Climatology of flooding in the United States

Flood losses in the United States have increased dramatically over the course of the past century, averaging US$7.96 billion in damages per year for the 30-year period ranging from 1985 to 2014. In terms of human fatalities, floods are the second largest weather-related hazard in the United States,...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Villarini, Louise Slater
Format: Default Book chapter
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified
Flooding
Climatology
United States
Detection
Attribution
Mixed distributions
Urbanization
Agriculture
Flood frequency
Hydrology
Precipitation
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/24451
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