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Books on: hurricane flooding

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Early American Hurricanes, 1492-1870

Book by David M. Ludlum; American Meteorological Society, 1963

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Hurricanes, Storms--United States

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...Armstrong Price in his study of hurricane and flooding of the Texas coast stated...were destroyed by the 1867 hurricane. 4 To the northeast the...4 W. Armstrong Price. Hurricanes Affecting the Coast of Texas...Idem. THE LOWER TEXAS COAST HURRICANE OF 1869 REFUGIO I have been...
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Hurricanes and Typhoons: Past, Present, and Future

Book by Richard J. Murnane, Kam-Biu Liu; Columbia University Press, 2004

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Cyclone Tracks, Hurricanes, Paleoclimatology, Typhoons

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...environmental impacts of past hurricane strikes, but overwash...continuous record of past hurricane strikes spanning several...environmental impacts of past hurricane strikes, such as saltwater intrusion, coastal flooding, soil erosion, and vegetational...
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Eye of the Storm: Inside the World's Deadliest Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Blizzards

Book by Jeffrey O. Rosenfeld; Plenum Press, 1999

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Blizzards, Hurricanes, Tornadoes

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...of a simple depiction of hurricane development by their obvious failure to make realistic hurricane intensification. The models were able to make hurricanes grow up from small disturbances...developed a 3D model of a hurricane that was able to show the...and leave, and most did, flooding motels as far north as Tennessee...
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Hazardous Metropolis: Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles

Book by Jared Orsi; University of California Press, 2004

Subjects:

Flood Control--California--Los Angeles, Flood Control--Government Policy--California--Los Angeles, Urban Ecology--California--Los Angeles

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...instead seek other explanations. Often we point the finger at nature. As the Chicago Tribune editorialized during the 1998 hurricane season, in the face of nature;s most violent displays of brute force, humans can do little but watch in awe the great...
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The Hurricane

Book by Li-Po Chou; Foreign Languages Press, 1955

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Fiction

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...old woman was already whimpering. "You spoke of my daughter--she was cruelly done to death, Comrade!" Her eyes were flooding with tears, and her withered, blue-veined hands were trembling. Old Tien tried to stop her. "There you go again...

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Journal Articles on: hurricane flooding

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Hurricane Hazel: Disaster Relief, Politics, and Society in Canada, 1954-55

Journal article by Danielle Robinson, Ken Cruikshank; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 40, 2006

Subjects:

Canada, Disaster recovery, Disaster relief, Flood damage, Hurricanes, Local government, Politics

Collections: History, Entire Library

...disasters such as Hurricane Hazel, the focus...lands subject to flooding. The conservation...authority to do so. Hurricane Hazel represented...the history of flooding, and the impact...debate over the Hazel flooding, however. Only...debate. Although the Hurricane Hazel tragedy undoubtedly...
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Hurricanes, Catastrophic Risk, and Real Estate Market Recovery

Journal article by J. Edward Graham, William W. Hall, Peter W. Schuhmann; Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Vol. 13, 2007

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Cape Fear, Disaster recovery, Housing prices, Hurricanes, Real estate, Risk, Studies, United States

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...throwing in the towel after four hurricane landfalls in as many years...following the last of these hurricanes. A premise is forwarded...off the first one or two hurricanes as "bad luck," but with Hurricane Bonnie in 1998 and Hurricane...associated with both hurricane flooding and exposure to storm surge...
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Update on the NIEHS Hurricane Response Portal

Journal article by Claudia Thompson, Beth Anderson; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 114, 2006

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Hurricanes

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Update on the NIEHS Hurricane Response Portal. by Claudia Thompson...Toxic Release Inventory sites, hurricane flooding data, Census data, physiographic...the human health impacts of the hurricane events; assess/reduce human exposures...
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Illicit Drug Markets among New Orleans Evacuees before and Soon after Hurricane Katrina

Journal article by Eloise Dunlap, Bruce D. Johnson, Edward Morse; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 37, 2007

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African Americans, Cities, Drug trafficking, Emergency preparedness, Evacuations & rescues, Floods, Hurricanes, Murders & murder attempts, New Orleans Louisiana, Public housing, Storm damage

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...syrup. Before the hurricane and flooding of New Orleans...themselves before the hurricane. They bought their...had been through hurricanes before and thus...no idea that the hurricane would result in the flooding of their homes...
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Florida's 2005 Hurricane Season: Lessons Continuing to Be Learned

Journal article; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 69, 2006

Subjects:

Disaster planning--Management, Emergency management--Management, Environmental health--Management, Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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...to have been devastated by hurricane-related flooding. When environmental health...know about the extent of the flooding and its impact on the homes...several flyers addressing flooding, the dangers of flood waters...residents affected by the hurricanes. During Hurricane Wilma...

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Magazine Articles on: hurricane flooding

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Haiti Flooding Emergency Update: MSF Is Currently Helping Thousands of People Affected by Severe Flooding after a Series of Hurricanes Hit Haiti in September. Max Cosci, MSF's Emergency Co-ordinator, Speaks from Port-Au-Prince Two Weeks after the Hurricanes Struck

Magazine article; New Statesman, Vol. 137, December 1, 2008

Subjects:

Floods, Hurricanes

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Haiti Flooding Emergency Update: MSF Is Currently...Thousands of People Affected by Severe Flooding after a Series of Hurricanes Hit Haiti in September. Max Cosci...Au-Prince Two Weeks after the Hurricanes Struck. "A big part of town has...
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Hurricane Alert!

Magazine article by Peter Catalano; Popular Science, Vol. 247, September 1995

Subjects:

Gray, William M, Hurricanes, Meteorological services, Meteorology, Predictions, Statistics

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...Indeed, one of these minor hurricanes, Allison, smacked into...on June 5.) The overall hurricane intensity, a measure that...Gray reports. Whenever the hurricanes return, the damage will...East Coast areas prone to hurricane flooding. Insurance policies on coastal...
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Carey Lends Politial Clout: Relief Now Getting to Anglicans in Wake of Mitch [Hurricane Mitch: Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey

Magazine article by Diane Paquette; Vol. 124, December 1998

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Anglican Church, Central America, Disaster relief, Hurricanes, Social conditions & trends

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Anglicans in Wake of Mitch Hurricane Mitch: Archbishop of Canterbury...getting help recovering from Hurricane Mitchs devastation. After...archbishop said. Victims of the hurricane are also receiving aid from...devastating hurricane caused flooding and mudslides in Nicaragua...
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A Joint and Interagency Effort: Task Force All American's Response to Hurricane Katrina

Magazine article by Craig J. Alia; Army, Vol. 56, February 2006

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Armed forces, Disaster relief, Evacuations & rescues, Federal government, Government agencies, Hurricanes, Leadership, Military training, Press conferences, State government, Task forces

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...Task Force All Americans Response to Hurricane Katrina by Craig J. Alia Hurricane Katrina is reported to have been the...days without any food and water. The hurricane and subsequent flooding adversely affected local authorities...
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Spj, Sdx Help Students Displaced by Hurricane

Magazine article; The Quill, Vol. 93, October 2005

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Disaster recovery, Disaster relief, Hurricanes, Journalism, Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, Students

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...Help Students Displaced by Hurricane The Society of Professional...college or university due to Hurricane Katrina. Students whose schools in the hurricane-affected areas have shut...hurricane and subsequent flooding. The Society will administer...

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Newspaper Articles on: hurricane flooding

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HURRICANE HELL: Flooding Made My Prize Hol a Nightmare

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 9, 2005

Subjects:

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HURRICANE HELL: Flooding Made My Prize Hol a Nightmare. Byline...SMITH A GARAGE boss told yesterday how Hurricane Katrina turned the dream trip he won...was the flood that came after the hurricane that was most frightening. "The...
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HIT BY HANNA; Flooding Alert as End of Hurricane to Lash Ireland

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 9, 2008

Subjects:

Floods, Hurricanes

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HIT BY HANNA; Flooding Alert as End of Hurricane to Lash Ireland. Byline: BY MAEVE QUIGLEY MORE flood warnings...issued yesterday as Ireland gets bashed by the tail-end of Hurricane Hanna. The east coast will be hit by tropical storms today...
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NOW WE HAVE TO ENDURE A STORM! Tail End of Hurricane on the Way as Soggy Summer Turns into a Windswept Autumn; Winds of 80mph May Lead to Tidal Surges and Flooding, Warns Met Eireann; Katia Blows Our Way

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 10, 2011

Subjects:

Hurricanes--Ireland, Weather

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...ENDURE A STORM! Tail End of Hurricane on the Way as Soggy Summer...May Lead to Tidal Surges and Flooding, Warns Met Eireann; Katia...expected to cause severe coastal flooding. The grim news - following...winds on Monday, causing sea flooding, while phenomenal ocean conditions...
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Football: HELL AND HIGH WATER; EXCLUSIVE SCOTS STAR IS REBUILDING HIS LIFE AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA Stephen's Return to New Orleans as Memories Keep Flooding Back

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 30, 2007

Subjects:

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...REBUILDING HIS LIFE AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA Stephens Return...Orleans as Memories Keep Flooding Back. Byline: BY NEIL...of August 23, 2005. Hurricane Katrina, the sixth most...the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina, main pic and...
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Hurricane Weakens as It Strikes the US Gulf Coast; Mayor Warns Flooding Still a Danger as Winds Batter New Orleans

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 2, 2008

Subjects:

Hurricanes, Mayors

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Hurricane Weakens as It Strikes the US Gulf Coast; Mayor Warns Flooding Still a Danger as Winds Batter...CHRISTOPHER Daily Post Correspondent HURRICANE Gustav crashed into a mainly...New Orleans appeared to be flooding. Looting, one of the major...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: hurricane flooding

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Hurricane

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Damage Caused by Hurricanes High winds are a primary cause of hurricane-inflicted loss...Another cause is the flooding resulting from...severity of a hurricane as measured by...It classifies hurricanes on a hierarchy...damage. Weak hurricanes can still cause major flooding and damage, even...storm, as did Hurricane Agnes (1972...
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New Orleans

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...moved to the suburbs. In 1969 Hurricane Camille swept through the...economy. On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought extensive flooding to the city when several levees...Brinkley, The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and...
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Flood , in Hydrology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...swollen tributaries causes flooding along a river bank or shoreline...thaws and rains of spring; flooding also may occur because of...storm surge caused widespread flooding of the low-lying delta...engulfed the city after a hurricane. The hurricanes of 1938 on the New England...
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Cape Fear River

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Carolina. Dams and locks make the river navigable to Fayetteville, but its valley is especially prone to flooding, as happened after Hurricane Floyd (1999). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used...
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Tide

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...bore . During times of high tide accompanied by high wind and low pressure, as during a hurricane , a tidal surge can occur, causing coastal erosion, flooding, and damage to coastal cities. The Prediction of Tides Detailed prediction of ocean...

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