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Large floods in the United States: where they happen and why
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Large floods in the United States: where they happen and why |
| Creator | Costa, John E.; O’Connor, Jim E. |
| Subject | Floods; Climatology; |
| Coverage | United States; |
| Description | Floods are the most chronic and costly natural hazard in the United States, causing an average of 140 fatalities and $5 billion damage each year (Schildgen, 1999). Despite advances in flood science and implementation of Federal hazard-reduction policies, damage from flooding continues to escalate (Pielke and Downton, 2000). Damage from floods results from a combination of the great power of flowing water and the concentration of people and property along rivers. In the United States, about... |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Date | 2003 |
| Type | text; |
| Format | application/pdf; |
| Source | Costa, John E. And O’Connor, Jim E., Large floods in the United States: where they happen and why, United States: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1245, p19. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/76 |
