flood insurance — Insurance protection against damage caused by floods. For applicable parcels of real estate, lenders with a security interest in that real estate are required by law to either require that borrowers obtain flood insurance or to obtain flood… … Financial and business terms
National Flood Insurance Reform Act — A Federal law that establishes requirements for flood insurance. Under the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, lenders taking an interest in real property are required to complete a standard flood hazard determination form developed by… … Financial and business terms
Coastal flood — Coastal flooding occurs when normally dry, low lying land is flooded by sea water.[1] The extent of coastal flooding is a function of the elevation inland flood waters penetrate which is controlled by the topography of the coastal land exposed to … Wikipedia
1997 Red River Flood in the United States — Infobox flood image location=Sorlie bridge 1997.jpg name=1997 Red River Flood duration=April 1997 total da total fatalities=0 areas affected=Fargo, North Dakota Greater Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND East Grand Forks, MN The Red River Flood of 1997… … Wikipedia
Hayward Fault Zone — The Hayward Fault Zone is a geologic fault zone capable of generating significantly destructive earthquakes. About 60 kilometers long, it lies mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It runs through… … Wikipedia
Koshi River — Coordinates: 25°24′43″N 87°15′32″E / 25.41194°N 87.25889°E / 25.41194; 87.25889 … Wikipedia
Gilbert F. White — Gilbert Fowler White (November 26, 1911 in Chicago – October 5, 2006 in Boulder, Colorado) was a prominent American geographer, sometimes termed the father of floodplain management and the leading environmental geographer of the 20th century… … Wikipedia
Mount Garibaldi — as seen from Squamish Elevation 2,678 m (8,786 ft) … Wikipedia
Middlesex University — For the defunct school in the United States, see Middlesex University (Massachusetts). Middlesex University Established 1973–74 (as Middlesex Polytechnic)[1] 1992 (gained … Wikipedia
Tsunami — For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
