Author: G. S. Prentzas
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404205345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Looks at where floods and mudslides are likely to happen and how to prepare for and survive them.
Floods, Flash Floods, and Mudslides
Author: G. S. Prentzas
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404205345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Looks at where floods and mudslides are likely to happen and how to prepare for and survive them.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404205345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Looks at where floods and mudslides are likely to happen and how to prepare for and survive them.
Flash Floods in Texas
Author: Jonathan Burnett
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603443932
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
How many times have you heard the television or radio alert, "We are now under a flash flood watch"? While the destructive force of flash flooding is a regular occurrence in the state and has caused a tremendous amount of damage and heartache over the years, no one until now has recorded in a single book the history of flash floods in Texas. After combing libraries and archives, grilling county historians, trekking to flood sites, and collecting scores of graphic photographs, Jonathan Burnett chose twenty-eight floods from around the state to create this narrative of a century of disastrous events. Beginning with the famous Austin dam break of 1900 and ending with the historic 2002 flooding in the Hill Country, Burnett chronicles the causes and courses of these catastrophic floods as well as their costs in material damage and human lives. Dramatic photographs of each event enhance the harrowing accounts of danger spawned by nature on a rampage. Together, the stories and the pictures give readers a vivid and lasting image of the power and unpredictability of flash floods in Texas.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603443932
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
How many times have you heard the television or radio alert, "We are now under a flash flood watch"? While the destructive force of flash flooding is a regular occurrence in the state and has caused a tremendous amount of damage and heartache over the years, no one until now has recorded in a single book the history of flash floods in Texas. After combing libraries and archives, grilling county historians, trekking to flood sites, and collecting scores of graphic photographs, Jonathan Burnett chose twenty-eight floods from around the state to create this narrative of a century of disastrous events. Beginning with the famous Austin dam break of 1900 and ending with the historic 2002 flooding in the Hill Country, Burnett chronicles the causes and courses of these catastrophic floods as well as their costs in material damage and human lives. Dramatic photographs of each event enhance the harrowing accounts of danger spawned by nature on a rampage. Together, the stories and the pictures give readers a vivid and lasting image of the power and unpredictability of flash floods in Texas.
Floods
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Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
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Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Floods
Author: Alvin Silverstein
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780766029743
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
"Examines the science behind floods and mudslides, including what causes them, their devastating effects, and how to stay safe during a flood"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780766029743
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
"Examines the science behind floods and mudslides, including what causes them, their devastating effects, and how to stay safe during a flood"--Provided by publisher.
Floods
Author: Barry Leonard
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437902774
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This preparedness guide by the Nat. Weather Service (NWS) explains flood-related hazards and suggests lifesaving actions you can take. With this info. you can recognize a flood potential, develop a plan, and be ready when threatening weather approaches. Your safety is up to you! In the long term, floods kill more people in the U.S. than other types of severe weather. Floods can roll boulders the size of cars, tear out trees, destroy buildings and bridges, and pose a significant threat to human lives. Once a river reaches flood stage, the flood severity categories used by the NWS include minor flooding, moderate flooding, and major flooding. Each category has a definition based on property damage and public threat. Color illustrations.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437902774
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This preparedness guide by the Nat. Weather Service (NWS) explains flood-related hazards and suggests lifesaving actions you can take. With this info. you can recognize a flood potential, develop a plan, and be ready when threatening weather approaches. Your safety is up to you! In the long term, floods kill more people in the U.S. than other types of severe weather. Floods can roll boulders the size of cars, tear out trees, destroy buildings and bridges, and pose a significant threat to human lives. Once a river reaches flood stage, the flood severity categories used by the NWS include minor flooding, moderate flooding, and major flooding. Each category has a definition based on property damage and public threat. Color illustrations.
Flash Floods
Author: Kevin Sene
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400751648
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Flash floods typically develop in a period a few hours or less and can arise from heavy rainfall and other causes, such as dam or flood defence breaches, and ice jam breaks. The rapid development, often associated with a high debris content, can present a considerable risk to people and property. This book describes recent developments in techniques for monitoring and forecasting the development of flash floods, and providing flood warnings. Topics which are discussed include rainfall and river monitoring, nowcasting, Numerical Weather Prediction, rainfall-runoff modelling, and approaches to the dissemination of flood warnings and provision of an emergency response. The book is potentially useful on civil engineering, water resources, meteorology and hydrology courses (and for post graduate studies) but is primarily intended as a review of the topic for a wider audience.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400751648
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Flash floods typically develop in a period a few hours or less and can arise from heavy rainfall and other causes, such as dam or flood defence breaches, and ice jam breaks. The rapid development, often associated with a high debris content, can present a considerable risk to people and property. This book describes recent developments in techniques for monitoring and forecasting the development of flash floods, and providing flood warnings. Topics which are discussed include rainfall and river monitoring, nowcasting, Numerical Weather Prediction, rainfall-runoff modelling, and approaches to the dissemination of flood warnings and provision of an emergency response. The book is potentially useful on civil engineering, water resources, meteorology and hydrology courses (and for post graduate studies) but is primarily intended as a review of the topic for a wider audience.
Coping With Flash Floods
Author: Eve Gruntfest
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792368250
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Ravello, Italy, 8-17 November 1999
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792368250
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Ravello, Italy, 8-17 November 1999
Flash Floods and Floods--
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The Disastrous Southern California and Central Arizona Floods, Flash Floods, and Mudslides of February 1980
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Floods
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 0822568659
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A flood can occur instantly, from ocean waves that wash over land. Or it can begin slowly, with a rainfall lasting many hours. Regardless, terrible disasters can occur whenever too much water rushes into or slowly gathers in the wrong place. Rushing water can sweep buildings off foundations. People must quickly leave their homes and possessions to seek safety. Some drown before they can escape. With dramatic images and firsthand survivor stories plus the latest facts and figures this book shows you flood disasters up close.
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 0822568659
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A flood can occur instantly, from ocean waves that wash over land. Or it can begin slowly, with a rainfall lasting many hours. Regardless, terrible disasters can occur whenever too much water rushes into or slowly gathers in the wrong place. Rushing water can sweep buildings off foundations. People must quickly leave their homes and possessions to seek safety. Some drown before they can escape. With dramatic images and firsthand survivor stories plus the latest facts and figures this book shows you flood disasters up close.