Assessing the risk of drinking water contamination during flooding
Québec has seen record flooding in recent years. In addition to causing property damage and psychological impacts, flooding can pose ...
Tag: Flooding
Research shows future super cyclones would expose vastly greater numbers of people in most vulnerable parts of the world to extreme flooding
A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storm, are likely to have a much ...
New climate modeling predicts increasing occurrences of flash flooding across most of the U.S.
The latest U.N. report on climate change documented researchers’ efforts that have shown some measures of global warming are now ...
African Heritage Sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea-level rise accelerates
Heritage of Outstanding and Universal Value located along the African coast is at risk from climate change. Credit: Dr Jane ...
First-ever study looks at glacial lakes, dams in Alaska and potential for flooding
Brianna Rick, a doctoral student in the Department of Geosciences at Colorado State University, has been conducting research in Alaska ...
Pioneering research forecasts climate change set to send costs of flooding soaring
Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States ...
Indigenous communities face a higher risk of socioeconomic vulnerability due to flooding
Indigenous communities are at higher risk of hardship from climate-change-caused flooding because of pre-existing socioeconomic vulnerability, a new study shows. ...
Deforestation increases risk of flash flooding in fast-growing West African coastal cities
The frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities has doubled over the past 30 years, with much of ...
Tracking Inequities and Health Impacts of Flooding
Flooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ...
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Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes
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New survey illustrates challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene in facilities worldwide
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Body weight influences the chance of developing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Discovery offers starting point for better gene-editing tools
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Scientists shine new light on role of Earth’s orbit in the fate of ancient ice sheets
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AI learns coral reef ‘song’