What We Have Learned Since the Big Thompson Flood

这个项目将需要一个全国性的研讨会，一个由从业人员和科学家组成的多学科小组将讨论10年前发生在大汤普森的洪水，以及自那以来在研究、政策、立法和信息传输方面发生的事情。将编写一份总结关于这些问题的现有信息的白皮书，并将在会议前分发。研讨会为期两天半，将讨论三个基本问题：大汤普森事件如何影响政策、研究和信息流；过去10年对山洪灾害的脆弱性是增加了还是减少了，未来10年将发生什么；大汤普森洪水的长期影响是什么，以及可以从中学到什么。

This project will call for a national Symposium where a multidisciplinary group of practitioners and scientists will discuss the flash flood that occurred 10 years ago at the Big Thompson and what has happened since with regard to research, policy, legislation, and information transfer. A white paper summarizing available information on these issues will be prepared and will be circulated prior to the meeting. The Symposium will run for 2 1/2 days and three basic questions will be addressed: how the Big Thompson event affected policy, research, and information flow; whether the vulnerability to flash flood disasters increased or decreased in these last 10 years, and what will happen in the next 10 years; and what have been the long-term impacts of the Big Thompson flood, and what can be learned from it.