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Word: flooding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fact, Cambridge will probably escape most of the fury of what State Natural Resources Commissioner Robert L. Yasi has termed the "worst flood to hit southeastern Massachusetts since...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: Baby, the Rain Must Fall | 3/20/1968 | See Source »

...heaviest March rains in Massachusetts history will raise the Charles eight feet above flood level by Friday, the Massachusetts Civil Defense office said last night...

Author: By J. MACKENZIE Fallows, | Title: Record Rains Swell Charles; May Cause Flooding by Friday | 3/19/1968 | See Source »

...Weather Bureau issued emergency Flash Flood warnings late last night as the swollen river--already running three to four feet above flood level in many areas--began to cause minor flood damage near Needham...

Author: By J. MACKENZIE Fallows, | Title: Record Rains Swell Charles; May Cause Flooding by Friday | 3/19/1968 | See Source »

...Friday, the Charles will overflow its banks and threaten "severe flood damage" in several areas near Needham, Civil Defense authorities said last night...

Author: By J. MACKENZIE Fallows, | Title: Record Rains Swell Charles; May Cause Flooding by Friday | 3/19/1968 | See Source »

...surrounding mountains to bring water into the electric generators and irrigation releases. Eventually a 50-mile reservoir will form behind the dam to provide water for crops during West Pakistan's long dry season. So much silt does the Indus carry-twice as much as the Nile at flood season-that the reservoir will be nearly silt-filled in 50 years. To overcome this problem, a link will be dug to the Haro River, which flows near the Indus, and a second reservoir will be created...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan: Winner of the Job | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

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