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Great Molasses Flood

Known as: The Boston Molasses Disaster, Great Boston Flood of 1919, Molasses disaster 
The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster or the Great Boston Molasses Flood, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North… 
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2015
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2015
Selective environmental stress from sulphur emitted by continental flood basalt eruptions
Several biotic crises during the past 300 million years have been linked to episodes of continental flood basalt volcanism, and… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Recent changes in flood preparedness of private households and businesses in Germany
Using the focusing event framework, a comprehensive analysis of private households’ and businesses’ preparedness was undertaken… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Identifying factors influencing flood mitigation at the local level in Texas and Florida: the role of organizational capacity
In the United States, mitigating the adverse impacts of flooding has increasingly become the responsibility of local decision… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Flood Fatalities in the United States
Abstract This study compiles a nationwide database of flood fatalities for the contiguous United States from 1959 to 2005… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Critical Issues of Community Based Flood Mitigation: Examples from Bangladesh and Vietnam
River flooding is regarded as a chronic disaster in many part of Asia. A combination of soft and hard measures is required for… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The Karoo triple junction questioned: evidence from Jurassic and Proterozoic 40Ar/39Ar ages and geochemistry of the giant Okavango dyke swarm (Botswana)
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Scale-independent assessment of discharge reduction and riparian disconnectivity following flow regulation by dams
By using the established hydraulic relationships among flood frequency, flood magnitude, and river-channel capacity, we develop a… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A simple raster-based model for flood inundation simulation
In this paper the development of a new model for simulating flood inundation is outlined. The model is designed to operate with… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Grain size separation and sediment mixing in Arctic Ocean sediments: evidence from the strontium isotope systematic
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Late Eocene–Recent volcanism and faulting in the southern main Ethiopian rift
Few constraints on the timing, amount and distribution of lithospheric extension associated with flood-basalt magmatism were… 
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