Download or read book Disasters in Iowa written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Fires in Iowa, Natural disasters in Iowa, The Day the Music Died, Iowa flood of 2008, June 2008 Midwest floods, Mid-December 2007 North American Winter storms, United Airlines Flight 232, 2007 Midwest flooding, Great Storm of 1975, Early December 2007 North American winter storm, Great Flood of 1993, Halloween Blizzard, Breitbach's Country Dining, Delhi Dam, North American blizzard of 1999, Flood of 1851, Rockdale, Iowa, Green Mountain train wreck, Southern Great Lakes Derecho of 1991, 1997 Western Plains winter storms, Corn Belt derecho, Sans Souci Island, Iowa Flood of 2010. Excerpt: The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8, 2008 and ending about July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern portion of the state for several more days. The phrase "Iowa's Katrina" was often heard. The flooding included (from north to south, east to west), the Upper Iowa River, the Turkey, and the Maquoketa Rivers; outside of the Driftless Area, they include the catchments of the Wapsipinicon River and that of the Iowa River, to include the latter's major tributary, the Cedar River (and its significant tributaries); and the Skunk River in its various forks. The Des Moines River had some minor flooding, but floodwalls and levees for the most part held fast. The Upper Mississippi River which receives the outflow from all these rivers remained at flood stage. The flooding of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City were the most significant events. Recovery in particular for Cedar Rapids is considered to be a protracted and costly affair. For Iowa City, the level of damage was less than expected, but that of Cedar Rapids was greater than anticipated. In Iowa City, the campus of the University of Iowa was vulnerable, and serious flooding did...
Download or read book Iowa Most Devastating Disasters and Most Calamitous Catastrophies written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rebuild Iowa Office Quarterly Report written by Rebuild Iowa Office and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iowa Emergency Plan written by Iowa. Office of Disaster Services and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book After action Report Iowa Disasters written by Safeguard Iowa Partnership and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Derecho 911 written by Carolyn S. Wettstone and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derecho 911 chronicles the historic derecho of 2020 which devastated a large portion of Iowa. The book explores in-depth the meteorological conditions that caused the storm as well as why it has a special place as one of the most extreme wind storms in United States history. We look at other derechos in Iowa's past and how this compares to previous natural disasters. We also explore the human side of how this storm impacted the people of Iowa: its agriculture, its power grid, tree canopy, and many compelling sidebars related to the disaster.
Download or read book Iowa s most Devastating Disasters most Calamitous Catastrophes written by Carole Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Un natural Disasters written by Terry Swails and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iowa Disaster 1763 written by Rebuild Iowa Office and published by . This book was released on 2008* with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iowa Floods of June 1954 written by and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital written by Kevin F. Adler and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital examines the vastly under-explored link between natural disasters and social capital in regards to the unprecedented June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In-depth qualitative interviews with flood victims and key informants in Cedar Rapids reveal that a resident’s perception of social capital after a natural disaster is shaped by their vulnerabilities and social mobility, which vary substantially and need to be understood contextually. This book, in highlighting the enormous impact of one disaster in a mid-sized Midwestern city, offers a framework for a new theory for why social capital shifts in societies from one generation to another: the transformative impact of shared traumas.
Download or read book A Watershed Year written by Cornelia F. Mutel and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2008, the rivers of eastern Iowa rose above their banks to create floods of epic proportions; their amazing size—flowing in places at a rate nearly double that of the previous record flood—and the rapidity of their rise ruined farmlands and displaced thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses. In Cedar Rapids, the waters inundated more than nine square miles of the downtown area; in Iowa City, where the flood was also the most destructive in history, the University of Iowa’s arts campus was destroyed. By providing a solid base of scientific and technical information presented with unusual clarity and a wealth of supporting illustrations, the contributors to this far-reaching book, many of whom dealt firsthand with the 2008 floods, provide a detailed roadmap of the causes and effects of future devastating floods. The twenty-five essays fall naturally into four sections. “Rising Rivers, Spreading Waters” begins by comparing the 2008 floods with the midwestern floods of 1993, moves on to trace community responses to the 2008 floods, and ends by illuminating techniques for forecasting floods and determining their size and frequency. “Why Here, Why Now?” searches for possible causes of the 2008 floods and of flooding in general: annual crops and urban landscapes, inflows into and releases from reservoirs, and climate change. “Flood Damages, Flood Costs, Flood Benefits” considers the complex mix of flood costs and effects, emphasizing damages to cities and farmlands as well as potential benefits to natural communities and archaeological sites. “Looking Back, Looking Forward” lays out approaches to managing the floods of the future that are sure to come. While the book draws most of its examples from one particular region, it explains flooding throughout a much larger region—the midwestern Corn Belt—and thus its sobering yet energizing lessons apply well beyond eastern Iowa. By examining the relationships among rivers, floodplains, weather, and modern society; by stressing matters of science and fact rather than social or policy issues; and by addressing multiple environmental problems and benefits, A Watershed Year informs and educates all those who experienced the 2008 floods and all those concerned with the larger causes of flooding.
Download or read book Iowa Statewide Disaster Recovery Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iowa College Student Aid Commission written by Keith R. Greiner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Summer of 2008, the state of Iowa suffered from a series of disasters that left 84 of the state's 99 counties as declared disaster areas. The Iowa College Student Aid Commission and the Governor of Iowa responded to the disasters by providing special grants to individuals who were affected by tornadoes and floods of the summer. This report summarizes the disasters that occurred in 2008 and the disaster relief that was provided for college and university students. Four hundred and fourteen individuals received grants under the program. Maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) applications for disaster relief and the student aid awards show that the assistance for students closely parallels the verified applications for assistance. Iowa counties with the greatest number of grants to college students included Linn, (Cedar Rapids) with 123 awards, Black Hawk, (Cedar Falls/Waterloo) with 59 awards, and Polk (Des Moines) with 44 awards. Appended are: (1) National Climate Data Center, Climate of 2008; (2) Photographs of the Iowa's disasters of 2008; and (3) Rebuild Iowa Office, Timeline of Events of 2008; (Contains 3 tables and 2 maps.).
Download or read book Un natural Disasters written by Terry Swails and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Floods of 1993 written by Iowa Flood Recovery Coordination Team and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
