flood plains - EA boss 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Everything is freakishly sodden and swollen, and while the rural flood plain on which I live fortunately hasn’t flooded anything like as badly as some, the rivers are rising alarmingly. With every flood, public anger over the climate crisis is surging | Gaby Hinsliff 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The Mississippi breaks its historic high at Quad Cities, eight feet above the flood plain. The climate crisis is shaping our presidential campaign — and it could bring us together 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z But its sandy flood plain is as wide as a football field. Trump’s border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z One person already counting the cost of that committee allowing construction on a flood plain is Leigh Adams, 46. 'Stop building homes on flood plains' calls 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Sir James is set to warn that, with a growing population, the number of properties in the flood plain is likely to nearly double over the next 50 years. Avoid building new homes on flood plains - EA boss 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The Washes serve as a flood plain and the road is regularly closed in the winter. 'Hare coursers' abandon cars in floodwater 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z But the Mura remain concerned, given the region's high rainfall, extreme heat and its location on a flood plain. 'They are invaders': Indigenous group takes on mining giant 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z “It should bend and curve and connect with the flood plain. Controlling these rivers is kind of like controlling a wild animal.” It’s Fish vs. Dams, and the Dams Are Winning 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Future Climate Info identified 17 of a sample of 50 developments around Newport located within flood plains putting communities "at a significant risk". 'Stop building homes on flood plains' calls 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z “I would say our current weather pattern is making it difficult if you’re living in a flood plain area,” said Bryan Tuma, assistant director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. Nebraska town’s grim choice: can it pick up and move? 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z After those houses were torn down, she designed the area into a flood plain forest of native trees, shrubs and grass. In New Jersey, a slow-motion evacuation from climate change 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Conservation programs that pay farmers to set aside land, including in flood plains, are underfunded, experts say. Flooded farmers face growing dilemma in warming world 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z In June, following an 11-inch downpour upstream, the Catawba River burst its banks here in a catastrophe that can’t be cured by opening up a few extra acres of flood plain. One city’s plan to combat climate change: Bulldoze homes, rebuild paradise 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The main site’s southernmost area is located in a flood plain and will likely be used primarily for floodwater retention, probably in some kind of park. As cleanup continues, new uses eyed for contaminated site 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z In particular, he said, sites near 100-year and 500-year flood plains, as well as those one meter or less above sea level, are “particularly at risk.” 60% of Superfund sites could be hit by climate change, new government report finds 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Anyone building a fence within the river flood plain is supposed to submit plans and design calculations to the commission. Border wall fundraiser claims new construction in Texas 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z But farmers need to ask themselves if the risk of farming in flood plains is worth the reward, said Dukes, the Purdue ecologist. Flooded farmers face growing dilemma in warming world 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z However, the chances of an area flooding or not is also complicated by human factors such as farming practices, the building of houses on flood plains and the vagaries of the British weather. Climate signal links global floods and fires 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z "In some places it will be challenging to avoid these areas," the Environment Agency statement said, "due to limited land outside the flood plain or because of other sustainable development objectives." Plans to build thousands of new homes in flood zones 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z We are still building homes in flood plains and low-lying areas, and propping up their value with federal flood insurance. The California fires show how unprepared we are for climate change 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z It asked the commission to immediately order cellular companies provide backup generators and alternate routes in high-fire areas and flood plains. California Blackouts Hit Cellphone Service, Fraying a Lifeline 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z This year’s devastating losses are forcing tough decisions about the future of farming in America’s flood plains, even among those skeptical of climate change and humans’ role in it. Flooded farmers face growing dilemma in warming world 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z “The land they want to build on is critical to public access to a state park that reflects our needs for open space and access to the river — and it is in a flood plain.” Can Los Angeles blend new housing with river restoration? This is the first big test 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Brekhus said the approval was premature given the Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to complete new flood plain maps for the area in another six months or so. Reno approves scaled back version of big housing project 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Low-income communities are more likely to find affordable housing in flood plains or in older or cheaply built buildings that may not be equipped to handle temperature extremes. How Extreme Weather Threatens People with Disabilities 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A major focus of a new 10-year plan is expected to be the control of invasive exotic plants, and the restoration of flood plain and wetland natural communities. Vermont officials offering tour of Hinesburg town forest 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The funds are available through the flood plain easement component of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. Iowa awarded $36M for conservation easements on flooded land 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The state faces a daunting task in a region where affordable housing was scarce outside of the flood plains even before the storms. As North Carolina focuses on getting ahead of hurricanes, some residents are hesitant to move 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z That, coupled with the destruction of flood plains and other habitat, sent the fabled run on a long downward spiral. Suppressed federal report shows how Trump water plan would endanger California salmon 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The grounds are within the River Irvine's flood plain, which risked bursting its banks. Speedboat races across flooded rugby pitch 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z New development in the flood plain will be heavily restricted, and even those who own their homes outright will be hurt further down the line, Cole said. Southern Illinois village at risk if no FEMA levee approval 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z The northern leopard frog lays its eggs in the grassy flood plains of the creek; normally many of those eggs would have dehydrated as fields dried out, but that didn’t happen this year. Frog population explodes in region of Vermont 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The facility is located in a flood plain that didn’t exist when it was built in the mid-1970s. As North Carolina focuses on getting ahead of hurricanes, some residents are hesitant to move 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Instead of a concrete channel, imagine a “bio-plateau” made up of native plants and treatment ponds that also functions as a flood plain. L.A. River planners float three design proposals for a major new park 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z A council spokeswoman said further information would be made available on how the flood plain works in due course. Speedboat races across flooded rugby pitch 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Yet with millions of people living in flood plains and shipping and tourism economies built on these key waterways, there is little political will for change. Even as floods worsen, Midwest towns plan new riverfront development 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Levees and dams separating the Mississippi River from the flood plain also block the species from reaching critical habitat, said Solomon David, an aquatic ecologist at Nicholls State University in Louisiana. Missouri scientists try to save alligator gar population 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Despite the catchy misnomer, local residents live in a flood plain. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Local officials hope to start taking buyout applications by the end of the year, said David Douglas, the Liberty County engineering administrator and flood plain manager. Cost of buying out flood-prone homes: $5B and rising 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z The commission will also be amending criteria for flagging permit applications for additional review when they raise specific concerns, such as a location near a school or a flood plain. New Colorado environmental law stalls oil investment 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z About 500,000 flood plain dwellers live in Missouri, and there are almost 1.3 million more across the Mississippi River in Illinois. Even as floods worsen, Midwest towns plan new riverfront development 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Inconsistent flood patterns, levee building and river dredging are disturbing the species’ ability to access the flood plain, said Salvador Mondragon, a fisheries management biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Missouri scientists try to save alligator gar population 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z These banks also stop natural replenishment of nutrients in soil on flood plains. Only a third of world’s great rivers remain free flowing, analysis finds 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z All of the city’s flood plain parks, including boat launches, remain closed. Mississippi River flooding in St. Paul sets longevity record 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z They include a dam removal on the middle fork of the Nooksack River, and restoring flood plains along the Dungeness and Cedar rivers. State budgets $750,000 for outreach over impacts of breaching Lower Snake River dams 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z A more widely-adopted strategy, globally speaking, is just to plan for flooding and keep people from building in flood plains. Canada: extreme floods show climate threat as experts warn of further tumult 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The order says the plan should include innovation and new technologies, use “natural infrastructure” such as flood plains and encourage regional approaches. Few details in Newsom’s water policy directive 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The recent river flooding makes it imperative that cities in a development boom realize that flood plains are more vital than ever for flood control despite their value as land suitable for development. The mighty Mississippi defines Memphis 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z So while the agency takes flood risk into account for new and substantially rehabilitated housing, it continues to fund existing properties in flood plains. ‘I Don’t Want to Stay Here’: Half a Million Live in Flood Zones, and the Government Is Paying 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z A bill given initial approval Wednesday would prohibit new “tax increment financing” projects in areas designated as flood plains by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Missouri proposes tax break ban for flood zone development 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The site used to be a tropical flood plain. Scientists to dig Jurassic site in Wyoming this summer 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The easiest way to do that would be to move levees away from the river, making the flood plain bigger. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But in rural areas, Cain has been working on alternatives, including setting levees further back from the river banks and turning some flood plains into wetlands, which can filter water and improve its quality. When a river swells, are levees the best way to deal with it? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But if the agency institutes a blanket “we’re not going to renew in flood plains” policy, the official added, “then communities and residents lose that housing.” ‘I Don’t Want to Stay Here’: Half a Million Live in Flood Zones, and the Government Is Paying 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods and kill dozens each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill dozens 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Additionally, in many American jurisdictions, including the Washington region, building within designated flood plains or wetlands is not permitted. Factoring the effects of climate change into real estate investments 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The county ordered the golf course to stop all activity in the flood plain until it obtains the necessary permits. Loudoun County fines Trump golf course for cutting trees in Potomac floodplain 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z In the decades that followed, that approach has both protected numerous heartland communities from high waters and created a false sense of security for people who have increasingly populated flood plains. When a river swells, are levees the best way to deal with it? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z There are also properties in flood plains that receive tax credits to rent to low-income tenants, which are subsidized with other federal money allocated to states. ‘I Don’t Want to Stay Here’: Half a Million Live in Flood Zones, and the Government Is Paying 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The fertile land in the Mississippi flood plain is still farmed, but mechanization has replaced human labor. Opinion | The Eagles of Reelfoot Lake 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Officials in Loudoun County told newsoutlets Friday that removing trees from the flood plain requires a permit, and the county is investigating whether the local ordinance was broken. Trump club in Virginia accused of cutting trees on riverbank 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z One treaty limits construction on the Rio Grande flood plain, trapping homes in a no man’s land between a wall built in the 2000s and the river. New US-Mexico border barrier charts tricky course near homes 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z There are no easy answers, he said, because of the development that has taken place in many flood plains. When a river swells, are levees the best way to deal with it? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “The city used to exist only on one side of the river,” Bhat says, “but it is now expanding on both sides, and there is little flood plain left.” 'We have to learn to live with floods': waterlogged Surat to become latest megacity 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s parents worrying about the rising cost of food and young families buying cheaper housing in flood plains. Hollywood: Can You Get Climate Change Right for Once? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z It’s why, often, even when officials tell us to evacuate from a fire zone or a flood plain, we don’t. U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides, climbs to 59 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z For instance, the town of Niobrara, Neb., was rebuilt in the 1970s and moved almost entirely off the flood plain, he said. When a river swells, are levees the best way to deal with it? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The town stopped work the same day Coconino County filed a lawsuit alleging Tusayan violated flood plain regulations and state law. Housing project in town outside Grand Canyon comes to a halt 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The casino plan stalled because most of the site is within the Kansas River flood plain. Delaware Tribe ends plans for heritage center near Lawrence 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Guyton and her husband grow corn and soybeans on 1,500 acres in the flood plain of Pike County, Missouri, directly across from the Sny. Missourians want action over too-high Illinois levee 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Nearly 5 million residential and commercial properties located in flood plains in 22,000 communities are covered by national flood insurance. How your U.S. lawmaker voted 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z As a low-lying country, full of flood plain land, Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to changes caused by global warming. The unexpected effect of salt on miscarriage 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Around 10,000 resided in the Black Warrior Valley flood plain. Ancient artifacts stolen 40 years ago in Alabama recovered 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Mostly, opponents are concerned about the legal precedent that would be set if the county agreed to allow residential development in one of its flood plains. Revitalizing a flood plain? In Fairfax County, blighted parcel sparks sharp debate. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Ravenscroft said flood plain map changes have increased the project’s cost. Work continues in Texas to honor black sailor Doris Miller 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Courses built on flood plains are going to get flooded. My Shot: Gil Hanse - Golf Digest 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z People living on flood plains, or in trailers, or without home insurance, are paying the highest price. Robert Reich: The truth about the Trump economy 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z New data show Austin is prone to even more severe storms than previously thought, putting about 3,000 more properties in high-risk flood plains. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In some cases, insurance becomes more expensive for businesses and homeowners near shorelines or in flood plains. Clean up climate change? It’s just good for business. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near flood plains. Floods, landslides kill 11 children in Indonesia 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near flood plains. Floods, landslides kill 11 children in Indonesia 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z That includes more affordable housing, state programs to help raise or relocate homes out of flood plains and assist people with paying for flood insurance, he said. After Florence, North Carolina political unity to be tested 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z We were never in the flood plain before, never really flooded … and then, bingo. Meet the 'climate refugees' who already had to leave their homes 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The Environmental Working Group said the photos “demonstrate the consequences of concentrating confined animal feeding operations ... in low-lying areas along sensitive flood plains.” Dam breach sends toxic coal ash flowing into a major North Carolina river 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z People buy houses without knowing they are on flood plains, or they pay off their mortgages and let their policies lapse. Millions of Carolina Homes Are at Risk of Flooding. Only 335,000 Have Flood Insurance. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “The government is forever moving the flood plain.” Only 10 percent have flood insurance on hard-hit Carolina coast 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The city of Roanoke asked residents who live in flood plains to voluntarily evacuate. The Latest: Floods raise concerns about dams holding up 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z But I had to get somewhere away from the flood plain. Meet the 'climate refugees' who already had to leave their homes 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z It's time to treat these hurricane prone coastal areas like flood plains and prohibit most rebuilding unless under the most stringent building codes. Hurricane Florence Updates: 12 Dead, Power Failures and Catastrophic Flooding 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Maps of flood plains are used to plan evacuations and assess flooding risk. Landfall, Storm Surge and the Waffle House Index: Hurricane Terms and What They Mean 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Organisers later defended the decision to place cars on a known flood plain, with some vehicles stuck there for days. End for 'world's most unique festival'? 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The hurricane brought unprecedented flooding and dramatically changed the definition of what should be included in this state’s flood plains. North Carolina editorial roundup 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Even after rescuers risked their lives to save families huddled on upper floors in those neighborhoods, where streets quickly turned to rivers, groups like Meritage Homes continued to pursue new construction in the flood plain. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z The News Virginian reports that officials propose putting it in a municipal parking lot near the fire department that’s not in the flood plain. Planners work to avoid flood plain for history museum 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Flood maps show that more than 25 percent of Harris County is in the 100-year flood plain and more than 33 percent of the county is in the 500-year flood plain. Houston marks Harvey anniversary with flood-control vote 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The idea is to expand the flood plain for the next time waterways burst their banks. Officials: Swath of flood-prone Maryland town must be razed 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z According to the letter, a uniformed Border Patrol agent noticed a group on the Rio Grande River flood plain south of the Tornillo, Texas, Port of Entry, taking photos of the holding facility. Border Protection says NYC mayor crossed border illegally 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z According to the letter, a uniformed Border Patrol agent noticed a group on the Rio Grande River flood plain south of the Tornillo, Texas, Port of Entry, taking photos of the holding facility. Border Protection says NYC mayor crossed border illegally 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Japan monitors weather conditions and issues warnings early, but its dense population means every bit of usable land, including potential flood plains, is built on in the mostly mountainous country, leaving it prone to disasters. Japan battles shortage of necessities for survivors of worst flood... 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Many of the Houston area homes damaged during Harvey were not in designated flood plains. Houston marks Harvey anniversary with flood-control vote 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z After eight long years of bureaucratic wrangling with the environmental agency, we managed to get them to support our bid to push the river back onto its flood plain. When Nature Runs Wild, the Results Can Be Spectacular 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Middle Logan Creek cuts through Randolph, placing much of the city in a federally designated flood plain. Nebraska city hopes channel project prompts new development 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Scotch broom destroys all those critical natural processes that a healthy river flood plain needs, displacing the vegetation that should be there, and even changing the very chemistry of the soil. Battling Scotch broom along Olympic’s Hoh River that threatens fish, forests 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z “From the sediments in which it was preserved, likely it lived on the banks or flood plain of a small river.” Fossil skull from Utah sheds light on primitive mammal group 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z At Turner’s urging, a narrowly divided city council approved in April new flood plain building regulations. Fresh from Hurricane Harvey’s flooding, Houston starts to build anew — in the flood plain 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Why it’s UNESCO-worthy: Hunters, fishers and gatherers constructed the ancient settlement 3,400 years ago on Macon Ridge, which overlooks the Mississippi River flood plain. World-class heritage — here in the U.S. 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The city began exploring how to get removed from the flood plain in 2001. Nebraska city hopes channel project prompts new development 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z The Houston Chronicle reports that the City Council voted Wednesday to allow developers to create a municipal utility district for construction in the flood plain area where Meritage Homes and MetroNational proposed building. Houston approves plan to build 900 homes in flood plain 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z It’s what Bertolussi will do, in his orchards near the flood plain of the Kings River. Raids and tariffs? We'll take our lumps, say California farmers 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Environmental groups argued that any new home construction in Houston’s flood plain, especially on land not previously developed, is dangerous and another example of the city ignoring history. Fresh from Hurricane Harvey’s flooding, Houston starts to build anew — in the flood plain 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Orca Network recommends we keep streams shaded and free of litter and protect our shorelines, wetlands and flood plains. Orcas: Help them thrive 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Another encourages residents outside flood plains to buy flood insurance. Harris County pushes for flood insurance via billboards 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Mayor Sylvester Turner says the proposal meets the stricter standards for flood plain development established by the council earlier this month. Houston approves plan to build 900 homes in flood plain 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z With the task force paying to restore the flood plain and him retaining ownership afterward, there are no downsides to the project, Peitsch said. From farms to salmon swamps in Svensen 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The city’s current rule only applies to property in the 100-year flood plain. Houston delays vote on new building regulations after Harvey 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Houston remains the only major U.S. city without zoning, but it does have rules about building in the flood plain. 7 months after Harvey, flood-control projects’ fate unclear 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Some 890,000 families sought federal disaster aid, most often from flooding in the Houston area—in large part because many homes were built on flood plains. From Not Enough to Too Much, the World’s Water Crisis Explained 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z With levees blocking the river from its natural flood plain, the water has only one place to go: up. How the mighty Mississippi became a flooding nightmare for millions 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z State and federal officials planted 550 trees in November with the goal of developing a flood plain forest that could improve water quality, recreational opportunities and wildlife habitat. Effort aims to develop forest at old lead mining site 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z St. Joseph County Commissioners decided Tuesday to request Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for a “voluntary flood plain buyout program.” Indiana county seeks FEMA aid for flood buyout program 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Millions of people live in mountainous regions and on flood plains. Rain hampers search for Indonesian landslide victims, 7 dead 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Being taken out of the flood plain will be an immediate benefit to many home and landowners as they will no longer be required to have flood insurance. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Seasonal downpours cause dozens of landslides and flash floods each year in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or on flood plains. Woman rescued from Indonesia landslide after 13 hours 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z I perform land surveys, creating a document, or plan, of what we find, such as boundary lines, topographic features or perhaps a flood plain delineation. Between Mosquito Bites, Getting the Lay of the Land 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s been described as Africa’s Garden of Eden with its matrix of palm-dotted islands, flood plains and woodlands. Millennials, baby boomers to spend big on travel: AARP 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The company appealed after the appeals court said the key date was much later, in 2002, when regulators reported high levels in the flood plain in Saginaw County. Dow Chemical wins key ruling in dioxin pollution dispute 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The historic flood plain was a network of meandering channels and backwater lakes where North Creek flowed into what was called Squawk Slough. What’s with all the cawing? UW team eavesdrops on crows 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Houston has for many decades seen nearly every flood plain as developable. The Year In Review: Entertainment 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z An actual cleanup project in flood plain areas is at least five years away, after soil testing now underway is completed, followed by a human health impact study and designing a cleanup plan. Hudson River cleanup focuses on shore after dredging ends 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The agency says chemical waste was discharged to a series of unlined ponds in the flood plain where contaminants migrated into soil, groundwater and the Tennessee River until the 1980s. Kentucky facility added to Superfund cleanup list 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Initially, the agent warned that the policy would be very expensive; the house was in a flood plain, she said. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The road in the future may be relocated outside the flood plain. Elwha River takes out Olympic Hot Springs road — yet again 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The site became a tourist attraction; thousands of state schoolchildren were bused in on field trips, as workers on the flood plain unearthed delicate ancient tools such as needles and awls. Site unseen: Floodwaters buried a treasure trove at Marmes Rockshelter 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The provincial government set up conservation authorities based on river drainage areas and gave them the mandate to prepare flood plain mapping and control development in these areas through a permit system. A Broke, and Broken, Flood Insurance Program 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The city sits on a flood plain with tropical wetlands around it and development means there’s less natural habitat for snakes and fewer of their natural predators to reduce their numbers. Bangkok firefighters on front line of city’s snake scourge 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z In one of the most common methods, developers truck in tons of soil — known as “fill” in the building trade — and dump it over wide areas to raise the elevation above the flood plain. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z “The competition is high, and the competition will increase in the future because as a nation, our flood risk is getting worse,” said Berginnis, whose organization represents 17,000 flood plain managers. A massive storm flooded Houston. Experts say California’s state capital could be next. 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Scientists at the time lamented that what likely was a large number of important relics in the cave and, especially, a broad flood plain in front of it, had been lost to history forever. Site unseen: Floodwaters buried a treasure trove at Marmes Rockshelter 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Of course we must prepare for extreme climate conditions, with special attention to coastal areas and flood plains, and to restrictions on what and how we build or rebuild in those areas. Opinion | Our Changing Climate Mind-Set 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Despite the increased rainfall, the farm, which is on a flood plain, is irrigating more frequently. Northeast farmers grappling with weather fluctuations 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z “Once a flood plain, always a flood plain,” he said. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z But even here in a flood-aware region, local governments are struggling to keep up with the costs of so many people living on a flood plain. A massive storm flooded Houston. Experts say California’s state capital could be next. 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z But the canyon’s most-ancient secrets were found upstream, in a broad rock cleft just above the former flood plain of the Palouse River. Site unseen: Floodwaters buried a treasure trove at Marmes Rockshelter 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z A few critical buildings, though, are still in the flood plain and can’t be moved or demolished, such as the compressor station that produces the air needed for the wind tunnels. NASA Langley’s new computer lab ushers age of computation 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z He talks of relieving crowding in cities by building amphibious architecture on flood plains, or augmenting a city with pop-up floating structures on waterways – concert halls, stadiums, even rescue and relief units during disasters. What would an entirely flood-proof city look like? 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z By bringing in thousands of dump truck loads of dirt, it would be possible to expand the acreage above the flood plain, making the whole area suitable for construction. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z According to their research, FEMA’s flood plain maps for that area missed about 75 percent of the damages from Ike, Allison, and three other storms. Study: FEMA’s Houston flood maps outdated long before Harvey 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The ranch house sits on a flood plain three blocks from a sound off the Gulf of Mexico. Fierce storms haven’t slowed growth along US coastlines 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Decades ago, many older neighborhoods like Meyerland were deemed to be outside the “flood plain” — that is, unlikely to ever be underwater. As flooded Houston neighborhoods dry out, residents wonder: Are they worth the risk? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z They proposed freezing future development on flood plains in favour of focusing new housing in the neighbourhoods of Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and New Jersey along “corridors” and transit spines inland on higher ground. What would an entirely flood-proof city look like? 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “We see that the flood plain was revised recently,” the agent said. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The homebuilders demonstrated their power again this year, when President Donald Trump reversed an Obama administration initiative restricting federally funded building projects in flood plains. Hurricane Harvey could reshape how and where homes are built in the U.S. 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z His decentralized, grassroots relief effort called the “West Street Response Team” started with a simple scouting mission to a nearby flood plain across Highway 59 on Sunday. Antifa and leftists organize mutual aid and rescue networks in Houston 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z In 1979, only a sliver was considered to be a flood plain to the north and south of Brays Bayou. As flooded Houston neighborhoods dry out, residents wonder: Are they worth the risk? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The announcement breaths new live into Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island, a salty flood plain of the Persian Gulf originally envisioned as a cultural touchstone for an Emirati capital flush with oil money in the mid-2000s. The Louvre Is Finally Coming to the Middle East After Years of Delay 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Anything lower than that is considered to be in the flood plain. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Yet Houston teaches a very important lesson we keep relearning and sometimes forgetting at great cost: Cities and towns, as well as buildings, should never be built on flood plains. Houston’s topography and ability to handle stormwater play a role in flooding 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The new federal program aimed to provide some financial stability for homeowners in flood plains. Harvey is one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history. Most of the victims have no flood insurance. 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z That began changing significantly in the mid-1980s, and today, almost all of the community is deemed to lie in the flood plain. As flooded Houston neighborhoods dry out, residents wonder: Are they worth the risk? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Of all natural calamities, floods are the most frequent and costly in Asia due to the combination of monsoonal weather and burgeoning populations in coastal cities and river flood plains. Covering water damage – flood insurance around the world 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z This led to a lot of unhappiness among homeowners forced to pay perhaps $5,000 annually for insurance that would cost less than a tenth of that outside the official flood plain. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z In many communities, that includes elevating buildings, mapping flood plains and instituting stricter zoning restrictions. Why Houston Will Never Be Able to Stop Flooding for Good 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Many of the city’s neighborhoods were constructed at or below the flood plain. Disaster capitalism in action: Corporate greed made Harvey worse — now comes the cash grab 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Some threatened programs, Knowles said, are “small-budget efforts with big national impact” — training programs that coach local officials on natural disaster response and mapping efforts that show ever-changing flood plains created by new development. Trump would slash disaster funding to the very agencies he’s praising for Harvey response 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Some other cities also allow building in flood plains, with varying degrees of regulation. How ‘Wild West’ growth may have contributed to devastating flood in Houston 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z “People started to come in and argue and said, ‘You showed me in a flood plain and I’m 40 feet above that level.’ Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z A: Houston's large sprawl of urbanized areas covered with impervious surfaces such as concrete, along with its location on a flood plain, exacerbated the impacts of the rain, Shepherd said. Q&A: What made Harvey one of the wettest storms in U.S. history? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Houston is built on what amounts to a massive flood plain, pitted against the tempestuous Gulf of Mexico and routinely hammered by the biggest rainstorms in the nation. For years, engineers have warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making. Why didn't somebody do something? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The village received federal funding to move about 50 homes and businesses from the flood plain to a different area. Wisconsin communities work to prevent future flood damage 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The new plan also embraces wildlife-friendly flood plains, wetlands and bypass channels. California flood protection starts giving rivers more room 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Larson called changes that lifted the ground only slightly above the flood plain “a bad idea” because such areas generally remain prone to flooding. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z A: Houston's large sprawl of urbanized areas covered with impervious surfaces such as concrete, along with its location on a flood plain, exacerbated the impacts of the rain, Shepherd said. Q&A: What made Harvey one of the wettest storms in U.S. history? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z “There was an understanding that it would prohibit building in a flood plain. Not true,” she said. Trump to reverse Obama-era order aimed at planning for climate change 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z “They knew where the flood plain was back then. We were well aware of it.” Detailed look at a Baton Rouge neighborhood’s flood recovery 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Supporters point to Northern California’s Yolo Bypass, where wetlands and flood plains help protect the capital, Sacramento, from flooding, and also support rice farmers, migratory birds, and endangered baby salmon. California flood protection starts giving rivers more room 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Building right along the creek would have been out of the question, but farther south, portions of the land were slightly above the 100-year flood plain, according to the maps. Developers Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came. 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Each of those interruptions gums up the real estate market, because people can’t borrow money to buy a house in a flood plain if they can’t buy a flood insurance policy. Analysis: Top Mississippians back private flood insurance 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Such revenue would fund maintenance and flood plain law enforcement. Southeast Missouri village lacks officials to make decisions 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Even today, flood insurance rate maps show a large majority of the neighborhood is above the 100-year flood plain, where insurance is required for those with mortgages, and even above the 500-year flood plain. Detailed look at a Baton Rouge neighborhood’s flood recovery 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z It concerns activities that may involve historic properties, wetland areas or the 100-year flood plain, and critical actions within the 500-year flood plain. FEMA to reimburse Tennessee facility owners for repairs 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Just because you weren’t in a flood plain when you bought your home a few years ago doesn’t mean you’re not in one now. 6 flood insurance myths debunked 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Pineda’s study reveals that one of the latrines was likely in an open flood plain, while another was in a cave setting. Ice Age Hyenas Left Clues About These Ancient Human Sites 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z It captures changes to hydrology and sediment transport, which are crucial for downstream flood plains, the estuary and coastal ecosystems. Reassess dam building in the Amazon 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The court ruled 2-1 on Thursday that property owners along the Tittabawassee River in eastern Michigan didn’t wait too long to sue the chemical company over contamination in the river’s flood plain. Dow Chemical loses key ruling in dioxin pollution dispute 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs, who own property in the river’s flood plain, say their land has been spoiled by the pollution. Dow Chemical loses key ruling in dioxin pollution dispute 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z If you live in a flood plain, your mortgage company will likely require you to buy flood insurance. 6 flood insurance myths debunked 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The federal government has to decide whether to rebuild the levees, or to purchase the land adjacent to the rivers and re-establish the historic flood plain. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The legislation would require two hours of training every two years on sea level rise and the effects of developing in a flood plain. Rhode Island looks at training planners on sea level rise 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z But the appeals court said the key date was in 2002, when Michigan environmental regulators reported high levels in the flood plain in Saginaw County. Dow Chemical loses key ruling in dioxin pollution dispute 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Ohio EPA’s Lee said that the affected area was a flood plain wetland that serves as a buffer between nearby farms and the Tuscarawas River. The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline is in another controversy 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z According to Griffin, one in four flood claims is for a home not in a flood plain. 6 flood insurance myths debunked 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The bones and rocks rested on a sandy flood plain by a meandering stream. Humans Lived in North America 130,000 Years Ago, Study Claims 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The panel said Wednesday that construction of roads, ramps and a massive stage for the three-day spectacle damaged vast tracts of the river’s flood plains. Indian green watchdog: Festival massively damaged river bank 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Much of the property was elevated from the flood plain for what would become the Seward 7 generating station - a coal-fired power plant. Ex-residents of town destroyed by 1977 flood plan reunion 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Pictures of the planet reveal the traces of countless river beds, flood plains and deltas. Most of Mars' air was 'lost to space' - BBC News 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs argue that the camp grounds lacked warning signs and disregarded its own scientific reports which place the campground in a 100-year flood plain. Texarkana judge dismisses 11 suits connected to 2010 flood 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The two rivers, both originating in Ethiopia, are normally Somalia’s only perennial streams, and the flood plain between them is the country’s breadbasket. As Cholera Spreads, Somalia Begins Vaccination Campaign 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z This means designing river containment areas or flood plains, reinforcing buildings and houses, and increasing the capacity of storm drainage in urban areas, just to name a few. Global warming is increasing rainfall rates | John Abraham 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Spiders are found everywhere from the Arctic to the most arid of deserts, in caves, on ocean shores, sand dunes and flood plains, the study authors said. Scientists figure out the huge number of insects world's spiders devour each year 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z That’s because it exploited ambiguity in previous court rulings to extend EPA authority, for instance, for land within 1,500 feet of the borders of a 100-year flood plain. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z But Hickney dismissed arguments from the plaintiffs’ lawyers, saying the case lacked evidence that the government knew the area was a flood plain. Texarkana judge dismisses 11 suits connected to 2010 flood 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The reason for the order, the governor and corps officials declared, is expected flooding of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers in the location of the camp, which is in a flood plain. Pipeline foes returning for last stand; eviction showdown looms 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z In new buildings going up in identified flood plains, mechanical systems are being constructed at least several feet above expected flood levels. A Humble Basement Boiler Gets a Penthouse, Above Flood Level 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Rains often cause flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago where millions of people live in mountainous areas or on flood plains near rivers. 13 dead, thousands caught in flooding in central Indonesia 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The camp is in a flood plain, and heavy snow could pose dangers when it starts melting. Trump seeks to revive Dakota Access, Keystone XL oil pipelines 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z But the development was stymied in 2010 after the Army Corps of Engineers concluded it was in a flood plain. Plattsmouth has new plans for resort development property 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z The main encampment is located on the flood plain where the Cannonball River and Cantapeta Creek meet the Missouri River and Lake Oahe. Spring flooding a concern a pipeline protest encampment 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “It flows over and through the entire flood plain system, from valley wall to valley wall, and supports an extraordinary diversity of life.” An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Because the Oceti Sakowin camp is located on a flood plain, waste from the camp poses risks to the nearby Cannonball River. Only the hardiest remain at Dakota protest camp 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z “We were supposed to be on a 100-year flood plain, and we only made it through 17 years,” Regina Cobb said. A Wrenching Decision Where Black History and Floods Intertwine 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z And it included preserving prairie, saline and freshwater wetlands, flood plains and stream corridors in and around the city. New manager position to handle city’s parkland 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “We want that gravel to roll down the river. Highway 12 is under a flood plain. With the dam gone, it will no longer be in the flood plain.” Grant boosts effort to dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Indeed, two-thirds of the species in a large river valley spend at least part of their lives in its flood plain. An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z In New York, sellers are required to disclose whether a property sits in a flood plain. Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coastal Real Estate 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The Agency of Agriculture says livestock farms and farms growing annual crops in flood plain areas will be most affected by the rule. Vermont farmers to testify on proposed agriculture rule 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z This fall, the city created a new full-time position and hired Aaron Druery as its first greenways and conservation supervisor to manage that growing wilderness system of prairie, wetlands, flood plains and stream banks. New manager position to handle city’s parkland 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Seasonal downpours often cause landslides and flash floods in the archipelago nation, where millions of people live on mountains or near flood plains. Hopes diminish for 11 men buried in Indonesian mine 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z In the West, a dynamic river is not important just to fish or to amphibians, but to grizzly bears and mountain lions descending from mountaintops to the flood plain for important foods. An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z River in September. The new flood plain maps show that wide swaths of eastern Atwater Village and Elysian Valley would be covered by the 100-year flood plain zone. U.S. study expands number of homes in L.A. River flood zone, requiring more owners to buy insurance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z In Australia, state and federal governments routinely use satellite images to check land clearing, and the health of rivers and flood plains. Scientists Inspect the Great Barrier Reef, From 28,000 Feet Above 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z “Storing vast quantities of fecal waste in flood plains is a serious and preventable public health threat,” he said. Factory farming practices are under scrutiny again in N.C. after disastrous hurricane floods 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The state remapped North Carolina’s flood plains and collected data on more than 5 million buildings in the state. Is my home flooded? N. Carolina tech program can tell you 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z These gravel flood plains, Dr. Hauer said, are among the most endangered ecosystems worldwide. An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z March 2015, the city engineer’s office asked the Army Corps to produce more refined flood plain maps. U.S. study expands number of homes in L.A. River flood zone, requiring more owners to buy insurance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Low-income communities and communities of color are more likely than predominantly white communities to be in or near vulnerable areas like flood plains or toxic waste facilities. Hurricane Matthew Will Hurt African Americans and Low-Income People Most 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z They used software to map changes in the river channels over time, and calculated how that corresponded to erosion on the flood plain — including how much carbon was released as the river shifted course. Arctic river flood plains are home to hidden carbon 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The lesson from Louisiana is that anyone who lives close to a river, coastline or flood plain had better be educated about insurance. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z These natural fertilizers spread across the valley bottom, a shot of adrenaline that nourishes plants in the flood plain such as willows and aspen, which in turn draw birds and beavers, elk and caribou. An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The previous flood map estimated 870 city parcels were in the river’s flood plain. U.S. study expands number of homes in L.A. River flood zone, requiring more owners to buy insurance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The delta, just south of the Sahara desert in West Africa, consists of flood plains, lakes, river branches and small pockets of flood forest, and sustains around 1.5 million people. Extreme flooding predicted to hit Mali's Inner Niger Delta 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z In the race to account for how carbon moves through Arctic ecosystems, especially as they warm, scientists may be overlooking one major component: river flood plains. Arctic river flood plains are home to hidden carbon 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z This working-class city is particularly vulnerable because it was rainy to begin with, and it also sits at the meeting of three rivers, with many homes built on flood plains. Welcome to Carlisle, the British City With a Climate Change Bull’s-Eye 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z A major concern with the location of waste rock in the flood plain is a “catastrophic release,” essentially when flood waters flush the bulk of contamination downstream and it becomes impossible to recapture, he said. Partnership to reclaim Elliston area mine 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Hookina's flood plain is littered with gum trees torn up by raging waters. Indigenous Australians fight nuclear dump plan on 'sacred land' 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z “Anything that was developed since the mid-80s just really doesn’t flood, unless it’s in the statutory flood plain.” Engineer to retire after career dealing with Texas flooding 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The work reinforces how much needs to be done to understand carbon in river flood plains, she says. Arctic river flood plains are home to hidden carbon 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The manufactured housing units will be available for people who don’t live in a designated flood plain to set up in their yards as they repair houses. Mobile homes returning to Louisiana after deadly flooding 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The manufactured housing units will be available for people who don't live in a designated flood plain to set up in their yards as they repair houses. Mobile homes returning to Louisiana after deadly flooding 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Act One: “Shopping center is built in flood plain. Flood plain floods. Shock and amazement. Flood plain floods a second time. Need for action. Rivers are dammed.” A dangerous confluence on the California coast: beach erosion and sea level rise 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z It is also engaged in a 10-year project to remove contaminated soil from the river’s flood plain. New York challenges effectiveness of cleanup in Hudson River 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z It is one of the first attempts to measure how much carbon moves around on river flood plains, Rowland says. Arctic river flood plains are home to hidden carbon 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The vote followed a short presentation from Hildale Mayor Philip Barlow, who said the three ponds will help protect several hundred homes in the flood plain. Utah to send $670K to polygamist town for flood prevention 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Roads are not designed to simulate flood plains. A lesson from Ellicott City 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z In September 2014, the world’s largest ever dam-removal project was completed and, with the dams out, the river is free, once more, to wander its flood plain, and release sediment. Port Angeles, tribe say Elwha water plant never worked, still doesn’t 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z Joe Brazil, a Republican councilman in St. Charles County, across the river from Maryland Heights, said development in the flood plain is bad enough. Bygones be bygones? St. Louis suburb weighs Kroenke project 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z At the meeting, she reported preliminary estimates that the flood plain contains more carbon than Arctic-soil databases estimate. Arctic river flood plains are home to hidden carbon 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z His advice to anyone who lives in the flood plain today is simple. Survivor recalls devastating Wilkes-Barre flood in 1972 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z However, the land is in a flood plain and the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance does not allow construction of residential housing on such land. Special Report: Is Donald trump struggling to find the green with his golf investments? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Instead of meandering through the pasture and spilling over into the flood plain, the water shot through the channel at velocities that ate away the banks and created severe erosion problems. Hangman Creek cleanup essential to Spokane River health 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z They have no long-term plans for the property, most of which is in a flood plain and therefore unavailable for development. A look back at Jungle Park Speedway 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z It’ll reconnect Gibbons Creek and the Columbia River and the refuge’s adjacent flood plain habitat while still maintaining flood protections for neighboring properties. Redesign for Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z “We decided to get a house out of the flood plain. We didn’t want to ever go through another flood.” Survivor recalls devastating Wilkes-Barre flood in 1972 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z About 65 acres of flood plain on the Deschutes River, Ryan Ranch was privately owned until the 1940s when the U.S. Agencies flooding restored wetland west of Bend 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Lake Columbia is proposed for the Mud Creek flood plain, a tributary of the Angelina River, with the dam about 5 miles southeast of Jacksonville. Permit request dropped for planned East Texas reservoir 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Downstream, backwater flooding is predicted along bayous and rivers that feed into the Red, and in thousands of acres of flood plain used for grazing and fields. Flooding predicted along Louisiana sections of Red River 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Teodorski says flooding is a part of life at the Congaree National Park, which is a hardwood forest in a flood plain. Flooding drops Congaree National Park visitors by 27 percent 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Computer servers and generators are on an upper floor, above the 100-year flood plain. $950 Million Police Academy Simulates the Mean Streets 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Mkwama, his older sister and parents are among hundreds of Dar es Salaam residents whose homes were reduced to rubble by the demolition of about 700 houses across the sprawling Msimbazi river flood plain. Tanzanians evicted from flood-prone city areas have nowhere to go 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z In spite of its location close to the ocean, the property sits outside the flood plain. Historic bed and breakfast at the beach lists for $1.495 million 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z He does not understand why the development of commercial and residential property was allowed on flood plains near St Louis, in particular as both the city and the county are losing population. Disaster foretold 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Other locations are either too close to homes, in flood plains or too far away from the downtowns, where the mounted unit patrols. Police look beyond historic barn for new home for horse unit 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Experts say the devastation was exacerbated by industrial and residential construction across flood plains and without adequate drainage in Chennai, known for its fast-growing automobile industry and IT outsourcing. India city-dwellers criss-cross chest-deep waters to flee or rescue loved ones 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z It’s called light detection and ranging - better known as LiDAR - and it’s been used to map three-dimensional land surface elevations across the state to help with flood plain information and broadband reach. Airborne laser technology helping to map New Hampshire 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Underhill said many of the changes come from the new flood plain maps including the Canary Ditch waterway, which runs through north and west sides of the city about 20 miles south of Indianapolis. Central Indiana city faces big change in flood plain maps 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Communities are doing everything from demolishing some homes and buildings in flood zones, installing electrical panels and heating systems above flood level to planning large flood plain restoration projects. Vermont city among towns seeking to reduce flood damage 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Larry Simmons, who owns the site, said he is using the materials to raise the property the required 12 inches above the flood plain with the intention of building a home. La Plata County steps into dispute over flood-plain debris 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Its precise location has stymied modern scholars, and the general conclusion has been that any ruins or traces that survived fire were destroyed as the meandering river wound back and forth across its flood plain. Washburn man believes have might have found Fort Mandan 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z “I’ve lived in Columbia my entire life, and we always laughed about the 100-year flood plain, but I guess this is what it is.” Stories of survival emerge from East Coast rainstorm 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Several neighborhoods would be designated as in the flood plain if the new maps are approved, forcing many homeowners to buy flood insurance that Auld said could cost $1,500 a year or more. Central Indiana city faces big change in flood plain maps 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Now it is virtually empty, as tens of thousands of people have scattered into the marshes of the Nile flood plains and into an overcrowded United Nations camp. South Sudan struck by atrocities despite peace deal - BBC News 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z The first phase of the $100 million project is expected to start next year, with a goal of preserving the creek’s natural look, said David Hollingsworth, the city’s flood plain manager. Flood zones could expand, raising costs for some Coloradans 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The new data will likely mean changes in officially designated flood plains. Study of 2013 Colorado flood could mean hazard zones expand, bringing higher costs for some 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z “It’s nice that the Corps owns all the ground in the flood plain, which keeps the area from being developed for farm use,” he explained. Southeastern Indiana lake controls flooding, draws visitors 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z FEMA’s flood plain maps determine which property owners must buy flood insurance and how high they must build new construction in the areas hardest hit by deadly Memorial Day weekend flooding. Hundreds in Central Texas face stricter standards under FEMA 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Rice contains high levels of the potentially toxic element because it is grown in flood plains, meaning arsenic from the soil is absorbed into the crop. Who, What, Why: Is it safer to cook rice in a coffee percolator to avoid arsenic? - BBC News 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Not only is the RFK land in a flood plain and adjacent to heavily populated Capitol Hill neighborhoods, but the federal lease also restricts use of the land to stadium purposes, recreation and parking. Obama administration rebuffs D.C.’s efforts to bring back the Redskins 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Whether it’s California mansions on cliffs, beach houses in the hurricane-prone North Carolina Outer Banks or Iowa duplexes in a flood plain, some people choose to live with danger. 19 bells to mark 19 lost lives as Arizona remembers Granite Mountain hotshots 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The Army Corps of Engineers controls all the property rights up to the flood plain and leases ground to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Southeastern Indiana lake controls flooding, draws visitors 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Construction is now about 70 percent complete on the new Hancher Auditorium, a grand and elegant theater being built 7 feet above the 500-year flood plain along Park Road. New Hancher Auditorium expected to open in 2016 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z The expansive opening also preserves wetlands and opens up a natural flood plain for Keechelus Lake. Special I-90 overpass will help animals cross safely 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z In North Carolina, the heaviest logging is occurring in flood plains and wetlands that are among the region’s most productive natural habits. How Europe’s climate policies have led to more trees being cut down in the U.S. 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The area is within what emergency officials call a 100-year flood plain, which signifies that there is a 1 percent chance of a major flood in any given year. High flood insurance premiums can make it hard to sell home 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The new boardwalk is made of steel-reinforced concrete fastened to steel support piles, and sits above the 100-year flood plain, allowing it to better endure huge storms. Boardwalk Returns to Rockaways in Time for Beach Season 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z People who live outside a mapped flood plain can get insurance at low rates, while premiums within flood plains depend on how buildings are constructed. Union County homeowners won’t see flood insurance surcharge 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z In compliance with a letter it received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the village must prove by May 15 that the home is being elevated above the flood plain of 579 feet. Village on Lake Erie could lose federal flood insurance 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Project manager Courtney Haynes said there will also be a riparian flood plain forest consisting of silver maple, red maple, cottonwood, box elder and American elm. Planting begins to stop erosion along Ammonoosuc River 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Raising the pier above the new, post-Hurricane-Sandy flood plain allowed light underneath to improve fish habitats and offered views of the river and the skyline. How Diller and von Furstenberg Got Their Island in Hudson River Park 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Kaiser built his new city on a flood plain in less than a year. A story untold: Time’s running out for Vanport survivors 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The construction of basements in the mapped flood plain area is among FEMA’s chief concerns. Union County homeowners won’t see flood insurance surcharge 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z At its height, this was an empire that stretched from the shores of the Persian Gulf to the mountains of Anatolia and the flood plains of Egypt. The men who uncovered Assyria 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Under the new maps, the number of residences in the flood plain will more than double, from 8,000 to 18,000. “Reason with water rather than repel it”: Architects take on Boston’s watery future 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z His farm, in a flood plain and with a stream running through the barnyard, was especially challenging. Amish farmer takes record $597,000 grant to reduce runoff 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Measures to reduce the risk of disasters include rules that strengthen buildings against quakes or storms and prevent construction on flood plains, urban drainage, early warning systems and insurance schemes for small farms. Disasters Have Same Human Impact as Tuberculosis 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The proposals include requiring that all new wells within a 100-year flood plain be equipped with technology allowing them to be shut down remotely. Oil, gas regulators to discuss rules for flood safety 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Original estimates for the project were $42 million, but costs tied to widening Portage Creek, flood plain work and excavation of the site drove up the price. Kalamazoo college president touts Healthy Living Campus 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z In other words, nearly 10 percent of all the businesses in Boston are in the flood plain. “Reason with water rather than repel it”: Architects take on Boston’s watery future 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z O’Brien said the latter location is on a flood plain and, therefore, was never going to be developed for businesses or homes. Broadway breathes new life into park system 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z The CCC says Flood Re should be building awareness because many householders in high-risk homes have no idea they are living on a flood plain. Flood insurance scheme 'wasteful' 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The group planning the center, the Kittitas Environmental Education Network, says it must be redesigned to meet state requirements for building in a flood plain. Cost overruns threaten planned Yakima River Canyon center 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Dickerson, an environmental consultant who moved to Milford years ago to be in a natural setting, met Habel at an early meeting where he and others who opposed construction on the flood plain. Man’s development fight yields 150-acre preserve 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Across the country, communities along river corridors are rethinking how to manage flood plains in ways that serve many purposes. Communities work with nature to reduce flood risks 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Many of the inhabitants of the chain of 17,000 islands live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Many missing in Indonesia landslide 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z "Over half the world's population live in flood plains or in deltas - that is why it is so important." Major deltas 'could be drowned' 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The alluvial flood plains were fertile for farming, so they put up levees. Is Louisiana’s coastline beyond saving? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The worker later told the schools superintendent that he was conducting a flood plain survey, Cabell County Schools spokesman Jedd Flowers said Thursday in a telephone interview. W.Va. school scare prompts FEMA site visit review 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z “It’s a new way,” said Adam Sant, Ecology’s flood plain project manager, “of thinking about flood plains.” Communities work with nature to reduce flood risks 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z The Department of Fish and Wildlife says the additions include a small section of flood plain forest along the Otter Creek and a large parcel of softwood forest on the east side of U.S. Vermont wildlife area nearly doubles in size 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z It was also shelving ideas for new construction on flood plains. Pentagon: global warming will change how US military trains and goes to war 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z What kind of currency grows in these new deserts, These brand new flood plains? Can Peru Control the Murderous Resource Rush on its Forest Frontiers? 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Perversely, the presence of levees and other structures leads to more development within the flood plain. FEMA Flood Mitigation Rule Changes Do More Harm Than Good 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z There’s been so much interest in the flood plain initiative that the Ecology Department has received $180 million in requests for the next round of potential funding. Communities work with nature to reduce flood risks 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z The now-solid rocks surrounding the fossils, which were laid down as sediments on an ancient flood plain, also tell a story. New meat-eating dinosaur lived in the wake of a mass extinction 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Overall, the flood control project will remove about 1,500 Grand Island homes, 55 businesses and 10,000 acres of Hall County cropland from the flood plain. Flood project behind schedule, over budget 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Kingfisher recently completed the first phase of a flood plain buyout program using $7 million in local, state and federal funds to clean up properties along a flood plain area. Kingfisher wins 2014 municipal innovation honor 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Many of the homes were constructed before government maps began outlining flood plains. Austin to buy about 300 more homes after storm 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z “The flooding is from the fact that Laurel is in a flood plain.” Laurel officials, businesses say WSSC should pay for Duckett Dam’s flood damage In Pakistan, officials are getting ready for the prospect of mass evacuations of communities based in flood plains if the rain continues. Deadly floods in India and Pakistan 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z And what if that house was built in a flood plain or on an active earthquake fault, or too close to the ocean, right in the idle of a high crime zone. Cyber Crime Means Business- Potentially Yours 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z It doesn’t matter whether you live in a designated flood plain. How to cope with urban flooding The second, Pin River – Sandy , is a powerful piece depicting the boundaries of Hurricane Sandy’s flood plain, made entirely of stainless steel pins. Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Party Draws Collectors, Raises $1.25 Million 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z "There may be reasons for building on flood plains," Lord Krebs said. England 'exposed' to climate risks 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Fewer than 10 year-round residents remain in the flood plain area of the Sportsman’s Paradise community along the Potomac River. Most in flood-prone W.Va. community take buyouts 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Erecting a building that the FAA says is a hazard is akin to building in a flood plain - insurance rates go up, mortgages are harder to get and property values decrease. FAA eyes lower building height limit near airports 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “In Thailand they had built facilities in flood plains, and major floods went on for six weeks,” says Hall. The Most And Least Reliable Countries 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The state’s flood-control supervisor, Gregory Hastings, testified the area had been classified as a flood plain, which meant Taylor needed a permit from the Flood Control Division. Oso neighborhood never should have been built 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z By the winter, the 18-mile-long creek, the longest in Seattle, will be redirected to meander through a 2-acre flood plain about 40 feet from his home. Thornton Creek salmon, flow to improve with planned bridge 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Cargo cranes dominate the skyline downtown, where manicured parks and antebellum mansions lie in flood plains. Alabama's Climate Change Deniers Refuse to Save the State 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z "We will never be able to say there should be a blanket ban on any building in the flood plain," he said. Homes on floats call after UK floods 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The flood plain of the massive River Brahmaputra from eastern India. IPCC Finally Acknowledges Its “Himalayan Blunder” 2014-04-04T14:32:50Z |
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