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Research from the University of Southampton has developed and applied a method for understanding the effects and impacts of coastal flooding, which could contribute to more effective flood forecasting, defense design and land use planning. By using observations from real coastal floods and numerical models, researchers simulated coastal floods within the Solent region of the South of England to approximate the consequences of synthetic flood events, using land and property as example...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help residents and businesses to be better prepared for the risk of flooding, the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has launched a website containing the new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "Having up-to-date, digital access to Flood Insurance Rate Maps is a critical tool for homeowners and businesses when preparing for flood-related...

Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com New research has shed a light on an ancient Asian civilization and given a glimpse into what the future might hold for the region. Climate change is now thought to be responsible for the decline of the Indus civilization, an empire that stretched over more than a million square kilometers. One of the first great urban cultures that also included Egypt and Mesopotamia, its people lived primarily along rivers from the Arabian Sea to the Ganges, over what is...

Water damaged vehicles aren't always beyond repair. A little proper care and maintenance can allow them to continue in service. Cleveland OH (PRWEB) May 28, 2012 Restoration Local, one of the leading providers of water restoration service in the country, is offering tips to consumers on how to clean up a vehicle that has been damaged by water. Cars and trucks are prone to water damage, whether it be a window that was left open during a rainstorm or the whole vehicle being caught in...

Water restoration often extends to the grounds surrounding a home or business. Cleveland OH (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Restoration Local, one of the leading providers of water restoration services in the United States, is offering tips to homeowners on how to properly care for their yard following a flood or other major water damage event. Yards and landscaping may be severely damaged by flood waters, and will take special care in order to be preserved. Yard damage occurs anytime there is too...

The Midwest has experienced an increase in extreme rainfall and severe flooding over the last half century and authorities need to take steps now to minimize the impact of these events, two environmental groups said in a report released Wednesday. The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in their report -- Doubled Trouble: More Midwestern Extreme Storms -- said severe storms that led to devastating and costly flooding in many Midwestern...

Report Details Major Storm/Flooding Trends in 8 States: IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH and WI; Midwest Illustrates Growing Concerns About Climate Link Between Big Storms and Flooding. CHICAGO, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The kind of deluges that in recent years washed out Cedar Rapids, IA, forced the Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally blow up levees to save Cairo, IL, and sent the Missouri River over its banks for hundreds of miles are part of a growing trend,...

BEIJING, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured contracts to develop core software systems for flash flood early warning and forecast projects in Beijing. The contracts totaled approximately $1.59 million (approximately RMB9.98 million). (Logo:...

BEIJING, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured contracts for flash flood early warning and small river hydrologic monitoring projects in five provinces in China. The projects total approximately $7.02 million (approximately RMB 44.25 million). (Logo:...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Central Valley Flood Protection Board is holding a series of public outreach meetings regarding the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan. The final plan will establish a roadmap for land use and flood protection planning throughout the Central Valley for the coming century. The Department of Water Resources was charged with developing the plan through 2007 legislation that called...