Flooding
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Flood Facts, Types of Flooding, Floods in History
By Nola Taylor Redd published
Wherever rain falls, a flood can occur.
Doomsday Seed Vault to Get Upgrade After Flooding Incident
By Stephanie Pappas published
The permafrost "fail-safe" of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is now becoming a danger.
After the Flood: Author Kim Stanley Robinson Describes Future NYC Underwater
By Sarah Lewin published
'Pineapple Express' Triggers Floods in California, NASA Animation Shows
By Kacey Deamer published
NASA satellites spied a so-called atmospheric river passing over the state.
Supermoon's High Tides Strand Octopus in Flooded Parking Garage
By Kacey Deamer published
Is the octopus in the parking garage climate change's canary in the coal mine?
Great Molasses Flood of 1919: Why This Deluge of Goo Was So Deadly
By Charles Q. Choi published
A bubbling flood of molasses that sent a towering wave of goo down the streets of Boston in 1919, and now scientists have figured out why it was so deadly.
Hurricane Sandy-Level Floods Likely to Hit NYC More Often
By Charles Q. Choi published
Disastrous floods like those seen during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 may hit New York City 17 times more often in the next century, a new study finds.
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