In addition, there are other partners that contribute to the IHP implementation, such as: water-related government organizations, the academic sector, research institutes, NGOs and institutions related to hydrology, hydraulics and water quality at regional and international levels, among others.

UNESCO: International Hydrological Programme (IHP)

When their 3-meters long robot, nicknamed "Anna Konda", is connected to a fire hose the hydraulics enable it to project a powerful stream of water and give it enough power to lift 650 kilograms, strong enough, its developers believe, to punch a hole through a door or wall to get to the flames.

CNN: Snake robots slither to the rescue

But Rockwood's mismanagement and failure to understand basic hydraulics proved devastating, as heavy rains pushed the Colorado's muddy water over its banks in 1905, destroying nearly 100, 000 acres of newly planted crops.

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