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Within hours of learning about flooding in southern West Virginia last year, the WVU community sprang into action, and is still working on recovery projects in the flood-damaged region as we approach the first anniversary of the devastating event.
Resources and experts:
EXPERT PITCH from July 6, 2016: WVU experts foresee more extreme weather and historic flooding as communities recover from latest storms
John Deskins , director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research and associate professor of economics, can provide insight about the economic impact to flooded communities.
The West Virginia Flood Tool
is designed to provide floodplain managers, insurance agents, developers, real
estate agents, local planners and citizens with an effective means by which to
make informed decisions about the degree of flood risk for a specific area or
property.
WVU Extension Service offers disaster preparedness information
The Mountain Hydrology Laboratory
Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic
College of Law Magazine article: When the Flood CameLink to June 12, 2017 news release:
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