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How freeing rivers can help California ease flood risks and revive ecosystems
10 months ago

How freeing rivers can help California ease flood risks and revive ecosystems

LA Times  

Throughout the Central Valley, California’s rivers have long been held within their banks by levees and berms, artificially disrupting the natural cycles of flooding and preventing streams from meandering across the landscape. “Floodplains are this really important feature of rivers,” said Julie Rentner, president of the nonprofit group River Partners, which has led the restoration effort along with the Tuolumne …

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After Yamuna, Hindon water level worries floodplain residents in Ghaziabad
1 year, 5 months ago

After Yamuna, Hindon water level worries floodplain residents in Ghaziabad

Hindustan Times  

A rise in the water level in river Hindon is worrying residents and farmers who carry out agriculture along the riverbanks. But unlike Gautam Budh Nagar, which has warned of “possible flooding” of the HIndon, the officials of the Uttar Pradesh irrigation department have not yet issued any alert and said the discharge in the river is not alarming at …

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NT government ignored pleas to relocate Pigeon Hole from floodplain, mayor says
1 year, 9 months ago

NT government ignored pleas to relocate Pigeon Hole from floodplain, mayor says

ABC  

The mayor of a region that has been devastated by floodwaters says houses could have been saved if the Northern Territory government had listened to residents and built them away from a known flood zone. Key points: The tiny Northern Territory community of Pigeon Hole was submerged by floodwaters after heavy rainfall last week Letters show the mayor of the …

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The Long U.S. History of Relocating Communities Because of Flooding
54 years, 11 months ago

The Long U.S. History of Relocating Communities Because of Flooding

Slate  

This article originally appeared in Issues in Science & Technology. A new era for flood mitigation During the summer of 1993, severe flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries—the Great Flood of 1993—marked a milestone for flood relocation projects. Local residents identified several goals for the new town: a “Main Street” feel, a new school, a designated …

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