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NOAQ Boxwall Now In Stock

Flood Defense Group finally have the NOAQ Boxwall in stock within the USA and had to experiment with it right away. This video was taken in a drainage canal in Houston, Texas and we cannot be happier with its performance. The NOAQ Boxwall is not just a static flood defense barrier but can be quickly deployed to effectively combat flash flooding and rushing surface ...

Nov. 7, 2017

By Flood Defense Group

GEONICA Presents its Products at the World`s Largest Meteorological Trade Fair - Meteorological Technology World Expo 2018

As has been customary in recent years, GEONICA attended the Meteorological Technology World Expo which took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 9 to 11 October 2018. In this event was presented the Flash Flood Alert System Flood ALERT / RainAlert, designed by GEONICA to provide a solution to one of the most frequent emergency situations in large numbers of cities and urban and even rural ...

Oct. 15, 2018

By Geonica SA

National Flood Safety Awareness Week

This week is National Flood Safety Awareness Week and if you live in a flood plain or an area that is prone to catastrophic weather events, US Flood Control can provide industrial and homeowners with Tiger Dams™ that can save your home, business and property from any event. Don’t wait we have Tiger Dams™ in stock now! Every year, more occur from flooding than from any other ...

Mar. 15, 2019

By US Flood Control Corp.

Tri-Tech Wins Contract for $3.83 Million Flash Flood Monitoring and Forecasting Project in Heilongjiang Province

Tri-Tech Holding Inc.( http://www.tri-tech.cn ) (NASDAQ: TRIT), a premier Chinese company that provides leading turn-key solutions in China for water resources, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and the pollution control markets, announced today that its affiliate, Beijing Yanyu Water Tech Co., Ltd. (Yanyu), has won flash flood monitoring and forecasting projects in six districts ...

Jun. 8, 2011

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

Greenroofs can save cities millions of gallons of water

Having a garden on your roof isn't just nice for a garden party; it can make your city more environmentally friendly. Many American cities are beginning to incorporate greenroofs into their planning ordinances because they recognize that, planting a rooftop garden can offset heat, increase city biodiversity and decrease stormwater runoff. This runoff can be problematic in cities where rainwater ...

Aug. 4, 2009

By ScienceDaily

Tri-Tech Holding Awarded $1.59 Million Software Systems Contracts for Flash Flood Early Warning and Forecast in Beijing

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured contracts to develop core software systems for flash flood early warning and forecast projects in Beijing. The contracts totaled approximately $1.59 million (approximately RMB9.98 ...

May 2, 2012

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

Tri-Tech Holding Wins $1.68 Million Flash Flood Early Warning Contract in Yunnan Province

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), a premier Chinese company that provides turn-key solutions in China for the water resources, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control markets, announced today that its subsidiary, Beijing Yanyu Water Tech Co., Ltd. (Yanyu), has been awarded a contract for a flash flood early warning project in three counties of Yuxi City, ...

Jul. 14, 2011

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

Disaster Resilient Cities: CERC Workshop in Kuala Lumpur

In July 2017 CERC ran a 5-day workshop at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur which included training on air pollution modelling using ADMS-Urban and EMIT. The workshop was part of a multi-million pound project we first reported on in February this year that aims to develop a prototype multi-hazard platform for disaster management in Kuala Lumpur. The project looks at forecasting ...

Sep. 19, 2017

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Australia faces stormy future as temperatures soar

New research into storm patterns warns that flash floods are likely to sweep across the Australian landscape with increasing intensity, particularly in urban or residential areas. Peak rainfall is predicted to soar with rising surface temperatures as the world’s largest island – and also its smallest continent − experiences ever greater extremes of heat. Civil engineers from ...

Jun. 13, 2015

By Climate News Network

Disaster Resilient Cities: CERC Workshop and Training in Kuala Lumpur

In July 2017 CERC ran a 5-day workshop at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur which included training on air pollution modelling using ADMS-Urban and EMIT. The workshop was part of a multi-million pound project we first reported on in February this year that aims to develop a prototype multi-hazard platform for disaster management in Kuala Lumpur. The project looks at forecasting ...

Sep. 19, 2017

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Transylvania Flash Floods Defanged - NoFloods Spring Demo Tour In Romania

In June 2018, Romania was hit by heavy rains which increased the water levels in rivers and lakes, thus creating floods in most areas within the country. One of the cities where flooding was highly devastating was Bacău. There, water levels were high and it even exceeded 3 meters in some areas. This was an extreme case isolated to specific areas, whereas in most common floods, water ...

May 13, 2019

By Environment Solutions ApS

Tri-Tech Holding Wins $8.06 Million Flash Flood Forecasting and River Hydrologic Monitoring Contracts

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured contracts for flash flood early warning and small river hydrologic monitoring projects in ten provinces and municipalities in China. The projects total approximately $8.06 million ...

Jul. 12, 2012

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

2014 confirmed as Australia’s third warmest year on record

The Australia Bureau of Meteorology confirms Australia has recorded its third warmest calendar year since national records began in 1910. Assistant Director for Climate Information Services, Neil Plummer, said 2014 was characterized by frequent heatwaves and warm spells, and a notable reduction in cold weather. “Much of Australia experienced temperatures very much above average in 2014, ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Tri-Tech Holding Wins $3.2 Million Contract for Flash Flood Monitoring and Forecasting Project

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIT), a premier Chinese company that provides leading turn-key solutions in China for water resources, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and the pollution control markets, today announced that its affiliate, Beijing Yanyu Water Tech Co., Ltd ("Yanyu"), has been awarded a contract for flash flood monitoring and forecasting projects valued at 20.87 ...

May 25, 2011

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

Tri-Tech Holding Wins $7.02 Million Flash Flood Early Warning and River Hydrologic Monitoring Contracts in Five Chinese Provinces

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured contracts for flash flood early warning and small river hydrologic monitoring projects in five provinces in China. The projects total approximately $7.02 million (approximately RMB 44.25 ...

Apr. 20, 2012

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

Tri-Tech Holding Awarded Seven Additional Flash Flood Early Warning Contracts Valued at $2.4 Million

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), a premier Chinese company that provides turn-key solutions in China for the water resources, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control markets, announced today that its subsidiary, Beijing Yanyu Water Tech Co., Ltd. (Yanyu), has been awarded a contract for flash flood early warning projects in two counties of Xingtai City and ...

Jul. 20, 2011

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

Tri-Tech Holding Wins $5.26 Million Flash Flood Early Warning and River Hydrologic Monitoring System Contracts

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured contracts for flash flood early warning and small river hydrologic monitoring projects in three provinces in China. The projects totaled approximately $5.26 million (approximately RMB ...

Jan. 17, 2012

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

How ecosystems protect communities against natural hazards

Haiti, one of the poorest and most environmentally degraded countries in the western hemisphere, is one of the many examples in recent times of the crucial role played by ecosystems in reducing disaster risk. Prior to the earthquake in January 2010 which devastated the country, environmental degradation was already a critical challenge, as extensively degraded catchments made Haiti's rural and ...

Oct. 13, 2010

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Disaster Resilient Cities: CERC Workshop and Training in Kuala Lumpur

In December 2018, Dr Jenny Stocker and Mr Steve Smith from CERC presented at the 'Emissions Inventory and Air Quality Modelling Workshop' at the Universiti Kabangsaan Malaysia(UKM) as part of the Newton-Ungku Omar funded project 'Disaster Resilient Cities: Forecasting Local Level Climate Extremes & Physical Hazards for Kuala Lumpur'. This project, now in its third year, looks at forecasting ...

Jan. 17, 2019

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Costly Property Damage Caused by Arizona’s Monsoon Season

Powerful thunderstorms, dust storms, heatwaves, lightning, wildfires, hail and flash floods are all a common occurrence for residents of Arizona during the monsoon season. In fact, the 3 ½ months that make up the monsoon season typically brings about half of the region’s annual rainfall. With a month left to go before the official end of the monsoon season, the powerful storms ...

Aug. 31, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

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