US EditionFast-moving floodwater poses hidden danger for cities
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Fast-moving floodwater poses hidden danger for cities
New research, led by Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Lea Dasallas at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), shows that even shallow floodwater can be powerful enough to knock people off their feet or sweep vehicles away if it is moving fast enough. However, most public flood maps still focus almost entirely on how deep water gets, not how quickly it flows. "Floodwater doesn't just pool—it flows, and when it flows quickly, even relat…
New research, led by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Lea Dasallas at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha的 The University of Canterbury (UC) shows that even shallow floodwaters can be powerful enough to bring down people or sweep vehicles if they move fast enough. However, most public maps [...]
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