4-2. flood
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4-2. flood. 4-2-1. Generals Overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry Occurs whenever/wherever the water is supplied more than the drainage capacity (how about sea flooding?) Upstream vs. downstream flooding. 4-2-2 . Stream (River) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
4-2. FLOOD4-2-1. Generals
• Overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry
• Occurs whenever/wherever the water is supplied more than the drainage capacity (how about sea flooding?)
• Upstream vs. downstream flooding
4-2-2. Stream (River)
• The main drainage of the watershed – so critical for the flooding
• Probably the most significant medium for erosion, transportation & sedimentation on land
• We are still heavily dependent on streams
http://thebritishgeographer.weebly.com/river-landforms.html
http://thebritishgeographer.weebly.com/river-landforms.html
Meandering Mississippi River. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/news/40th-earthasart.html
4-2-3. Flood Damage
Function of • Water precipiation• Drainage capability• Landforms• Floodplain usage• Population
4-2-4. Flood Effects
• Primary• Loss of life• Damages to the properties• Loss of the soils• Pollution of water
• Secondary• Disease (epidemic)• Shortage of supplies (food, water etc)• Economic hardship• Psychological damage
4-2-5. Human Interference
• Artificial walls (levee)• Channel dredging• Dams
• Discuss “Four Major Rivers Projects”
For the third time in 15 years the Mississippi River massively burst its banks this spring, inundating tiny Missouri towns such as Winfield (population 720) and Foley (population 178), causing potentially billions of dollars' worth of destruction—although the damages are still being assessed—and hiking corn prices to $8.00 a bushel in the wake of the lost crop
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2008/116-9/spheres.html
http://igbs.kr/content.asp%3FMco...eNo%3D11
Soyang Dam
Flood Damage in Longarone Village
A church tower remains standing in the Italian village of Lon-garone after flood waters from the Vaiont Dam roared through the village, destroying most of it and killing over 2,000 people. October 10, 1963.
http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=BE025609&ext=1
1963. 10. 9. Italy Vaiont Dam Disaster
http://engjjang.egloos.com/viewer/10488208
4-2-6. Flood Forcasting?
http://serc.carleton.edu/images/quantskills/methods/quantlitf
http://www.trincoll.edu/~jgourley/GEOS%20112%20Stream%20Discharge.htm
4-2-7. Urbanization and Flood
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_keller_introenvgeo_3/21/5391/1380326.cw/content/index.html
4-2-8. Measures
• Regulations on floodplain usage• Insurance• Preparation (of food and other sup-
plies) for emergencies• Hazard map
http://pinalcountyaz.gov/DEPARTMENTS/PUBLICWORKS/FLOODCONTROLDISTRICT/FLOODPLAIN/Pages/FloodplainTerms.aspx
4-2-9. Deadliest Floods (from Wikipedia “Flood”)
Death toll Event Location Date
2,500,000–3,700,000 1931 China floods China 1931
900,000–2,000,000 1887 Yellow River (Huang He) flood China 1887
500,000–700,000 1938 Yellow River (Huang He) flood China 1938
231,000Banqiao Dam failure, result of Typhoon Nina. Ap-proximately 86,000 people died from flooding and another 145,000 died during subsequent disease.
China 1975
230,000 Indian Ocean tsunami Indonesia 2004
145,000 1935 Yangtze river flood China 1935
100,000+ St. Felix's Flood, storm surge Netherlands 1530
100,000 Hanoi and Red River Delta flood North Vietnam 1971
100,000 1911 Yangtze river flood China 1911