National Womenâs History Month. By 1986, 14 states had already declared March as Womenâs History Month. This momentum and state-by-state action was used as the rational to lobby Congress to declare the entire month of March 1987 as National Womenâs History Month. In 1987, Congress declared March as National Womenâs History Month in perpetuity.
Heavy rains in China occur along the seasonal Mei-Yu (âplum rainsâ) front extends from eastern China across Taiwan into the Pacific south of Japan. Associated with the southwest monsoon, these rains typically affect southeastern China from mid-May to mid-June and northern China during July and August. Severe floods tend to have a substantial impact on agricultural output, which is reflected by the CPI, due to heavy food weightings in the inflation basket.
Fluvial (River) Flooding Fluvial flooding occurs when rivers burst their banks as a result of sustained or intense rainfall. The image below shows fluvial flood risk for Dublin, created using our Flowrouteâ¢ flood modelling software. Fluvial Flooding Impact: Cornwall. Flowrouteâ¢ is used to predict the depth, duration, velocity and extent of flooding and is highly accurate. The images below compare fluvial flood risk modelled for Lostwithiel in Cornwall against aerial photography of an actual flooding event at that location in 2010. Coastal Flooding. Coastal flooding is caused by extreme tidal conditions including high tides, storm surges and tsunamis.