United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1994 - Geology |
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... impact of these hazards . We have been working hard through our various natural hazards programs to reduce the huge indirect tax that every citizen must pay to repair and rebuild after the occurrence of natural disasters . This ...
... impact of these hazards . We have been working hard through our various natural hazards programs to reduce the huge indirect tax that every citizen must pay to repair and rebuild after the occurrence of natural disasters . This ...
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... impact on the people and structures of the Los Angeles area was immense . Thousands of buildings experi- enced significant damage , and more than 1,600 were " red tagged " as unsafe to enter . Another 7,300 buildings were " yellow ...
... impact on the people and structures of the Los Angeles area was immense . Thousands of buildings experi- enced significant damage , and more than 1,600 were " red tagged " as unsafe to enter . Another 7,300 buildings were " yellow ...
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... impacts on wetlands and associated habitats . These issues , although resulting from activities within the basin , may ... Impact of the 1993 Floods in the Upper Mississippi River Basin The 1993 floods in the upper Mississippi The River ...
... impacts on wetlands and associated habitats . These issues , although resulting from activities within the basin , may ... Impact of the 1993 Floods in the Upper Mississippi River Basin The 1993 floods in the upper Mississippi The River ...
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... impacts . Informed floodplain management requires a new scientific focus , one that considers not only where and how often but also precisely how it will flood . These activities are being conducted as part of the Scientific Assessment ...
... impacts . Informed floodplain management requires a new scientific focus , one that considers not only where and how often but also precisely how it will flood . These activities are being conducted as part of the Scientific Assessment ...
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... impacts were largely limited to pas- sive inundation of large bottomland tracts . Where the floodplain is narrow , the meandering river channel partitions the floodplain surface into distinct segments , each almost completely bounded by ...
... impacts were largely limited to pas- sive inundation of large bottomland tracts . Where the floodplain is narrow , the meandering river channel partitions the floodplain surface into distinct segments , each almost completely bounded by ...
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