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1) I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Author

Tarshis, Lauren

Series

I survived volume 3

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Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?

2) I survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919

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When the massive metal tank filled with sticky brown molasses that rises up over her crowded North End neighborhood explodes, young Carmen must fight for her life, as a tsunami of molasses rushes through the streets.

3) Theory and experiments in the prediction of small watershed response

Author

Schulz, Edmond F

Series

Completion report volume no. 42

Pub. Date

1972.

4) I survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900

Author

Tarshis, Lauren

Series

I survived volume 21

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only, Playaway

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The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds. True, this...

5) 1965 flood disasters in Colorado: Legislative Council report to the Colorado General Assembly

Author

Colorado. General Assembly. Legislative Council. Committee on Disasters

Series

Research publication volume no. 106

Pub. Date

[1965]

6) Chronology of floods in Colorado

Pub. Date

1991.

7) State of Colorado 2008 flood documentation reports

Author

Anderson Consulting Engineers

Pub. Date

2009.

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This report summarizes key factors associated with each flood event, such as: storm location and characteristics, rainfall data, hydrologic and hydraulic investigations, descriptions of flooded areas and flood damages, flood damage estimates, and flood mitigation efforts. Additional documentation for these events, including contact information, photographs, and hydrologic/hydraulic computations, is provided in each chapter.

8) Colorado flood documentation significant floods of June 1997

Author

Browning, Thomas W

Pub. Date

1997.

9) Colorado 1999 flood documentation study

Pub. Date

2001.

10) Colorado's 1997 flood season in review: the events, damages, and repercussions of the flooding that occurred in Colorado during the summer of 1997

Pub. Date

1998.

11) 1997 Colorado flood documentation technical addendum

Pub. Date

1998.

12) Use of partial flood series for estimating distribution of maximum annual flood peak

Author

Taesombut, Viraphol

Series

Hydrology papers volume no. 97

Pub. Date

1978.

13) 1990 floods in the U.S: a descriptive report of flooding in the Southern States

Author

Clark, John R

Pub. Date

1990.

14) Dry Creek flood review, July 9, 1996 Pueblo, Colorado

Pub. Date

1997.

15) Flood of 31 July 1976 in Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado

Pub. Date

1978.

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On Saturday, July 31, 1976 almost 4,000 people were enjoying the serene beauty of the Big Thompson Canyon. During the evening an intense thunderstorm stalled over a small portion of the canyon, dropping 10 or more inches of rain in a 3-hour period. Because of the steep mountain topography, the rainfall quickly concentrated and formed a virtual "wall of water" which displaced everything in its path. The Big Thompson flood has provided a grim reminder...