Flooding

Baton Rouge region for days dumping more than 31 inches of rain in some areas before proceeding west and continuing to drench parts of Texas. Southern Louisiana is accustom to rain, but this system resulted in record flooding within the region and areas that had never experienced flooding were impacted. Many of our Baton Rouge team member’s homes and communities were flooded or the roads to and from their homes were under water. Our Baton Rouge facility was overcome with water and approximately…

Sea level rise and increases in the frequency and severity of coastal flooding (linked to global warming) pose a major threat to the physical and ecological infrastructures in coastal communities (Airoldi et al. 2005; Barbier et al. 2011; Filatova 2014; Pryce and Chen 2011). It is claimed that the adverse economic impacts of flooding (both riverine and coastal) in the U.S are higher than any other natural hazard (Pope 2008). Until recently, however, focus (within the economic literature) has…

Flooding due to climate change will affect and has affected the Great Lake Regions. The Chequamegon Bay area is located in Lake Superior. Ashland and Bayfield counties in the State of Wisconsin surround the bay. This area takes in large amounts of rainwater run off from streams, rivers and towns. Ashland, Iron and Bayfield Counties all have waters that shed to the Chequamegon Bay. My father and his family came from Ashland, Wisconsin. I currently have a brother and family relatives living in the…

The Nile was a very important element sustaining the Ancient Egyptian civilization Riaan Bernard Joubert Thongsook College Abstract There are multiple debates between historians and geologists on different aspects about The Nile River but most of them agree that without the Nile rive the Ancient Egyptian civilization could not have existed. The Nile was a big part in the development of The Ancient Egyptian civilization. The people of Egypt used the Nile in various aspects in their daily lives.…

Did you ever know the river, the Nile, shaped ancient Egypt. Everything Ancient Egypt had and their existence was from the help of the Nile river. The Nile brought recourses that you would have never find in the desert of Egypt. The nile shaped Egypt by the transportation,and the flood cycle. Transportation was one main thing the Nile helped. If you were a farmer, trader, or merchant and your house is far from a community, but you need to sell trade, or give your goods to people. Would you…

Data sources: The science has proved that the carbon emission in atmosphere has increased the hurricanes in Atlantic Ocean and floods in this decades. This has resulted in warmer climate that lead to storms. The floods and storms has always made destruction to the lives and materials. The infectious diseases, injuries, contamination of water that ultimately affected the health care. The allergies and respiratory diseases caused to the pollutants in air. Most of the Americans is living in the…

Subject to three major types of flooding, Klamath County is moderately susceptible to this hazard. One such type of flooding, riverine flooding, occurs when a body of water exceeds its capacity and it overflows its banks. Communities in close proximity to natural waterways, such as Beatty, Chiloquin, and Sprague River, are most susceptible to this type of flooding. A specific type of river flooding, shallow area flooding, can also occur in Klamath County. This type of flooding affects low-lying…

Flooding in Howard County Flooding in Howard County has been an ongoing issue. Due to flooding, the county sees issues such as pollution and property damage that endanger the lives of people. And there are many reasons why floods have been a major issue. One can point to the failure of dams in the city. Another reason is due to riverine flooding. A combination of the failure of dams, river flooding, and many flood plains are why floods are a hazard in Howard County and can endanger the lives of…

were like New York City at the time, and had an advanced sewage system that other countries took centuries to accomplish. However, at around 1800 BC the civilization disappeared. The thought that the Indus civilization disappearance was caused by flooding is a fascinating mystery that can be supported by the fact that something catastrophic must have happened and that mosquitoes were carrying malaria which was a deadly disease; even the counter argument can be challenged. First, there is…

three season of the Nile are the flooding season, the planting season, and the harvest season. The flooding season affected the peasants because when the flooding season came, the peasants wouldn’t have to farm during the flooding season. However, the peasants would have to work on royal projects for the pharaoh. During the flooding season, there was a great festival called the Opet Festival, which was celebrated for the pharaoh’s patron god. During the flooding season the Nile would flood, and…