61. BBC News | SCI/TECH | Himalayan Warming 'may Trigger Floods' Tuesday, 16 April, 2002, 1546 GMT 1646 UK Himalayan warming 'may triggerfloods' The Himalayas' temperature has shown a marked recent rise, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1926667.stm

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: Sci/Tech Front Page World UK ... AudioVideo SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobiles/PDAs Feedback ... Low Graphics Tuesday, 16 April, 2002, 15:46 GMT 16:46 UK Himalayan warming 'may trigger floods' The Himalayas' temperature has shown a marked recent rise By Alex Kirby BBC News Online environment correspondent Scientists say more than 40 Himalayan lakes could soon overflow, imperilling tens of thousands of people. They say the lakes are filling up because rising temperatures are melting the surrounding glaciers and snowfields that feed them. Regional air temperatures are 1C higher than they were in the 1970s. Work has started to lower the water level in one lake in Nepal. The scientists work for the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Icimod). Surendra Shrestha of Unep said: "Our findings indicate that 20 glacial lakes in Nepal and 24 in Bhutan have become potentially dangerous as a result of climate change. "We have evidence that any one of these could, unless urgent action is taken, burst its banks in five to ten years' time.

62. CNN - Evacuations From Western Floods Top 100,000 - Jan. 4, 1997 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/9701/04/western.storms/

Evacuations from Western floods top 100,000 Trapped screenwriter gets real-life material January 4, 1997 Web posted at: 1:20 p.m. EST (CNN) Rain is finally tapering off in the West, but residents in several states are not out of the woods yet. (765K/20 sec. QuickTime movie While only light precipitation was expected in the West over the weekend, the flood waters from days of rain and melting snow continued to rise in several areas. The Western storms blocked major highways in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington and thousands of evacuees were still unable to return to their homes. Getting trapped for three days in a Yosemite National Park lodge gave screenwriter Brian Strasmann plenty of ideas for his latest project. Even before he got stranded in the park due to massive flooding, he was working on a movie script about a machine that creates natural disasters. "It will have a lot of good stuff straight from Yosemite," Strasmann said. He was among 900 tourists who snaked out of the Yosemite Valley in a car convoy on Friday. 86 counties under state of emergency In all, 86 counties in five western states are under

63. FloodsTheme Page This CLN menu page provides links to science curricular resources and instructionalmaterials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of floods. floods Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/floods.html

Floods Theme Page Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which supplement the study of floods. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Natural Disasters Avalanches Theme Page Blizzards Theme Page Earthquakes Theme Page Hurricanes Theme Page ... Water Quality Theme Page General Floods Resources Here are a number of links to other Internet resources which contain information and/or other links related to floods. Please read our Flood Hazard Management The BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection provides various information about flooding in BC including: flood hazard management, floodplain mapping, emergency response (e.g., sandbag dike construction), picture images. Dartmouth Flood Observatory Dartmouth College in the US uses remote sensing technology as a tool for early detection, mapping, measurement, and analysis of world-wide extreme flood events. In addition to downloadable satellite images, there is a register of international large river flooding for the last several years in their site.

64. This Is York | Floods In York News and photos dealing with the floods in York, Ryedale and Selby.Category Regional Europe York Science and Environment Flooding...... Previous news events floods Millennium Bridge Queen Mother 2002 Budget GoldenJubilee Cllr Merrett Q A 2002 Year in review. Alt TextAlt Text. floods. http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/york/floods/

York Floods Contact us Help ... Archive CHANNELS Homepage News Sport What's On Weather Leisure Classified Tourism Education Business Guides Expats CommuniGate History Family Tree Teenage Clixx Holidays Fact File News York news National news Week in Pictures Street talk ... Iraq War Personal Announcements Marriages index Analysis EP comment Features Readers' letters Campaigns Index Eat Local Free Ian Stillman Life Savers ... PlanetYork Columnists Index Grant Burton Julian Cole Bill Hearld ... Turpin Farming All the latest news from This is Ryedale Previous news events Floods Millennium Bridge Queen Mother 2002 Budget ... 2002: Year in review Parish News Copmanthorpe Haxby Advertise Choose Us ... Buy a paper Search the site: Floods This is York brought news stories to a beleaguered region as unprecedented flooding hit the area in the autumn of 2000. Less than two years after the Ryedale deluge of spring 1999, flood waters threatened the historic centre of York. Evening Press photographers and reporters braved the most adverse conditions to bring in pictures and reports of the terrible consequences. It was not the severity of the flooding, but the sheer, widespread scale and persistence which stunned a watching world.

65. ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters, ReliefWeb: , ReliefWeb: Archived information, from 1981 to the present, about major natural disasters, including floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and cyclones, focussing on international humanitarian relief efforts. From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND

Natural Disasters - Menu - Home Latest Updates Complex Emergencies Natural Disasters By Country Map Centre Financial Tracking UN Appeals Background - Resources - Humanitarian Vacancies Contact Directory Library Emergency Telecoms ReliefWeb via Email Humanitarian Training OCHA Central Register Early Warning About ReliefWeb IRIN OCHA Disaster response information on current natural disasters and archival material dating back to 1981, listed chronologically. Indonesia: Landslides - Apr 2003 Bolivia: Landslide - Apr 2003 India: Hailstorm - Mar 2003 New Caledonia: Tropical Cyclone - Mar 2003 ... Vanuatu: Earthquake - Dec 2002 Home Page: www.reliefweb.int Email: comments@reliefweb.int Highlights Mongolia: Dzud - Dec 2002 Mauritania: Drought - Sep 2002 Cambodia: Drought - Aug 2002 Central America: Drought - Jul 2001 ... El Salvador: Earthquake - Jan 2001

66. CNN - Hundreds Killed By Floods In Asia - July 14, 1998 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/9807/14/world.flood.wrap/

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Hundreds killed by floods in Asia Children in flooded Jiujiang, China, float on a makeshift raft New Zealand ranchers take to Jet Skis July 14, 1998 Web posted at: 11:55 a.m. EDT (1555 GMT) (CNN) Hundreds of people have been killed, thousands made homeless and millions more affected by widespread flooding that has hit China, Bangladesh, India, Uzbekistan and New Zealand in recent weeks. China At least 811 people died and another 102 were still missing after record summer flooding, made worse by the El Nino weather phenomenon, put ten provinces under water. The disaster has devastated local industries, cut power and transportation, savaged cropland and forced tens of millions of people to flee their homes, according to Chinese news agency reports. Most of the deaths were reported from the provinces of Guangdong, Sichuan, Fujian, Hubei, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi.

67. Strategic Action Issue Area: Mozambique And Southern Africa Floods Strategic Action Issue Area Mozambique and Southern Africa floods. Written Documentsdistributed by APIC (on floods and on Mozambique). 010304 http://www.africaaction.org/action/floods.htm

Africa Policy Home Page About Strategic Action Issues Strategic Action Issue Area: Mozambique and Southern Africa Floods Written March 7, 2000 (updated March 10) As this is written, the international relief operation in Mozambique is finally into high gear. So is the debate about to what extent the response to catastrophic floods in Mozambique and neighboring countries was too little and too late, illustrating yet again the double standard of the world's response to crises in Africa. Yet there are also significant new features in the response to the crisis. Fundraising and volunteer contributions from within Mozambique, from neighboring South Africa and from around Africa (the Organization of African Unity, Malawi, Ghana, and other countries) are at much higher levels than in previous African natural or human-caused disasters. Contributions have even been received from East Timor, a fellow ex-Portuguese colony. Perhaps it is because Mozambique arouses particular sympathy because of its decades of suffering from war, only to be hit with yet another colossal human tragedy. Perhaps it is because Mozambique despite its poverty is one of the African countries most proficient in using the internet. Perhaps it is because communication within Africa is improving. Nevertheless, there is the usual danger in response to international crises, that the world's attention will be fleeting more focused on the dramatic helicopter rescues or immediate relief needs than on the rebuilding efforts that Mozambicans repeatedly stress must be built into the response. It is also likely that international agencies will get greater resources than their Mozambican counterparts, and that existing Mozambican and regional organizations will be weakened rather than strengthened by some outside efforts.

68. The City Of York Floods - November 2000 - Free Pictures - FreeFoto.Com Photographs of the city taken during the year 2000 floods. http://www.freefoto.com/floods/york_1/index.asp

Search FreeFoto.com Floods Floods Aldwark Brafferton Myton on Swale ... Yarm On Tees FreeFoto.com Home Business Diary Pages Europe ... USA The City of York Floods - November 2000 Photographs of the historic walled city of York, where the river reached a peak of 17ft 8ins (5.3m) above normal at 0330 GMT on Saturday 4th November 2000, within two inches of breaching flood defences. City of York Photographs of the historic walled city of York, where the river reached a peak of 17ft 8ins (5.3m) above normal at 0330 GMT on Saturday 4th November 2000, within two inches of breaching flood defences. By: Ian Britton, Last updated: Dec 22, 2002 9:23:23 AM Recently Viewed Images Site Information: Commercial Use Contact Equipment On Line Payment ... Rules

69. CVO Menu - Volcanic And Non-Volcanic Floods Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington Volcanic and NonVolcanic floods. Avalanches Jökulhlaups Outburst floods Items of Interest http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Floods/framework.html

USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington Volcanic and Non-Volcanic Floods Background and Information DESCRIPTION: Volcanic-Related Floods DESCRIPTION: Glacial Hazards Items of Interest Catastrophic Flooding and Eruption of Ash-Flow Tuff at Medicine Lake Volcano, California Donnelly-Nolan, J., and Nolan, K. M., 1986, IN: Geology, v.14 Debris Dams and Debris-Dam Lakes - Menu general information about lakes impounded by debris dams, and hazards associated with such lakes Debris Flows and Mudflows - Menu general information about debris flows, mudflows, and lahars Glacial Hazards - Description Glacial Lake Missoula Floods Ice Sheets Menu Glaciers and Glaciations - Menu Hazards: Floods Excerpt from: Hoblitt, et.al., 1987, USGS Open File Report 87-297 Hood (Mount Hood), Oregon, Polallie Creek - Menu Hydrology and Hydrologic Processes - Menu Measuring Flood Discharge using Ground-Penetrating Radar Spicer, et.al., 1997 Missoula Floods Ice Sheets Menu Mount St. Helens Hydrology - Menu includes May 18, 1980 Lahar, High-Water Floods of 1996, and "Real-Time" Hydrologic Monitoring Sites Polallie Creek, Mount Hood, Oregon - Menu

70. CNN - Texas Floods' Toll Rises - October 22, 1998 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/9810/22/texas.floods.03/

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Texas floods' toll rises ALSO: Detailed map of affected area RELATED VIDEO CNN's Tony Clark reports on how the floods have affected people's pets Real Windows Media CNN's Charles Zewe introduces us to one family trying to deal with the soggy mess left as the floodwaters receded Real Windows Media 5 more bodies found In this story: Evacuated owners part with pets Enormous property losses Government help Missing cattle ... Related stories and sites October 22, 1998 Web posted at: 9:54 p.m. EDT (0154 GMT) SAN ANTONIO (CNN) A 7-year-old child who had been in a vehicle that was washed off a road and four people found in a car pulled from a muddy Texas creek Thursday raised the death toll from this week's disastrous flooding. Now 27 people are confirmed dead in the wake of heavy rain that moved westward after swamping the central and southern portions of the state.

71. CNN - Hortense Floods, Blacks Out Puerto Rico - September 10, 1996 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/9609/10/hortense.update/

Hortense floods, blacks out Puerto Rico 5 dead as storm rolls through Caribbean September 10, 1996 Web posted at: 11:15 p.m. EDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CNN) For the people of Puerto Rico, Hortense was the worst kind of hurricane, a slow mover that came in from the south. It is moving away from the island now, but its effects are expected to linger for some time. The storm's shield of rain covered the entire island, causing flash flooding, mudslides, and widespread power outages. At least five people were killed in the storm which knocked out power to 85 percent of the island and left 93 percent of its residents without water. The Red Cross reports 10,400 people on the island have sought assistance at 237 shelters. Gov. Pedro Rossello planned to ask Washington to declare the island a disaster area so that it could receive emergency federal assistance. Seventy-seven of the 78 principalities in Puerto Rico were affected by the storm, said Red Cross disaster specialist Awilda Ramos. She said eight major rivers have overflowed, and it is still pouring rain. Hurricane Hortense Time 11:00 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT)

72. CNN - Eight Dead, Thousands In Shelters After Canadian Floods - July 22, 1996 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9607/22/canada.flood/

Eight dead, thousands in shelters after Canadian floods July 22, 1996 Web posted at: 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT) 1.9M QuickTime movie MONTREAL (CNN) Flood waters were said to be subsiding after torrential rains caused rivers to overflow in southern Quebec this weekend, driving thousands of people from their homes and killing at least eight. Local officials have described the unprecedented disaster unleashed by two days of torrential rains as "catastrophic" and "apocalyptic." By Sunday, however, the worst appeared to be over. Major Pierre Bettez of the Canadian Forces in Bagotville, where many of the evacuees spent the weekend, said late Sunday it appeared the flood waters had reached their peak. Two of the victims were sleeping children killed when a mud slide hit their house in La Baie, a city along the Saguenay where the worst flooding has occurred. Five motorcyclists were swept away by waters while trying to navigate flooded highways. Several other people were still missing. Image Gallery Many lakes and reservoirs along the Saguenay River have overflowed. Over the weekend massive torrents of water crashed through villages, towns and cities, taking houses and, in some cases, entire buildings with them.

73. Howstuffworks "How Floods Work" Main Science Earth Science How floods Work. does. We'll explorethe negative impact of floods as well as some of the benefits. http://www.howstuffworks.com/flood.htm

ComputerStuff AutoStuff ElectronicsStuff ScienceStuff ... PeopleStuff Categories Earth Science Engineering Life Science Physical Science ... Gas Turbine Engines Sponsored By: Explore Stuff Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter Shop or Compare Prices Orbitz - Plan a Trip! ... Earth Science How Floods Work by Tom Harris Water, Water Everywhere Under the Weather Take Me to the River ... Shop or Compare Prices Water is one of the most useful things on Earth. We drink it, bathe in it, clean with it and use it to cook food. Most of the time, it is completely benign. But in large enough quantities, the very same stuff we use to rinse a toothbrush can overturn cars, demolish houses and even kill. Flooding has claimed millions of lives in the last hundred years alone, more than any other weather phenomenon. FEMA News Photo Heavy rains in the spring of 2001 flooded Davenport, Iowa. Until the waters subsided, locals had to get around town by rowboat. In this edition of HowStuffWorks , we'll find out what makes water change character so rapidly and see what happens when it does. We'll explore the negative impact of floods as well as some of the benefits. We'll also examine how human construction can contain flooding or, in some cases, cause it. Next Page HSW Home Table of Contents: Water, Water Everywhere

74. CNN - Floods Bring Disaster, Malnutrition To China - Aug. 5, 1996 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9608/05/china.floods/

Floods bring disaster, malnutrition to China Month of rains leaves more than 1,800 dead August 5, 1996 Web posted at: 8:45 p.m. EDT (0045 GMT) BEIJING (CNN) Residents in southeastern China trudge through the ruins of what used to be their homes. Now they face the daunting task of rebuilding, after monthlong rains wreaked havoc on the area. But with limited rations, the reconstruction could prove fatal. Torrential storms have left the region a wasteland, killing more than 1,800 people and leaving tens of millions homeless. Homes, roads, hospitals and commercial districts were destroyed, swept away by rains. Officials fear the death toll could rise due to malnutrition. Five million tons of grain were destroyed by the floods, and much of this fall's harvest was ruined. In China's Guangxi province, the government has handed out the equivalent of four bowls of rice per person per day. Such small portions could leave residents malnourished as they try to rebuild, according to authorities. "The situation is described by our team members as a catastrophe," said Geoffrey Prescott of Medecins sans Frontiers, an international relief agency.

75. Howstuffworks "How Floods Work" Main Travel Travel Safety How floods Work. does. We'll explorethe negative impact of floods as well as some of the benefits. http://travel.howstuffworks.com/flood.htm

ComputerStuff AutoStuff ElectronicsStuff ScienceStuff ... PeopleStuff Categories Destinations Planning ShortStuff Transportation ... Gas Turbine Engines Sponsored By: Explore Stuff Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter Orbitz - Plan a Trip! Browse the Classifieds ... Travel Safety How Floods Work by Tom Harris Water, Water Everywhere Under the Weather Take Me to the River ... Incredibly Low Travel Fares Water is one of the most useful things on Earth. We drink it, bathe in it, clean with it and use it to cook food. Most of the time, it is completely benign. But in large enough quantities, the very same stuff we use to rinse a toothbrush can overturn cars, demolish houses and even kill. Flooding has claimed millions of lives in the last hundred years alone, more than any other weather phenomenon. FEMA News Photo Heavy rains in the spring of 2001 flooded Davenport, Iowa. Until the waters subsided, locals had to get around town by rowboat. In this edition of HowStuffWorks , we'll find out what makes water change character so rapidly and see what happens when it does. We'll explore the negative impact of floods as well as some of the benefits. We'll also examine how human construction can contain flooding or, in some cases, cause it. Next Page HSW Home Table of Contents: Water, Water Everywhere

76. WeatherRadios.com NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts alerts for national emergencies, tornados, thunderstorms, flash floods, mud slides, hurricanes, chemical spills, fires, and other natural and manmade disasters. http://www.weatherradios.com

77. CNN - Floods, Mudslides Overwhelm Western Washington - Mar. 19, 1997 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/9703/20/flooding/

Spring may bring end to flooding in Seattle In this story: Four homes destroyed 36 mudslides in 24 hours Related stories and sites SEATTLE (AP) Rain-weary Washington residents hope the first day of spring will mark the end of the soggy weather that has caused flooding, mudslides and evacuations throughout the western half of the state. The National Weather Service said the worst of the rain was over Wednesday night, with scattered showers and sun breaks in the forecast for Thursday afternoon. Most of the rivers were expected to retreat by noon Thursday, and people should be able to return home from shelters and begin cleaning up. "Our hearts go out to the hundreds of people whose homes have been endangered by floods and mudslides," Gov. Gary Locke said, after declaring seven counties in a state of emergency. Four homes destroyed At least four homes were destroyed and hundreds were evacuated in the floods, which came less than three months after heavy rains and flooding caused similar problems in the region during December and January. The threat of landslides made people jumpy after what has been a long, wet winter.

78. Floods Of Lake Eyre - Dr Vincent Kotwicki's Site The name of this site. The name of this site follows the title of mybook floods of Lake Eyre . Below Annual inflows to Lake Eyre http://k26.com/eyre/

Site Design by The k26 Design Group . If you have any questions of comments, please contact the Webmaster. The name of this site The name of this site follows the title of my book "Floods of Lake Eyre" Below: Annual inflows to Lake Eyre and 5-year moving average - are we in for a big one?

79. CNN - Eastern Europe Menaced By Floods - November 6, 1998 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/9811/06/europe.floods/

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Eastern Europe menaced by floods Heavy rains cause damage in Slovenia November 6, 1998 Web posted at: 4:26 p.m. EST (2126 GMT) BUCHAREST, Romania (CNN) Floodwaters are engulfing hundreds of homes and structures across Eastern Europe , forcing thousands of people to flee as rivers from Slovenia to Romania burst their banks. Heavy rains are said to be doing the most damage in Slovenia, where rising waters have cut off most routes between the capital, Ljubljana, and the western area of the country. Northeast of the capital, in the region of Celje, some 2,000 rescue workers were helping residents whose homes have been flooded. There have been power outages throughout the area. In Romania, border police had to evacuate about 6,000 people from nine villages in the county of Maramuresh, which were flooded by rising waters from the Tisa and Viseu rivers. The floodwaters washed out 10 kilometers (16 miles) of key roads, and forced the suspension of train travel to Ukraine.

80. Before Noah, There Were The Lake Missoula Floods Smithsonian article about the floods that ravaged Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington during recent Ice Ages. http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues95/apr95/missoula.html

The Floods That Carved the West In a great geological catastrophe, a giant lake exploded through an Ice Age dam, and its waters swept across the Pacific Northwest; awesome signs of its passage are still visible to this day Fifteen thousand years ago, during the last Ice Age, a glacial dam collapsed in what is now northern Idaho, releasing the waters of a giant inland sea known as Lake Missoula. Five hundred cubic miles of water rampaged westward at 60 miles an hour in a torrent flowing with ten times the volume of all the rivers on earth. The flood carved canyons, gouged out enormous plunge pools, made rivers like the Snake and the Willamette run backward and scoured the earth of eastern Washington right down to bare basalt rock. The flood may have happened not just once, but many times, as the glacier periodically crept forward again to recreate the lake. Today the landscape of the Pacific Northwest still bears the signs of these cataclysms: the flood-scoured scablands of eastern Washington, giant rocks near Portland transported all the way from Idaho by the flood, potholes and plunge pools dug by waterfalls that would have dwarfed Niagara many times over. Today both government and private organizations are exploring the idea of creating a kind of tourist trail, so that visitors to the region can learn the story of the flood, and see the enormous footprints that it left behind. Smithsonian Magazine Email subscription questions to: smithsmt@palmcoastd.com

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