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  2. Flood management - Wikipedia

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    Flood management describes methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters. Flooding can be caused by a mix of both natural processes, such as extreme weather upstream, and human changes to waterbodies and runoff. Flood management methods can be either of the structural type (i.e. flood control) and of the non ...

  3. 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]

  4. Flood - 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 .

  5. Buying a house in a flood zone? Know the risks first - AOL

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    Waterfront homes are a dream for many buyers, but they are more susceptible to flooding than homes located inland. Flood zones in the U.S. are designated by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management ...

  6. Gilbert F. White - Wikipedia

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    the Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum and the ASFPM Flood Hazard Fellowship. Resources for the Future (RFF) runs the Gilbert F. White Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. There is a Gilbert White Award offered yearly by the Association of American Geographers Hazards Specialty Group.

  7. More than 100 flood warnings in force with more rain, sleet ...

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    One flood warning and six flood alerts were in place in Wales. The coldest nights of the year are expected this week, with temperatures potentially reaching minus 14C on Wednesday night and minus ...

  8. Penilaian Menengah Rendah - Wikipedia

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    Penilaian Menengah Rendah (commonly abbreviated as PMR; Malay for Lower Secondary Assessment) was a Malaysian public examination targeting Malaysian adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 30 years taken by all Form Three high school and college students in both government and private schools throughout the country from independence in 1957 to 2013.

  9. Urban flooding - Wikipedia

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    Flood flows in urban environments have been investigated relatively recently despite many centuries of flood events. [20] Some researchers mentioned the storage effect in urban areas. Several studies looked into the flow patterns and redistribution in streets during storm events and the implication in terms of flood modelling. [21]