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  2. Iribarren number - Wikipedia

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    The importance of this parameter for so many aspects of waves breaking on slopes appears to justify that it be given a special name. In the author's opinion it is appropriate to call it the "Iribarren number" (denoted by "Ir"), in honor of the man who introduced it and who has made many other valuable contributions to our knowledge of water waves.

  3. Breakwater (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Barra da Tijuca – Rio de Janeiro. Breakwaters reduce the intensity of wave action in inshore waters and thereby provide safe harbourage. Breakwaters may also be small structures designed to protect a gently sloping beach to reduce coastal erosion; they are placed 100–300 feet (30–90 m) offshore in relatively shallow water.

  4. Boil water advisory in effect for metro Atlanta area Dekalb ...

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    A boil water advisory impacting thousands has been implemented in parts of Georgia due to repairs on a "significant water main break," officials said.. The DeKalb County Department of Watershed ...

  5. Barren River Lake - Wikipedia

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    Barren River Lake is a 10,100 acres (41 km 2), reservoir in Kentucky created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 by impounding the Barren River. The lake occupies parts of Allen, Barren, and Monroe counties. The Barren River Lake Dam is an earthen dam, 146 feet (45 m) high and 3,970 feet (1,210 m) long at its crest. [2]

  6. Lack of water is hampering LA fire battle. Why not use ocean ...

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    Additionally, the high salt content of the water is also potentially damaging to the ecosystems where it is used to put out fires, often causing a barren landscape in those areas for years afterward.

  7. Rolling hills are now barren: BBC sees destruction in cyclone ...

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    Rolling hills previously covered in coconut trees now look barren and black. The leaves of trees have been blown off and their trunks are horizontal. The airport's signal tower has been mangled by ...

  8. Breaking wave - Wikipedia

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    The most generally familiar sort of breaking wave is the breaking of water surface waves on a coastline. Wave breaking generally occurs where the amplitude reaches the point that the crest of the wave actually overturns. Certain other effects in fluid dynamics have also been termed "breaking waves", partly by analogy with water surface waves.

  9. L.A.'s 'off the charts' dryness keeps risk of new fires high ...

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    The early part of the 1962-63 water year was also very dry, with downtown L.A. receiving only 0.16 of an inch of rain by Jan. 13, 1963. ... there will be a few days of a welcome break from severe ...