Floods are the most common type of natural disaster3and the rate of flood-related disasters has more than doubled since 20004. This increase in flood-related disasters is driven by an accelerating hydrological cycle caused by anthropogenic climate change5,6. Early warning systems are an effective...
Most are particularly concerned about the large basin along the Tulare River, in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Runoff from the nearby mountains refilled a the lake bed, which had been dried up for years. It ended up submerging farms, ranches, and more. ...
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The southeastern Iberian Peninsula is the last region to compile historical floods in the Mediterranean Iberian Peninsula. Therefore, the main objective of the present study is to extend the flood series of historical events for four river basins: the Almanzora, Antas, Aguas and Andarax. First, ...
[1] Flash floods in complex terrain play an important role for sediment transport in arid regions and thus potentially for dust production, but observations of these phenomena are scarce over most of the world's deserts. Here, methods from radar interferometry, applied to 8 years (2003–2010)...
At least 47 people have been killed by flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in northern Tanzania. Local officials say another 85 people have been injured, warning that the death toll could rise. Search and rescue operations are underway....
In the first part the individual river basins are described in the order the situation is occurring over the catchments that day. In the second part the calculations of runoff coefficients of flood waves are performed. Damage caused by natural disaster is described in the last chapter which is...
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The number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna could range from 18,000 to 20,000 following catastrophic flooding, according to the city's mayor.Thursday 14 September 2023 13:48, UK Floods Libya Libya Floods: Derna mourns its deaths ...
Death toll from recent El-Nino induced floods in Somalia has risen to 118 as water is receding in many areas that were flooded, reducing risks, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)