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The Mississippi flood

, 1927
Text of Arkansas Gov. John E. Martineau's speech, "The Mississippi flood", delivered at the Governors' Conference at Mackinac Island, July 25, 1927, and later published by the Arkansas Flood Control Association, Little Rock.
Martineau, John E. (John Ellis), 1873-1937
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Legitimacy and Persuasion in the Anglo‐Scottish Wars of the 1540s

History, EarlyView.
Abstract The considerable efforts of the invading English to justify their activities and garner support during the Anglo‐Scottish wars of the 1540s are well known. Recent welcome attention to Scottish texts produced during the conflict has begun to correct a previous historiographical imbalance towards English materials.
Amy Blakeway
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Bridging Indigenous and Western-Science Knowledges in the Anthropocene

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This paper explores how Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science intersect in addressing Anthropocene challenges, focusing on creation stories from the Mundas’ (Adivasi) of India and the Nishnaabeg of Canada. Through textual analysis of Sosobonga
Camellia Biswas, Sharada Channarayapatna
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Archiving the History of Environmentalism: Insights from Academia and Practice

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum considers the current state of archiving for the environmental movement at local, national and international levels. It responds to a gap that researchers of environmentalism have long been aware of, but one that is poorly understood from the perspective of records management and collections development practice.
Henry Irving, Paul Beard, Georgina Brewis, Sara Kinsey, Heather Forbes, Tara‐Lee Platt, Maissan Hassan, Rebecca Marti   +7 more
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Flood Mapping and Flood Dynamics of the Mekong Delta: ENVISAT-ASAR-WSM Based Time Series Analyses [PDF]

, 2013
Satellite remote sensing is a valuable tool for monitoring flooding. Microwave sensors are especially appropriate instruments, as they allow the differentiation of inundated from non-inundated areas, regardless of levels of solar illumination or ...
Künzer, Claudia, Huadong Guo, Dech, Stefan, Leinenkugel, Patrick, Li, Xinwu, Claudia Kuenzer, Guo, Huadong, Huth, Juliane, Patrick Leinenkugel, Juliane Huth, Stefan Dech, Xinwu Li   +11 more
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Tumbainot: Flood Myth And Hero Of Maasai Tribe

, 2022
Myth of Tumbainot is from the Maasai tribe, Kenya. Tumbainot is righteous in the eyes of God when, from mythological and spiritual perspective, the densely populated world becomes sinful and the first murder is committed. Prior to the penance and other religious ways for the atonement of sins, complete annihilation of humankind is the primordial image ...
Sharma, Priyanka, Soreng, Eric
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Information flow and the adoption of soil‐improving and water conservation measures, and household welfare: Insights from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi, Awudu Abdulai, Enoch M. Kikulwe, Elisabetta Gotor   +3 more
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FloodSmart: Communicating about flood risk and flood insurance

, 2020
10/23/2012 1 FloodSmart COMMUNICATING ABOUT FLOOD RISK AND FLOOD INSURANCE Silver Jackets Workshop Harrisburg, PA August 20, 2012 Flood Risk Communication WHAT FRIENDS SAY GOVERNMENT ONGOING CONVERSATION ACTIONS TO TAKE NOW TIMELY INSTRUCTIONS PERSONAL ...
National Flood Insurance Program (U.S.);
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Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
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Flood control study for Canada del Oro Wash, Catalina, Arizona [PDF]

, 1994
: The purpose of this study is to revise the existing Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Maps for a portion of the Canada del Oro Wash. This information will be used by Pima County to update existing flood plain information.Special study ...

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