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  2. Flood opening - Wikipedia

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    Most regulatory authorities in the United States that offer requirements for flood openings define two major classes of opening: [1] engineered, and non-engineered. The requirements for non-engineered openings are typically stricter, defining necessary characteristics for aspects ranging from overall size of each opening, to allowable screening or other coverage options, to number and ...

  3. Flood alert - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology issues a flood watch that covers similar conditions to flood watches in the United States. However, they are known by slightly different names in some areas. In Europe, there is the European Flood Awareness System and the commercial product including app and data services FloodAlert. [3]

  4. Particularly dangerous situation - Wikipedia

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    While historically applied only to severe thunderstorm, tornado and flash flood watches (i.e., severe local storm "polygonal" events), PDS wording could theoretically be applied to other types of weather watches (such as winter storm, high wind, hurricane, or fire weather watches) when an enhanced threat for such conditions exists.

  5. SMART Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The north bound entrance of SMART Tunnel on the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway. World's First Dual-Function Tunnel (Stormwater Management & Road) Longest tunnel in Malaysia; 9.7 km (6.03 miles) stormwater by-pass tunnel; 4 km (2.49 miles) double-deck motorway within stormwater tunnel; The motorway tunnel is suitable for light vehicles only.

  6. Water detector - Wikipedia

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    Electronic components used to make a simple water detector: battery, resistor, transistor, water sensor and piezoelectric buzzer for audible alert A water detector is an electronic device that is designed to detect the presence of water for purposes such as to provide an alert in time to allow the prevention of water leakage.

  7. MOSE - Wikipedia

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    Before the acronym was used to describe the entire flood protection system, MOSE referred to the 1:1 scale prototype of a gate that had been tested between 1988 and 1992 at the Lido inlet. The name also holds a secondary meaning: "MOSE" alludes to the biblical character Moses ("Mosè" in Italian), who is remembered for parting the Red Sea .

  8. Quarter glass - Wikipedia

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    Many early closed cars, such as the 1933 Pontiac Economy Eight had front and rear vent windows called "ventiplanes" and were installed on all GM products that year. It has hinges and a latch, so it can be opened for additional ventilation. 1933 was the first year all GM vehicles were installed with optional vent windows which were initially called "No Draft Individually Controlled Ventilation ...

  9. 1540 European drought - Wikipedia

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    The 1540 drought in Europe was a climatic event in Europe. In various palaeoclimatic analyses the temperature and precipitation regimes were reconstructed and compared to present-day conditions. On the basis of historical records Wetter et al. (2014) [ 1 ] derived that during an eleven-month period there was little rain in Europe , possibly ...