Author: Carole Garbuny Vogel
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316902489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Documents the great floods that overwhelmed the Midwest during 1993, the heavy rains that deluged the rivers and describes the rescue and cleanup efforts that ensued
The Great Midwest Flood
Author: Carole Garbuny Vogel
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316902489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Documents the great floods that overwhelmed the Midwest during 1993, the heavy rains that deluged the rivers and describes the rescue and cleanup efforts that ensued
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316902489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Documents the great floods that overwhelmed the Midwest during 1993, the heavy rains that deluged the rivers and describes the rescue and cleanup efforts that ensued
The Midwest Floods
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Midwest Floods of 1993
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Mighty Midwest Flood
Author: Carmen Bredeson
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
ISBN: 9780766012219
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The rain would not stop. The waters kept rising. Would the levees hold? Would the Mississippi and Missouri rivers overflow their banks? As nine states in the Midwest experienced floods, thousands of people lost their homes. Some lost their lives. This book describes the courage and the heartbreak of people who faced the deadly deluge.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
ISBN: 9780766012219
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The rain would not stop. The waters kept rising. Would the levees hold? Would the Mississippi and Missouri rivers overflow their banks? As nine states in the Midwest experienced floods, thousands of people lost their homes. Some lost their lives. This book describes the courage and the heartbreak of people who faced the deadly deluge.
Federal Response to the Midwest Floods of 1993
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Midwest Flood
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788128844
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
The intense rainfall in the Spring & Summer of 1993 caused floods in 9 Midwestern states & generated the highest flood crests ever recorded on the region's rivers. This report reviews the extent to which: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' flood control levees prevented flooding & reduced damage during the floods; the federal levees increased the height of the flooding & added to the damage; & federal, state, & local governments exercise control over the design, construction, placement, & maintenance of nonfederal levees. 18 charts & tables.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788128844
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
The intense rainfall in the Spring & Summer of 1993 caused floods in 9 Midwestern states & generated the highest flood crests ever recorded on the region's rivers. This report reviews the extent to which: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' flood control levees prevented flooding & reduced damage during the floods; the federal levees increased the height of the flooding & added to the damage; & federal, state, & local governments exercise control over the design, construction, placement, & maintenance of nonfederal levees. 18 charts & tables.
The Summer of 1993
Author: Neal Lott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic extremes
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
"During the past summer, the Upper Midwest has been devastated by severe flooding, while parts of the Southeast have been hit by a heat wave and drought. This report provides a review of the details gathered thus far about these events. It includes information provided by the National Climatic Data Center, the Climate Analysis Center, the National Weather Service, the Midwestern Climate Center, and various news media reports"--Introduction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic extremes
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
"During the past summer, the Upper Midwest has been devastated by severe flooding, while parts of the Southeast have been hit by a heat wave and drought. This report provides a review of the details gathered thus far about these events. It includes information provided by the National Climatic Data Center, the Climate Analysis Center, the National Weather Service, the Midwestern Climate Center, and various news media reports"--Introduction
Federal Response to Midwest Flooding
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Midwest Floods of 1993
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The Midwest Floods of 1993
Author: Comm. On Public Works an Transportation
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334768927
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Excerpt from The Midwest Floods of 1993: Flood Control and Floodplain Policy and Proposals: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session; October 27, 1993 The ood experienced by the Midwest this past summer was truly one of the devastating natural disasters to occur in the his tory of our nation. Thousands of Americans had their lives changed forever by the great ood of 1993. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334768927
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Excerpt from The Midwest Floods of 1993: Flood Control and Floodplain Policy and Proposals: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session; October 27, 1993 The ood experienced by the Midwest this past summer was truly one of the devastating natural disasters to occur in the his tory of our nation. Thousands of Americans had their lives changed forever by the great ood of 1993. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."