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How are droughts and floods similar?
What they both have in common is water. Drought is the result of to little water, whereas a flood happens because of to much water.
Why is there a flood risk after a summer thunderstorm?
Too much precipitation causes the flood.
What effects did tewkesbury flood have?
The Tewkesbury flood in 2007 displaced hundreds of residents, caused substantial damage to homes and businesses, and led to significant economic losses. The flood also resulted in power cuts, contaminated water supplies, and transportation disruptions in the area. Efforts to improve flood defenses and emergency response have been made since the event.
What are the problems faced by the people of flood effected areas?
People in flood-affected areas face challenges such as displacement from their homes, loss of property and livelihoods, food and water shortages, health risks from contaminated water, and potential outbreaks of diseases. They also deal with emotional stress, trauma, and the long process of recovery and rebuilding their lives.
How much does an air hockey puck weigh?
An air hockey puck typically weighs between 1 and 2.5 ounces.
How high can a flood get?
A flood can go as high as the land and water allow. There is no limit to the rise of flood waters because a flood is not a controlled event.
How much is 16 mm to inche?
0.62992"
Too much of what causes a river to flood?
Water.
How much flood water do trees consume?
98
What are the differences between flood and drought?
They are opposites to each other. A drought is no water, but a flood is too much.
How much does 1 cubic inche of mercury weigh?
0.49 lbs.
What are the effects of having limited water in dam and to much reserved water?
it will make a flood
How much water is classified as a flood?
It depends on the situation and the circumstances. A gallon of water on your bathroom floor is a flood. You can have flood lights that illuminate your yard. The doctor will flood your eye with water if you have a foreign object in it. We once had a flood in Iraq that was the result of a 1 inch rain. Since the water couldn't soak into the hard-baked soil, it caused lots of problems. That same 1 inch of rain in Oregon would be an everyday occurrence. The best answer is that a flood is more water than usual and there is so much that it causes inconvenience, up to and including property damage.
What happened when the tsunami wave started hitting the coasts?
much water flood much land!
Where does a flood form?
A flood will form in areas where there is heavy rainfalls and poor drainage. This means that there so much water that does not have an exit channel.
How does water turn into a flood?
Because it rains so much that there's too much water and the ground can't soak all of it in.
What happens when there is to much water in a river too quickly?
flash floods
