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Kircher, T., J. Nelson, and J. French, 1987: Avoidance of death and injury through monitoring of dams and flood evacuation in Essex, Connecticut, June 1982. Disasters, 11(2), 117-119.

May 10, 2013 Rachel Hogan Carr

This study presents a case of successful communication and collaboration among personnel during several flash floods. A period of heavy…

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Focus on Floods

This website was designed to educate the public in the Delaware River Basin about flood risk. Since then, the website has become a resource for flood education materials, and now includes social science research  related to flooding, resources and information on coastal flooding, and important tools to help communities prepare and reduce losses due to flooding.

Nurture Nature Center is a center for community learning about environmental risks in Easton, Pennsylvania that was established in response to repetitive flooding in the Delaware River Basin in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Nurture Nature Center is a joint project of Nurture Nature Foundation, Inc. and Nurture Nature Center, Inc. Since its formation in 2007, Nurture Nature Center has conducted a series of research and education projects about flooding, and developed this website in partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For more about Nurture Nature Center, visit nurturenaturecenter.org

Talking About Risk

  • This six-chapter media piece, “Understanding Flood Risk in the Delaware River Basin” features interviews with experts who discuss the factors that affect flood risk, and the decision-making processes and technology that can reduce losses.  Learn more about flood frequency and the misleading phrase “100-year-storm,” climate and flooding, flood forecast and warning, community planning responses to flooding, and more. A companion primer on each chapter serves as a teaching tool or study guide.

The Day of the Flood Trailer

A one-and-a-half minute trailer for the film “The Day of the Flood” previews this story of how one river valley community prepared for – and survived – a major riverine flood.  Conceived by Nurture Nature Foundation and produced by MagikStudio of Easton, PA, the film demonstrates best practices for flood readiness, and highlights the use of National Weather Service flood forecast and warning tools.  The full, ten-minute video is available here.

 

Nurture Nature Center
518 Northampton Street
Easton, PA 18042
Phone: (610) 253-4432
Fax: (610) 253-1486
www.nurturenaturecenter.org

 

This website was originally prepared under the award number NA09NWS4670005 from NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. For a complete set of grant attributions, click here.

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