------------------------------------------------- Flood A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of thetide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that
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http://www.prlog.org/10089680-top-10-most-devastating-floods-in-history.html Wake Forest‚ NC – To fully understand the effect floods have on civilizations please enjoy the following list of the top 10 most devastating floods in history. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) - Jul. 15‚ 2008 - 1. Huang He (Yellow) River‚ China 1931 Death Toll: 1‚000‚000 to 3‚700‚000 The Huang He river is prone to flooding due to the surrounding low plains. A high silt content in the river (which
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A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may occur
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FLOOD A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering bywater of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur
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The Midwest Drought: Can Global Warming Be Blamed? The drought which swept across the Midwestern United States in the summer of 2012 has been the most severe and widespread drought of the past 50 years. The population of the Midwest is approximately 61 million people and the region includes the states of Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ Michigan‚ Minnesota‚ Missouri‚ Nebraska‚ Ohio‚ North and South Dakota and Wisconsin. The percentage area experiencing moderate to exceptional drought in the Midwest
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2011‚ the state capital of Queensland‚ Brisbane‚ faced the second highest flood since the start of the 20th century. Major flooding occurred throughout the Brisbane River catchment‚ the Lockyer Creek and Bremer River. Which has now fundamentally impacted the residential property market. At the peak of the flood‚ approximately 11‚900 homes were completely flooded while a further 14‚700 homes were partially flooded. Numerous flood height records were broken and many suffered vastly from economic‚ social
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been experienced drought for more than 5 years. However‚ most of people don’t realize California drought is a big environment disaster. The drought affects the agriculture directly‚ so that a lot of famers experience the loss of their products. According to the BBC news‚ California drought has already made more than 50‚000 people turn into unemployment‚ and the California drought also cause the economic loss accumulated to 2 billion Dollars. Other than that‚ the extremely drought lead to mountain
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Flash flood From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Driving through a flash-flooded road Nepal Monsoon A flash flood after a thunderstorm in the Gobi‚ Mongolia A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes‚ rivers‚ dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm‚ hurricane‚ tropical storm‚ or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods may occur after the collapse
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Drought is a weather related natural disaster. It is an extended period when a region receives an insufficient amount of water whether atmospheric‚ surface or ground water. A drought can last for months or years‚ or may be declared after as few as 15 days. Generally‚ this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years‚ even a short‚ intense
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Third‚ the drought in California causes the environment to change. Drought affects our environment in many different ways‚ both temporary and permanently. For the temporary impact‚ since plants and animals depend on water just like us‚ we may lose a lot of food supply. However‚ drought can impact our environment in the most serious way‚ and it will last very long even when the drought is over. The permanent impact that created by drought may include such as‚ loss of wetlands (moisture)‚ wind and
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