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What is meant by a nonstructural approach to flood control?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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The primary function of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission is to:
 
  A) provide satellite data about precipitation in the low latitudes, over both land and water.
  B) forecast the tracks of hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere.
  C) utilize remote sensing to measure precipitation amounts in uninhabited rain forests.
  D) aid in the reconstruction of past climates in the tropics.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
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A nonstructural approach means not building artificial levees, flood control dams, or channelization projects. This basically comes down to sound floodplain management: preventing people from using high-risk flood areas for things that will be destroyed by inevitable floods.

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