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2. Flood management - Wikipedia

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   Flood mitigation is a related but separate concept describing a broader set of strategies taken to reduce flood risk and potential impact while improving resilience against flood events. As climate change has led to increased flood risk an intensity, flood management is an important part of climate change adaptation and climate resilience.

3. New study outlines strategies to mitigate flooding of ... - AOL

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   The study broke the Oriskany Creek watershed out into five zones and proposed the following flood mitigation and stream stabilization strategies: Zone 1 - Town of Madison Removal of Madison Power ...

4. How Cities Are Using Nature-Based Solutions to Tackle Floods

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   Climate change is already making extreme flooding more frequent and intense and by 2050 100-year flood events are projected to occur at least twice as frequently as today across 40% of the planet.

5. Urban flooding - Wikipedia

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   There are several types of urban flooding, each with a different cause: Pluvial (flooding caused by heavy rain), Fluvial (caused by a nearby river overflowing its banks), and; Coastal flooding (often caused by storm surges). Different types of urban flooding create different impacts and require different mitigation strategies. [citation needed]

6. Integrated Flood Management - Wikipedia

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   While flood control aims mainly on reducing or preventing the negative effects of floods, IFM aims on reducing the overall risk by means of land and water resources management with the goal of maximizing the benefits from the use of flood plains and minimizing the damage and loss of life due to flooding in a sustainable manner. [1]

7. TVA estimates $406M in flood damages averted during Helene - AOL

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   (The Center Square) – An estimated $406 million in damage was avoided during Hurricane Helene because of flood mitigation strategies, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Computer ...