Summary of Significant Floods in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 1970 Through 1989

Summary of Significant Floods in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 1970 Through 1989
Title Summary of Significant Floods in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 1970 Through 1989 PDF eBook
Author Charles A. Perry
Publisher Geological Survey (USGS)
Pages 620
Release 2001
Genre Nature
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Washed Away

Washed Away
Title Washed Away PDF eBook
Author Geoff Williams
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 359
Release 2021-11-15
Genre History
ISBN 1639361383

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The incredible story of a flood of near-biblical proportions -- its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation's most widespread flood ever—more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. Fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America's natural disaster response system were exposed, echoing today's outrage over Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far those efforts have succeeded. It is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly 2,000 floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper

U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Title U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 616
Release 1982
Genre Water-supply
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Floods of January-February 1959 in Indiana

Floods of January-February 1959 in Indiana
Title Floods of January-February 1959 in Indiana PDF eBook
Author Malcolm D. Hale
Publisher
Pages 32
Release 1961
Genre Floods
ISBN

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Summary of Floods in the United States During 1990 and 1991

Summary of Floods in the United States During 1990 and 1991
Title Summary of Floods in the United States During 1990 and 1991 PDF eBook
Author Paul Robert Jordan
Publisher
Pages 272
Release 1996
Genre Nature
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Floods in the United States

Floods in the United States
Title Floods in the United States PDF eBook
Author Clarence Sylvester Jarvis
Publisher
Pages 530
Release 1936
Genre Floods
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Summary of Floods in the United States During 1957

Summary of Floods in the United States During 1957
Title Summary of Floods in the United States During 1957 PDF eBook
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Pages 112
Release 1963
Genre Floods
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