A flood event often changes the terrain as water moves sediment and debris across the landscape. Learn how terrain changes are measured using lidar remote sensing data.
last updated: 11 Sep 2020
The amount and/or duration of rainfall can impact how severe a flood is. Learn how rainfall is measured and used to understand flood impacts.
last updated: 11 Sep 2020
Learn more about the stream discharge data that is used in this data story.
last updated: 11 Sep 2020
Changes in the atmosphere, including how quickly a storm moves can impact the severity of a flood. Learn more about how atmospheric conditions impact flood events.
last updated: 11 Sep 2020
The 2013 flood event caused significant damage throughout the state of Colorado, USA. Learn about what caused the 2013 floods in Colorado and also some of the impacts.
last updated: 11 Sep 2020
Practice interpreting data on plots that show rainfall (precipitation) and stream flow (discharge) as it changes over time.
last updated: 06 Mar 2020
Learn how to use the time series feature in Google Earth to view before and after images of a location.
last updated: 27 Jan 2022
Practice interpreting data on plots that show rainfall (precipitation) and stream flow (discharge) as it changes over time.
last updated: 03 Sep 2019
Learn why documentation is important when analyzing data by evaluating someone elses report on the Colorado floods.
last updated: 03 Sep 2019
Learn how to use the time series feature in Google Earth to view before / after images of a location.
last updated: 30 Mar 2020