Author: Perry H. Rahn
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Lessons Learned from the June 9, 1972 Flood in Rapid City, South Dakota
Author: Perry H. Rahn
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Pages : 15
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Black Hills Flood of June 9, 1972
Author: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Category : Emergency communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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"In a few hours during the late afternoon and evening of June 9, 1972, a record rain fell on the Black Hills of South Dakota. A stationary group of thunderstorms over the Central Hills dumped as much as 15 inches of rain in some locations in less than 6 hours. The rains resulted in record-breaking floods on streams draining the eastern slopes of the Black Hills. At least 236 people are known dead and property damage exceeded $100 million in Rapid City and the surrounding recreational areas. The Survey Team tried to determine whether the observation-warning-dissemination system worked as effectively as it could have, and whether the Rapid City flood would have lessons and applications to broader regional and national plans and programs as well"--from the Executive Summary.
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Category : Emergency communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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"In a few hours during the late afternoon and evening of June 9, 1972, a record rain fell on the Black Hills of South Dakota. A stationary group of thunderstorms over the Central Hills dumped as much as 15 inches of rain in some locations in less than 6 hours. The rains resulted in record-breaking floods on streams draining the eastern slopes of the Black Hills. At least 236 people are known dead and property damage exceeded $100 million in Rapid City and the surrounding recreational areas. The Survey Team tried to determine whether the observation-warning-dissemination system worked as effectively as it could have, and whether the Rapid City flood would have lessons and applications to broader regional and national plans and programs as well"--from the Executive Summary.
Report on Rapid City Flood of 9 June 1972
Author: South Dakota Weather Control Commission Board of Inquiry
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Report on Rapid City Flood of 9 June 1972. Includes flooding and rainfall maps.
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Report on Rapid City Flood of 9 June 1972. Includes flooding and rainfall maps.
Flash Flood - Rapid City, South Dakota - June 9, 1972
Author: Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Staff College
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Pages : 16
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Flood Damage Limitation Measures in Rapid City, South Dakota, Before and After the Flood of June 9, 1972
Author: Jon David McLean
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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The Black Hills (South Dakota) Flood of June 1972
Author: Howard K. Orr
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Report on Rapid City Flood of 9 June 1972 to South Dakota Weather Control Commission
Author: Pierre St. Amand
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 37
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 37
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Acts of God
Author: Ted Steinberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199838917
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for the greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature or God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others. In the face of revelations about how the federal government mishandled the Katrina calamity, this book is a must-read before further wind and water sweep away more lives. Acts of God is a call to action that needs desperately to be heard.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199838917
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for the greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature or God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others. In the face of revelations about how the federal government mishandled the Katrina calamity, this book is a must-read before further wind and water sweep away more lives. Acts of God is a call to action that needs desperately to be heard.
The Black Hills (South Dakota) Flood of June 1972
Author: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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The Rapid City Flood, June 9, 1972
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Floods
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