The Thames Barrier: London's Moveable Flood Defense
In 1975, construction began for the Thames Barrier, a moveable flood defense located on the River Thames, downstream of central London in the United Kingdom.
In 1975, construction began for the Thames Barrier, a moveable flood defense located on the River Thames, downstream of central London in the United Kingdom.
The premises of water allocation legislation came under harsh scrutiny in the early 2000s as severe drought plagued the American Southwest.
Brisbane’s 1893 floods shaped water policy in southeast Queensland, creating a dependency on dams.
Brisbane’s 1974 floods substantially damaged Brisbane, accelerating the government’s plans for a second flood mitigation dam.
Die Natur der Gefahr traces the history of the Ohio river, its significance for trade and industry, and its flooding disasters between the late eighteenth century through to the twentieth century.
Fedor Yakovlevich Alekseev’s painting of Karuselnaya square (now Teatralnaya square) during the 1824 flood.
This painting by Leander Russ depicts a rescue operation during a flood in Vienna in 1847.
Engineering the Lower Shinano River in northeastern Japan expanded the risk of other flood and tsunami damage.
From channelizations to renaturations—the catastrophic flood of the Gürbe River in July 1990 prompted profound changes in approaches to flood protection.
Historical documents provide detailed descriptions of ice-jam flood events and climate impacts in riverine communities.