New year's eve flood on oahu, hawaii, the: december 31, 1987 - january 1, 1988
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences / Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems / Committee on Natural Disasters
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309044332
Date de publication :
1 févr. 1990
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Documents and analyzes the meteorological conditions leading to torrential rains, the causes and patterns of flooding, the performance of flood control structures in affected areas, the extent of damages. This book also examines the effectiveness of the local emergency response and recovery actions, and recommendations are drawn from the analyses.