Paleofloods stage a comeback

Geological and botanical archives can preserve evidence of exceptional floods going back centuries to millennia. Updated risk guidelines offer a new opportunity to apply lessons from paleoflood hydrology to judge the odds of future floods.

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Published in:Nature geoscience 2020-12, Vol.13 (12), p.766-768
Main Authors: St. George, Scott, Hefner, Amanda M., Avila, Judith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Archives & records
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Creeks & streams
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earth System Sciences
Earthquakes
Floods
Gauges
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Grain size
Hydraulics
Hydrology
Paleofloods
Risk assessment
Rivers
Sediments
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Summary:Geological and botanical archives can preserve evidence of exceptional floods going back centuries to millennia. Updated risk guidelines offer a new opportunity to apply lessons from paleoflood hydrology to judge the odds of future floods.
ISSN:1752-0894
1752-0908
DOI:10.1038/s41561-020-00664-2