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  1. Conceptualizing River Floodplains
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    doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005681 <-- shared paper/commentary
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    "PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: River floodplains are integrative ecosystems in which diverse processes operate together to maintain river health. Floodplains are as critical to river health as the channel itself, yet floodplains lack the legal protections afforded to river channels in many countries.
    KEY POINTS
    β€’ A river floodplain is an integrative physical, chemical, biological system and a key component of a river corridor
    β€’ Contemporary societal perceptions and regulatory frameworks do not reflect this scientific consensus...”
    #water #hydrology #river #floodplain #surfacewater #geology #sedimentology #geomorphology #ecology #biogeochemical #policy #planning #interdisciplinary #model #modeling #management #monitoring #ecosystem #riverhealth #legal #regulations #humanimpacts #overview

  2. >texastribune.org/2025/07/09/te

    >Some people don’t have a choice but to live in flood-prone areas, where land is typically cheaper. **Often, cities and towns only allow cheaper housing like mobile and manufactured homes to go in places that carry a higher risk of flooding**, said Andrew Rumbach, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute who studies climate risk. When a weather disaster destroys a mobile home park, often it gets rebuilt right where it was, Rumbach said.

    Well that's stupid and backwards.

    #TexasTribune #Flooding #FloodPlain #Hydrology