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This overview examines the impacts of the 1993 flood on agriculture, transportation, and policy, highlighting critical changes.
Defining the Flood: A Chronology of Key Events (Stanley A. Changnon. ) The Weather That Led to the Flood (David R. Rodenhuis. ) A Hydroclimatological Assessment of the Rainfall (Kenneth E. Kunkel. ) The Floods Hydrology (William H. Koellner. ) Physical Effects: A Changed Landscape (Nani G. Bhowmik. ) Ecosystem Effects: Positive and Negative Outcomes (Richard E. Sparks. ) Impacts on Agricultural Production: Huge Financial Losses Lead to New Policies (Thomas P. Zacharias. ) Impacts on Transportation Systems: Stalled Barges, Blocked Railroads, and Closed Highways (S. A. Changnon. ) Economic Impacts: Lost Income, Ripple Effects, and Recovery (Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and Ramamohan Mahidhara. ) Living with the Flood: Human and Governmental Responses to Real and Symbolic Risk (Lee Wilkins. ) Effects of the Flood on National Policy: Some Achievements, Major Challenges Remain (James M. Wright. ) Losers and Winners: A Summary of the Floods Impacts (S. A. Changnon. ) The Lessons from the Flood (S. A. Changnon.)
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