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  2. Heavy rains coming your way? Here's how to protect your home ...

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    If you’re in the process of building your new home and you know you’re in an area that's at-risk for floods, try to use flood-resistant building materials. This includes: Installing metal ...

  3. Protect Your Home From Water Damage With These 5 Flood ... - AOL

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    If your home is free of cracks, a self-inflating flood barrier can work well for absorbing water and creating a low-height sealant, covering small gaps around the house, like a garage door or an ...

  4. 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.

  5. Basement waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends basement waterproofing with a water alarm and "battery-operated backup pump" as a preventive measure against the high cost of flooding. [2] Wall conduits (such as dimple boards or other membranes) are fastened to the foundation wall and extend over the new drainage to guide any moisture ...

  6. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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    Storm water is typically channeled to a retention basin through a system of street and/or parking lot storm drains, and a network of drain channels or underground pipes.. The basins are designed to allow relatively large flows of water to enter, but discharges to receiving waters are limited by outlet structures that function only during very large storm eve

  7. Flooding: What are my rights if my home, car or work is ... - AOL

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    A scheme called Flood Re, from the government and insurance industry, should ensure affordable insurance is available for homes at risk of flooding or which have been flooded before.

  8. Stilt house - Wikipedia

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    Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; [1] they also keep out vermin. [2] The shady space under the house can be used for work or storage. [ 3 ] Stilt houses are commonly found in Southeast Asia, Oceania, Central America, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, northern parts of South America, Madagascar ...

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