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Fluvial System Block Diagrams
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I was looking to understand a fluvial system the other day, up in the high Arctic, as I looked at 3DEP remote sensed elevation data… I have always been fascinated by the how geology, water, weather shapes a landscape, including erosion (aka geomorphology if you will) – and realized how very much value fluvial block diagrams have as we try to conceptualise what has, is and will happen(ed.)

"They could obey the corps and rebuild the levees to a lower height, which would put them at far greater risk of flooding, and, Curole felt, would be tantamount to abandoning the area’s centuries of history to the sea. Or they could go rogue." —Katie Thornton for The Guardian

theguardian.com/environment/ar

The Guardian · This man saved his town from deadly floodwaters. So why did the US government try to stop him?By Katie Thornton

New evacuation orders were in place Sunday near two small central #California towns where a #levee was breached following recent downpours, as yet another winter storm brought the threat of major #flooding.

The agricultural communities of #Alpaugh and #Allensworth, home to a total of about 1,400 people, were ordered to leave because of "the possibility of residents becoming isolated due to impassible roadways," the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/

As more cities face existential floods, they'll have to hustle to build defenses before waters rush in.

But the mere threat of future flooding can destroy them financially before they ever get the chance to build infrastructure.

One community’s race against the clock: crosscut.com/news/2023/01/batt

CrosscutBattered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M leveeA 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters.