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Hydrologic Hazards

The basis for many decisions related to hydrologic hazards lies in understanding aspects of basic hydrologic science, such as discharge probability relationships [view report], rainfall-runoff relationships [view report], and geomorphic processes [view report]. The usefulness of paleoflood data and the issue of climate change impacts are explored in the context of the American River (California) basin [view report], where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering several structural and non-structural flood risk reduction alternatives [view report]. The Corp's interest and history are significant and thus the agency has been a leader in flood risk reduction [view report] efforts. In the United States, the principal agency responsible for collecting and analyzing hydrologic information is the U.S. Geological Survey, which has a considerable program of research related to hydrologic hazards [view report]. While much attention has been directed to reduction of floods because of its acute and dramatic impacts, equally important is the issue of drought [view report], which can extend over years and broad regions and have significant impacts on municipalities and agriculture [view report] alike. Floods, droughts, and other extreme hydrologic events underscore the nation's need for accurate and timely hydrologic prediction services [view report] that include many aspects of hydrologic science and modeling, such as precipitation estimates, snowmelt predictions, and the effects on stream flow discharges.

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