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September 2013 brought flood waters that had not been seen in Northern Colorado in recorded history. Many weather records fell with the rains that inundated this region at that time. The record rainfall brought on massive flash floods that damaged homes and businesses, while causing billions in property damage. That damage can still be seen two years later. What Happened Back in 2013 The weather system that caused the record rainfall and massive flooding was a combination never seen in this…

back down. It took about 30 hours from the time the water had taken over my house before it had gone back down again. I can say that I am very thankful that I was able to get myself, a few clothes, and my vehicle out before the flood hit. We had very little warning that floods were going to happen. The community watched as well as I did and made the extra precautions to keep myself safe. A risk that is not seen by a great amount of places is agriculture infestation. “Farming in Marshall County…

I must say you make some good points but I’m still unconvinced. Your opinion is very biased, you only look at the worst things about the reservoir and rarely address the pros the dam has provided. When you do you talk about them it is very briefly. There are many good things the dam has created. The reservoir created by the Glen Canyon Dam has provided many economic benefits. The reservoir currently has over 8,200 residents. In addition, about 4 million visiting tourists bring in $2.5 million…

Introduction Dams provide energy, water, and flood protection for communities, however as infrastructure ages the risk of dam failure increases (Bowels, 2007). The cost of large dam projects is increasing as climate change impacts the magnitude and duration of drought and storm events in California (Mann & Gleick, 2015). On February 7, 2017 Northern California Butte and Yuba County residents were forced to evacuate as the near failure of the Oroville Dam threatened downstream communities…

County Flood Control District to reduce flood damages in areas hopelessly deep in the floodplain where structural flood damage reduction projects, like channel modifications or detention basins, are not cost effective and/or beneficial. Generally, these are homes that should have never been built. More than 60 percent of the county was developed before floodplain regulations were implemented in the 1980s. The Flood Control District’s Voluntary Home Buyout Program does not provide immediate…

Over the course of America’s 200 year history, human innovation has only increased. We went from log cabins to skyscrapers, horse-riding to gas-powered vehicles. Human ingenuity has not only made our lives easier, but also safer. Our greatest inventions lie in creating renewable energy and averting water-borne disasters through what we call the dam. Despite the obvious benefits of a dam, op-ed contributor Yvon Chouinard and magazine contributor Bruce Barcott feel differently; they want dams to…

The Yellow River estuary has rich biological resources. It represents the spawning area for many fish species of the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea, and an important fishing ground in the northern China Sea (Shan et al., 2013). Laizhou Bay is an estuary of the Yellow River, and has high primary productivity. It represents an essential nursing and feeding area for many species (2et al., 2013). There is low biomass in the river, but the presence of few and unique indigenous fish make the conservation of…

Since it is geographically situated facing the bay of Bengal, the coastal areas are prone to natural disasters such as cyclones, storm surges, floods tornadoes, etc. About 80% of the country is formed by the floodplains of big rivers known as Meghna, Ganges, and Brahmaputra-Jamuna, making the area vulnerable to sea rise (Ali et al. 1996; Jorgensen and Fath 2014). Bangladesh is a very densely…

This meant that all the rain was now dropped in a single area, resulting in more than the region’s annual rainfall of 800 mm to be dropped in 24 hours. This amount of rainfall was completely unprecedented, and was deemed to be a flood that might happen once every 2000 years. In total, Typhoon Nina dropped 1631 mm of water over a 3 day period, far more than the Banqiao and other dams had ever been designed to handle. After the first deluge of water on the first day, all the sluice…

people and environment. Environment have a reaction on people. Some hurricanes have a impact on people. People have to ,move, find a new job,and that's hard for some people. Earthquakes involve the ground to shake. Floods could happen when it rains. You got . to stay on high ground. A flood is a over flow, such as rivers, lakes. A Hurricane is a huge storm, strong winds, it lasts for a week. Tsunami is a huge wave, in a body of water. There are different types of hurricanes.…