2001 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Hydrometeorological Characteristics of Flash Floods
verfasst von : Matthew Kelsch
Erschienen in: Coping With Flash Floods
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.
Wählen Sie Textabschnitte aus um mit Künstlicher Intelligenz passenden Patente zu finden. powered by
Markieren Sie Textabschnitte, um KI-gestützt weitere passende Inhalte zu finden. powered by
Throughout the world, flash floods rank as one of the deadliest weather phenomena. In developed countries like the United States, flash floods have claimed more lives over the last 30 years than hurricanes, tornadoes, or winter storms. As this paper was being compiled, flash floods in northern Venezuela claimed at least 15,000 lives on the night of 15-16 December 1999.