Flood of Evidence
http://whyfiles.org/107flood/index.html

David Tenenbaum, Terry Devitt, S. Medaris, Amy Toburen, Eric Zuelow, The Why Files, The Why Files, The Why Files, The Why Files, The Why Files

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This article is a Why Files report on the increase in "natural" disasters from floods, probably the most destructive type of natural disaster. The article notes that in constant dollars, the cost in 1998 alone exceeded the economic toll of the entire decade of the 1980s. Evidence is cited that inundations reflect human action rather than simply rainfall amounts. The report covers: furious floods (including possible human-induced causes), too many floods (recent flood events), do fewer trees create more floods?, wetlands and floods, and flood prevention: the engineering structure or earthmover approach. Six scientists and researchers were interviewed for this report.

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