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USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D. ...
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Flooding damage in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D. ...
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Flooding damage in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Used to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Used to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding, critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding, critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
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Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Flood waters rise during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property. ...
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
A USGS scientist talks to the media about streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
A USGS scientist talks to the media about streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for deveoping flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for deveoping flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
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USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist talk to ABC World News Tonight reporter Eric Huoung about streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientist talk to ABC World News Tonight reporter Eric Huoung about streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
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USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS scientist Chris Laveau prepares to measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for deveoping flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
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USGS Scientist Prepares to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau prepares to measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for deveoping flood forecasts to help protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
The citizens of Jianxin have already started reconstruction after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Jianxin
The citizens of Jianxin have already started reconstruction after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
An elderly Jianxin woman in her emergency shelter....
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Jianxin
An elderly Jianxin woman in her emergency shelter....
Location: , Sichuan, China
A Jianxin shrine damaged in the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Jianxin
A Jianxin shrine damaged in the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Emergency tents have been set up along a roadway that connects Jiangyou and Jianxin....
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Jiangyou to Jianxin
Emergency tents have been set up along a roadway that connects Jiangyou and Jianxin....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The emergency tents given to the Chinese after the 12 May 2008 earthquake serve as living spaces for those who cannot stay in their homes....
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Jiangyou to Jianxin
The emergency tents given to the Chinese after the 12 May 2008 earthquake serve as living spaces for those who cannot stay in their homes....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Citizens of Jiangyou set up their emergency tents inside a concrete structure after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Jiangyou
Citizens of Jiangyou set up their emergency tents inside a concrete structure after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China....
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Sichuan Mountains
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China was strong enough to destroy this building in Guanzhang....
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Guanzhang
The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China was strong enough to destroy this building in Guanzhang....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Citizens of Guanzhang, some of whom are living in emergency tents provided to them by the government, are still in danger of landslides triggered by the earthquake....
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Guanzhang
Citizens of Guanzhang, some of whom are living in emergency tents provided to them by the government, are still in danger of landslides triggered by the earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Citizens of Guanzhang have to navigate the streets which are still lined with rubble....
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Guanzhang
Citizens of Guanzhang have to navigate the streets which are still lined with rubble....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China caused many rockslides, like this one along the road from Malu to Guanzhang....
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Malu to Guanzhang
The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China caused many rockslides, like this one along the road from Malu to Guanzhang....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Some citizens of Malu had to construct their own tents after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Malu
Some citizens of Malu had to construct their own tents after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Associated with the 12 May 2008 earthquake, rock and landslides have presented a major problem to the Chinese....
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Malu
Associated with the 12 May 2008 earthquake, rock and landslides have presented a major problem to the Chinese....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Japan helped the Chinese in the wake of the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Malu
Japan helped the Chinese in the wake of the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
A sea of tents with damaged buildings in the background in Malu....
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Malu
A sea of tents with damaged buildings in the background in Malu....
Location: , Sichuan, China
Emergency tents off the side of a road in Zhuyuan were erected after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Zhuyuan
Emergency tents off the side of a road in Zhuyuan were erected after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused structural damage to these buildings in Zhuyuan....
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Zhuyuan
The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused structural damage to these buildings in Zhuyuan....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The 12 May 2008 earthquake reduced this building to a pile of rubble in Zhuyuan....
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Zhuyuan
The 12 May 2008 earthquake reduced this building to a pile of rubble in Zhuyuan....
Location: , Sichuan, China
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to destroy these buildings in Mianzhu....
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Mianzhu
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to destroy these buildings in Mianzhu....
Location: , Sichuan, China

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