ppt课件-lecture outlines natural disasters,5thedition（讲座概述了自然灾害、5 thedition）.pptVIP

Lecture OutlinesNatural Disasters, 7th edition Patrick L. Abbott * FloodsNatural Disasters, 7th edition, Chapter 14 Floods Rainfall varies in intensity and duration In small drainage basin, short-lasting maximum floods In large drainage basin, maximum floods for weeks Events of past ? forecast of future events Largest past event likely to be exceeded at some point Floods of River Arno through Florence Side Note: A Different Kind of Killer Flood Unusually hot January in Boston caused molasses in heated tank to expand and burst container 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooded out as 9 m high