Extreme floods increase CO2 outgassing from a large Amazonian river
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.10480
Abstract: Large Amazonian rivers are characteristically subject to seasonal floods. We examine how inundation extent affects the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) and CO2 outgassing in the Madeira River, a large tributary to the Amazon… read more here.
Keywords: large amazonian; river; co2; extreme floods ... See more keywords
Climate diagnostics of the extreme floods in Peru during early 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-019-05038-y
Abstract: From January through March 2017, a series of extreme precipitation events occurred in coastal Peru, causing severe floods with hundreds of human casualties and billions of dollars in economic losses. The extreme precipitation was a… read more here.
Keywords: diagnostics extreme; precipitation; early 2017; coastal peru ... See more keywords
The Mighty Susquehanna—Extreme Floods in Eastern North America During the Past Two Millennia
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl080890
Abstract: The hazards posed by infrequent major floods to communities along the Susquehanna River and the ecological health of Chesapeake Bay remain largely unconstrained due to the short length of streamgage records. Here we develop a… read more here.
Keywords: extreme floods; floods eastern; mighty susquehanna; chesapeake bay ... See more keywords
Why extreme floods are more common than you might think
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2018.01209.x
Abstract: Floods in England and Wales have the potential to cause billions of pounds of damage. You might think such extreme events are rare, but they are likely to occur more frequently than expected. read more here.
Keywords: common might; think extreme; extreme floods; floods common ... See more keywords