Directory of Floods Resources

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This category deals with one of the most destructive weather phenomena, floods. Floods can be caused by hurricanes and heavy rains. They can be in rivers, lakes, streams, even that little harmless creek up the road. Sites listed here discuss anything flood related, from specific flood incidents to the phenomenon behind floods, to how to deal with flooding before and after.

Subcategories

• Hurricanes
• Past Floods
• Products and Services
• Tsunami
• Warnings and Forecasts

Resources in This Category

• American Red Cross - Flood Safety

  http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/flood#About
  Information on preparing for floods and how to cope afterwards.

• Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)

  http://www.floods.org/
  ASFPM is an organization of professionals in the US interested in floods, floodplain management and related topics. Site contains news of national, state and local floodplain management legislation.

• Coping With Floods

  https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/flood/
  Extensive information on dealing with the before, during, and aftermath of floods, presented by North Dakota State University.

• Flooding

  http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/flooding.aspx
  Provides services and resources on flooding in King County, Washington.

• Floodplain Management

  http://www.floodplain.org/
  Information about flooding, floodplains, and flood protection. Also links to other web resources related to floods, flooding, and floodplain management.

• Gemmer

  http://www.gemmeronline.de/
  Provides information and links to projects, policies, and science covering the fields of climate change, energy, environment and floods in Europe and China.

• NOVA Online, Flood

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/
  Takes a look at the history of floods, the Midwestern flood of 1993, and the benefits of floods.

• Ready: Floods

  https://www.ready.gov/floods
  Including floodplain mapping and mitigation programs, advice on preparedness, reports on past floods, and legal information.

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