Floods and the "Postattack biology problem": A preliminary survey

Harold H. Mitchell

ResearchPublished 1964

A study to estimate some upper bounds on the magnitude of the flood problem in the postattack environment. It suggests that they can be estimated by considering the maximum floods that have already occurred, for, if large floods do occur, their severity is not likely to be greatly affected by the loss of ground cover caused by the fire and radiation effects of a thermonuclear attack. The limit so estimated is $4 billion, at a 1950-51 cost and development level. Health aspects of floods and human adjustments are considered in the light of past experience. Some problems related to the postattack situation are suggested for further study.

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Mitchell, Harold H., Floods and the "Postattack biology problem": A preliminary survey. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1965. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4238.html.
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