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Flood Prevention Technology

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floodpreventiontechnology 1US Patents 4,024, 947, 6,122, 578, 6,301,736
pending 20080053559 and more anticipated
Removes mud and silt and generates electricity

Yortanli Dam To Flood Turkey's Ancient City Alliaoni

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alliaoni-to-disappear123Environmentalists are losing the battle to protect Alliaoni from drowning beneath the Yortanli Dam's floodwaters

Large San Andreas Earthquakes are More Frequent Than Previously Thought

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carrizo-plain-aerial.jpg12The earthquakes occur every 45 to 144 years, but the most recent was over 150 years ago

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Mud-rock flow hits Zhouqu County

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337dead, more than 70 injured, 1148 missing  after mud-rock flow hits Zhouqu County in South, Gansu, China
Saturday, Aug.7th, 2010 at 24:00 pm

 

It is reported by CCTV - 337 people were killed , 1242 were rescued  successfully by  Aug. 9.

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China flood control at 'crucial stage'

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Date: Saturday Jul. 24, 2010 7:31 AM ET
BEIJING -- China's premier said flood control efforts are at a "crucial stage" as the death toll jumped by more than a dozen Saturday and more torrential rains are expected through Sunday night.

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How much Three Gorges Dam can withstand flooding

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altA peak flood of 70,000 m³/s  passed through the Three Gorges Dam successfully on Jul.21, 2010. it is the first catastrophic flood since its completion. The storage outflow reduced to 40,000 m³/s after being keaped by the Dam. The peak value of this flood was much greater than those in 1998 or 1954.

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Dujiangyan Water Project's magic function for flood control

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altDujiangyan Water Project on Mingjiang River is a world famous water project in Sichuan Province, China. The Project is not only a famous world cultural heritage, but also its world famous functional benefits.

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