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Encyclopedia > Riss

The Riß is a small river in Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany. Its source is in Upper Swabia, between Bad Waldsee and Bad Schussenried. It flows north, through Biberach an der Riß. The Riß flows into the Danube between Ehingen and Erbach, approx. 20 km upstream from Ulm. The Murray River in Australia. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... Swabia (German: Schwaben) is both a historic and linguistic region in Germany. ... Bad Schussenried is a town in the district Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Part of Weberberg Biberach is a city in the south of Germany, capital of the district Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). ...


The Riß gave its name to the Riss glaciation, an ice age. The Wolstonian glaciation is a name for an ice age period which occurred between 200,000 and 125,000 years ago. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...


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RISS | Regional Information Sharing Systems Program (203 words)
Typical targets of RISS activities are terrorism, drug trafficking, violent crime, cybercrime, gang activity, and organized criminal activities.
The RISS Program is a federally funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
RISS serves over 7,300 member law enforcement agencies in 50 states, Canada, the District of Columbia, Australia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, England, and Puerto Rico.
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