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Recent Examples of floodplain
Communities of the Barotse derive diverse livelihoods from the floodplain, including livestock rearing, crop production, and fishing.
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Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
This has partly been attributed to rapid urban development, which has created sprawl that encases floodplains in impermeable concrete.
—Christy Choi, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Another official said the standard will increase the number of feet structures can be elevated and broaden floodplains.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 10 July 2024
The river's floodplain forests are also struggling.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
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Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
This has partly been attributed to rapid urban development, which has created sprawl that encases floodplains in impermeable concrete.
—Christy Choi, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Another official said the standard will increase the number of feet structures can be elevated and broaden floodplains.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 10 July 2024
The river's floodplain forests are also struggling.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
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The Indian monsoon failed, followed by late, torrential rains that triggered widespread flooding in the Ganges basin.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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To spot tiny cracks, look for beads of water on the outside of the toilet bowl, especially near the tank or basin.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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Surviving birds can sometimes be spotted in some of the seasonal wetlands and grasslands of the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Harvey Marsh in Sunnyvale Baylands Park, East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood Preserve, Fremont’s Coyote Hills Regional Park and along eastern Contra Costa County’s Suisun Bay.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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One of the coolest hikes within the park is Mosaic Canyon, which leads hikers into a narrow canyon with smooth, steep walls.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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To dig deeper into the park, consider trekking through The Narrows, a slot canyon where the walls of Zion Canyon rise 1,000 feet up while pinching to 30 feet wide at certain points.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
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Ever since a devastating tornado encounter, Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) gave up chasing storms across the Oklahoma prairie to safely study them on screens in New York City.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Smarsh goes back to glacial retreat to outline the history of the prairie and its importance as a vast ecosystem, at one time an abundant home for plants and wildlife alike.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Sep. 2024
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The roads are full of litter and potholes, with raw sewage and piles of uncollected garbage posing a health risk.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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The cost of salting roads in the winter and fixing potholes is more expensive when there is inflation.Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiere, did Wim’s dad seem to find him pretty quickly, considering that that gulch was a long speeder bike ride away from home?Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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The skies are the star attraction at Clear Sky Resorts Bryce Canyon, a new property set in a quiet gulch just 16 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon National Park.Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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Home to more national parks than anywhere else in Queensland, the peninsula houses a variety of landscapes, from lush rainforests to tropical savannas and vibrant coral reefs.Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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But the eastern shores of Lady Bird Lake also harbor small savanna ecosystems.Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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This week's episode, which aired on TV Wednesday and was available to Paramount+ subscribers Thursday morning, saw competitors cross an arctic lake in kayaks and hold their bodyweight to cross a ravine in a zipline-style challenge.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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From there, a bridge spans a short ravine into one of the lushest and most wooded portions of the trail.Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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