Floods: Hazards of Surface and Groundwater Systems
(The Hazardous Earth)
By Timothy, Ph.D. Kusky
Ekli dosyayı görüntüle 11747
Publisher: Facts on File
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2008-10-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0816064687
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780816064687
Product Description:
There are many different types of floods, ranging from slowly rising regional floods to dramatic flash floods and coastal floods. Floods have become increasing hazardous over the last 200 years, as people have been moving onto floodplains and modifying rivers, streams, and entire river systems. Human modifications to rivers and floodplains have resulted in more frequent, stronger, and faster moving floods. Considered the most common natural hazard, floods affect more people and cause more damage than any other hazard including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and tsunamis.
(The Hazardous Earth)
By Timothy, Ph.D. Kusky
Ekli dosyayı görüntüle 11747
Publisher: Facts on File
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2008-10-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0816064687
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780816064687
Product Description:
There are many different types of floods, ranging from slowly rising regional floods to dramatic flash floods and coastal floods. Floods have become increasing hazardous over the last 200 years, as people have been moving onto floodplains and modifying rivers, streams, and entire river systems. Human modifications to rivers and floodplains have resulted in more frequent, stronger, and faster moving floods. Considered the most common natural hazard, floods affect more people and cause more damage than any other hazard including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and tsunamis.