Floods happen when more water is introduced to an area than can be quickly removed. That's about it, but there's more to floods, what causes them and the havoc they can wreak. Join Josh and Chuck in this super-saturated classic episode of Stuff You Should Know.
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# Stuff You Should Know - Flooding
In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive into the science and history of flooding, starting with how Earth's water cycle works and why rivers eventually overflow their banks. They explore everything from the devastating 1889 Johnstown Flood and the tragic 1976 Big Thompson Canyon flash flood in Colorado to how human interference with dams and levees sometimes just moves the problem downstream. Along the way, they explain why even a couple feet of rushing water can sweep away a car and discuss the messy aftermath of major floods, like when Florence was buried under 600,000 tons of mud and sewage in 1966.
"You can travel there via the movie Greece. Oh, like the LA River Basin? — Josh mistakenly refers to 'Grease' as 'Greece' when discussing the LA River and concrete flood channels."
— Josh
"Hey, dude, bring you back to the days of slip dresses and choker necklaces. — Advertisement for a podcast about the 1990s that uses the cult classic TV show 'Hey Dude' as a reference point."
M*A*S*H
1970
1h 56m
★ 7.0
"Mash was in Malibu for God's sake. — Chuck mentions that the film M*A*S*H was shot in Malibu."
— Chuck
"Before they paved it with concrete, they used it for the canoe scenes in a lot of the Tarzan movies in the 30s. — Chuck mentions that the LA River was used for canoe scenes in Tarzan films from the 1930s before it was paved."
— Chuck
"Remember the Simpsons? They never mentioned where they were going when they went to that huge football game. — Josh references The Simpsons episode with Dolly Parton where they avoid mentioning the Super Bowl by name."
— Josh
"It's in the movie Them. And where they have the car race. — Chuck mentions the 1954 sci-fi film 'Them!' as featuring scenes in the LA River with a car race."
— Chuck
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