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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 2 – The unique qualities of this catchment – By Eleanor Morrison

The Bowmont-Glen catchment has special qualities and is truly unique, both ecologically and physically: The Tweed catchment is renowned for its diverse and traditional landscapes, which support a rich variety of important habitats and species; this has been recognised through … Continue reading

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MNV Sustainable Flood Management Demonstration Sites

A group visiting an MNV Sustainable flood management demonstration site Floods are destructive processes which damage buildings, agricultural land and transport networks, but are also constructive processes that maintain dynamic river systems and help landscapes to evolve. Flood management is … Continue reading

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MNV in the Teviot Catchment – Part 2

Borthwick Water in flood conditions Links between the physical characteristics of the Teviot Catchment and flooding The Teviot river basin above Hawick is 324 km2 in area and includes three main river systems: River Teviot, Borthwick Water and Slitrig Water … Continue reading

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Environmental factors controlling floods in Tajikistan

To assess the environmental factors controlling floods in Tajikistan, comparisons were made between the river flows in each river basin and the climate in different locations. The analysis identified those basins with the highest floods and produced indicative results of … Continue reading

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Historical record of floods in Tajikistan

Tajikistan weather observation station Flooding is not a new phenomenon in Tajikistan, there is evidence from a range of sources that major floods have occurred in historical times. Landforms in the mountains and foothills supply ample evidence of extreme paleo-floods. … Continue reading

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Himalayan Sediments

Landslip in the Langtang Valley – Nepal Sediment loads of Asian rivers are reported to be the highest in the world, delivering an estimated 80% of total sediment input to the oceans. These large sediment loads are due to the … Continue reading

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