Science news articles about 'floods'

... and Sons, Inc. announced the launch of Journal of Flood Risk Management. Published in partnership with the Chartered ... an international forum for exploring the interactions between the diverse fields that comprise the management of flood risk worldwide ...

Hundreds of power substations and sewage plants are potentially at risk from flooding, the BBC learns.

... from space, Earth Observation (EO) is increasingly being used for flood response and mitigation. One of the biggest problems during ... are especially well suited for delivering information on floods, which are usually accompanied by rain and therefore cloudy ...

New research suggests that Box Canyon in Idaho formed violently by a massive flood some 45,000 years ago.

The potential of catastrophic flooding from breached dams has prompted emergency evacuations, even as aftershocks continued to hit the region and the threat of disease loomed for millions.

... in a decade and may be on pace to set a record for the most tornadoes. And flooding in the Midwest has been at 100-year levels this spring ...

A national effort is needed to tackle the vulnerability of key infrastructure to flooding, warns the Environment Agency.

... and southern Iowa are bracing for the second worst flood in their history. This is serious water." Criss is a geologist ... -lying homes already, are more threatened." "If we have extensive flooding on the lower Missouri, brought about by heavy rainfall ...

Hot East Coast air bumps against cooler air parked over the Midwest, causing tornadoes, thunderstorms, heavy rain, and record flooding in Iowa.

... health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff ...

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How high will the flooding go? That's been a crucial question for Midwesterners this month, and the answer requires some complex — and changeable — figuring.

... loves water," Wedner says. "When your building is flooded, it's very difficult to dry it out quickly and completely ... of the reaction, the mold itself, also has to be removed. For those who have to deal with a flooded building, Wedner has the following recommendations: 1 ...

Hundreds of animals are being housed in makeshift emergency shelters after a devastating flood forced 24,000 people to evacuate across the state, rescuers say.

New research at the University of Leicester is seeking to use a 'treasure trove' in the English Fenlands in order to decipher the ancient history of flooding in the region...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Extreme floods and droughts brought on by climate change can turn normally harmless infections into significant threats, international researchers said on Tuesday.