INQUIRER.net: UP team about to complete mapping of flood-prone areas

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UP team about to complete mapping of flood-prone areas Oct 18th 2013, 23:52 MANILA, Philippines—An all-Filipino team of scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) is about to complete the creation of flood hazard maps that can accurately forecast the path of flash floods for some of the most flood-prone areas in the country.   After less than two years, the UP Disaster Risk and Exposure Assessment for Mitigation (Dream), the biggest component of the government's Noah (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) project, reported that it has finished acquiring data for 17 of the 18 critical river basins.   Dr. Enrico Paringit, head of the UP Dream team, said the mapping of the floodplain areas around Cagayan River is expect... Keep on reading: UP team about to complete mapping of flood-prone areas Media files: UP_OBLATION1-400x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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