Articles related to "Flooding Control"

The installation of a hydroelectric dam facility can have a variety of influences on the environment of the river and local area.

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association has released an informative video on how to control flooding onboard boats. Material presented is suitable for all boaters.

Situated in a valley at the confluence of two rivers, Cumberland, Maryland, has had more than its share of floods.

One of the US's premier World Heritage Sites needs a multi-million dollar effort to restore water flow, reduce agricultural impacts and remove invasive plants and animals

Despite disastrous human, political and environmental consequences, developing countries are still intent on building large dams and complicated water projects.

Poor storm tracking and ineffective flood control at Lake Okeechobee brought on more disastrous effects of the powerful hurricane that struck Palm Beach Florida in 1928.

China's Three Gorges Dam provided designers and construction crews with several engineering challenges.

Being compared to Florida's Everglades National Park is not a good sign for this Ramsar site. The hope is to prevent similar loss of biodiversity and flood control value.

The worst flooding in Cumberland, Maryland's long history of flooding was also on St. Patrick's Day 1936.

Even with the flood-control initiatives taken throughout the city, Cumberland still seems to experience at least one major flood a decade.

Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake was built to generate hydroelectric power. But it has become a home and vacation retreat for enjoying boating, fishing, and other pursuits.

FEMA has created many different flood zones by regulations. Each may affect flood-prone properties in different ways and create different insurance requirements.

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program teaches schoolchildren about the importance of wetlands conservation to birds and humans.

Some 2,392 rockets and 409 artillery shells containing cloud-seeding chemicals were fired into clouds in north China last week in a government initiative to bring rain.

Civil engineering is one branch of the engineering profession, and is concerned with the understanding development of structures meant for public use.

European white-clawed crayfish in England are being pushed out by introduced red signal crayfish. Local fishing group and conservationists are working to turn the tide.

Grand Coulee Dam first generated electricity in 1941. It fueled the American war machine in the Pacific Northwest during World War II. Other advantages were gained too.

Grand Coulee Dam was one of the largest man-made structures on the earth at the time it was completed in 1941. Its electricity was essential for World War II projects.

Flood insurance is only available because of government action, but making the NFIP work requires private help as well. Insurance companies have big role.

Since flood insurance is not part of standard property insurance policies, many people are not aware that it is available. However, Congress has filled this gap.

Never before and not yet again has such a storm battered southern Ontario. Dozens of people were killed, many more left homeless from Hurricane Hazel's gales and floods

Time spent preparing for that next boat trip could be time well spent in preventing problems on the water. Be a better mariner and learn more about the avocation.

One of two subspecies of South Asian River dolphin, efforts to save this primitive cetacean have been limited. Extinction is likely unless the Ganges itself is restored.

The Square Deal was a package of moderate reforms concerning consumer protection, conservation, and regulating trusts.

Chengdu, is home to the Giant Panda Breeding Center, hotpot, Juiziaghou, and an exciting range of vacation tours. This Chengdu travel guide gives you the latest info.

Mitigation of pollution in rivers and streams through treatment of stormwater is a growing trend. Civil engineers join with other professions to make this happen.

Private sector engineers do almost all the technical work related to flood insurance. Detailed calculations combine with surveying to accurately map flood zones.

The early years of the New Deal have been described as cooperation in economic planning between the federal government and business.

Hydroelectric power is a clean, renewable energy source that can be further tapped to help meet global energy needs in the future, as petroleum becomes scarcer.

Medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to bring health care to the world's poorest people in Haiti, Russia, Peru and sub-Saharan Africa.