Flooding in Nigeria SUMMARY Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world‚ claiming more lives and causing more property damage than any other natural phenomena. In Nigeria‚ though not leading in terms of claiming lives‚ flood affects and displaces more people than any other disaster; it also causes more damage to properties. At least 20 per cent of the population is at risk from one form of flooding or another. In Nigeria‚ flood disaster has been perilous to people
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and impacts of the 1998 Flood Bangladesh - Fact File is one of the world’s most densely populated countries! has a population of 125m inhabitants is one of the poorest countries in the world with a GNP of $200 per head has three of the world’s most powerful rivers passing through its country - The Ganges‚ the Meghna & the Brahmaputra contains virtually no raw materials or rock experiences floods and tropical storms every year The Physical Causes of the Floods Most of the country consists
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history of flooding due to abnormal climate conditions. Every year precautions are taken to help minimize damages that are caused by the flooding. There are four main reasons that contribute to the river flooding so often. These main reasons for the floods are: Synchrony of discharge with spring thaw‚ ice jams‚ glacial lake plain‚ and the decrease in gradient downstream. The first reason that contributes to the river flooding so often is the ice melting in the spring. The Red River flows northward
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FLOODING IN BANGLADESH CAUSES OF THE FLOODS There are several physical reasons why Bangladesh suffers from flooding almost every summer; It has the perfect conditions for such as disaster- this is because : • tropical cyclones from the bay of Bengal bringing heavy rain and storm waves in late summer • 70% of the land of the total area is less than 1 metre above sea level • The total annual rain falls in the summer of Dhaka is almost 2000mm • Rivers lakes and swamps cover more than 10% of the
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Environmental Management Practical Work. Names: Tyra Alonso‚ Vicky Barbieri. Course: Year Four. Uses of fresh water: 1. The UN subdivides water into 3 sectors. Which ones? 2. What do developing countries mainly use water for? 3. How can these countries boost food output? 4. What do developed countries mainly use water for? Water supply from natural resources: Define the following words and illustrate with pictures from the web: ← Aquifer ← Impermeable Rock
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Floods in Asia: Lessons to be learned from Thailand Said Irandoust‚ Asit K Biswas Special to The Nation January 25‚ 2012 1:00 am [pic] During the last year‚ many Asian countries have witnessed flooding‚ including Bangladesh‚ China‚ India‚ Japan‚ Laos‚ North Korea‚ Pakistan‚ Thailand‚ the Philippines and Singapore. The economic damage has varied significantly - minor in Singapore but very substantial in Thailand. The floods have once again brought the twin issues of disaster management and
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being that its one meter above sea level‚ as well as it being a LEDC meaning it’s a less economical developed country. The rivers leading from the Himalayas flow into the sea‚ when they suffer with heavy rain the excess water starts to over flow and flood and waterlog land and surroundings. The physical causes are‚ the monsoon climate brings very heavy rain and snow‚ and soils are leached and heavy runoff results in soil erosion‚ snow melting results in soil erosion and a rapid increase in river discharge
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the storm. The night of August 29‚ 2005 Barry Tucker and his family fell asleep for the night. The storm had already started and damage and flooding was happening. The very next morning Barry woke up in his living room and water was starting to flood the whole downstairs of his home. He woke up his dad and they ran upstairs to his mom and sister to wake them up. The water was already rising to the second level of there home. The family escaped up to the attic and in no time the water rose up there
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Comparing the effect of flooding in MEDCs and LEDCs: Boscastle and Bangladesh: The main difference between floods in MEDCs and LEDCs are the impacts of floods in each place. Very similar floods produce severely worse effects in Ledcs than they do in Medcs. The Boscastle and Bangladesh floods were essentially very similar in terms of amount of rain and water that flooded the land‚ never the less in Boscastle‚ despite there being severe damage to property and the whole of the town being flooded
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