New tool could help predict, prevent surging waters in flood plains

New tool could help predict, prevent surging waters in flood plains 05/12/2017 02:00 PM EDT Find related stories on NSF's Environmental Research and Education (ERE) programs at this link. A group of international scientists studying China's Yellow River has created a new tool that could help officials better predict and prevent its all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as 80 million people. The tool -- a formula to calculate sediment transport -- may also be ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=241837&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Save   Follow NSF:    Save This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111