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March 2016: Spring Floods Hit South
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of March 2016…Flood, James Clair
(Encyclopedia) Flood, James Clair, 1826–89, American silver magnate, b. New York City. Having been apprenticed to a carriage maker, he left to join the California gold rush in 1849. The following…Byrd, Harry Flood
(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Harry FloodByrd, Harry Floodbûrd [key], 1887–1966, U.S. senator from Virginia (1933–65), b. Martinsburg, W.Va.; brother of Richard E. Byrd. Educated at Shenandoah Academy in…levee
(Encyclopedia) leveeleveelĕvˈē [key] [Fr.,=raised], embankment built along a river to prevent flooding by high water. Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control. They…Flood, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Flood, in the Bible: see Deluge.Connecticut, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Connecticut, longest river in New England, 407 mi (655 km) long, rising in the Connecticut Lakes, N N.H., near the Quebec border, and flowing S along the Vt.-N.H. line, then across…Little Red River
(Encyclopedia) Little Red River, 105 mi (169 km) long, rising in the Boston Mts., NW Ark., and flowing SE to the White River. Greers Dam and reservoir (completed 1964) provide flood control and…Pueblo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) PuebloPueblopwĕbˈlō, py&oomacr;ĕbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 98,640), seat of Pueblo co., S central Colo., on the Arkansas River in the foothills of the Rockies; inc. 1885. It is…June 2016: Floods in West Virginia Kill Dozens
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of June 2016.…Harry Flood BYRD, Jr., Congress, VA (1914)
Senate Years of Service: 1965-1971; 1971-1983 Party: Democrat; Independent BYRD Harry Flood, Jr. , a Senator from Virginia; born in Winchester, Va., December 20, 1914; educated at Virginia Military…Trending
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