What We Have Learned Since the Big Thompson Flood

该项目将要求召开一次全国研讨会，由多学科的从业者和科学家组成的小组将讨论10年前在大汤普森发生的山洪，以及此后在研究、政策、立法和信息传递方面发生的情况。将编写一份白皮书，概述有关这些问题的现有资料，并将在会议之前分发。研讨会将持续两天半，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；近10年山洪易损性是增加还是减少，未来10年会发生什么变化；以及大汤普森洪水的长期影响，以及我们可以从中学到什么。

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.