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X-WR-CALNAME:Wimberley Floods: Better Prediction & Preparation
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DESCRIPTION:The Wimberley flooding has caught everyone by surprise.  Earlie
 r this year\, rains originating in Blanco\, Texas\, resulted in flash floo
 ding more than 30 miles downstream in Wimberley.  320 homes were destroyed
 \, an equal number incurred major damage\, and 12 lives were lost.  More r
 ecently\, rainfall in Wimberley caused additional flooding. \n\nDr. David 
 Maidment\, in the Center for Research in Water Resources at UT Austin\, is
  developing flood forecasting tools that provide more rapid and accurate p
 rediction of extreme flood events in central Texas. He is working with Mr.
  Harry Evans\, former Chief of Staff for the Austin Fire Department\, to i
 dentify more effective early warning and flood response mapping.  Dr. Calv
 in Streeter\, in the School of Social Work at UT Austin\, has been at the 
 forefront of developing new theories for community dynamics and organizati
 on in the face of such disasters.  This seminar is a novel and integrated 
 presentation from these three leading experts on how to better predict and
  prepare for extreme flooding events in central Texas.  The seminar will b
 e opened by the City Administrator of Wimberley\, Don Ferguson\, who will 
 talk about the devastating effects of the flooding and the overwhelming co
 mmunity response.
LOCATION:Bass Auditorium in the LBJ School
SUMMARY:Wimberley Floods: Better Prediction & Preparation
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.utexas.edu/event/wimberley_floods_better_pre
 diction_preparation
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Policy & Law
CATEGORIES:Research
CATEGORIES:Science & Technology
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