Regular annual flooding is essential to people who live on the flood plain of these rivers‚ the farming season is planned around the floods‚ rice is a main crop and requires large quantities of water. Also‚ when the river floods it leaves behind fertile silt. write about how soils‚ vegetation and climate influence surface runoff which influences flooding or water shortage in the stupid drainage basin.. 1. Flood - Like droughts‚ flood are a naturally occurring phenomenon. Flooding is a result of
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REPORT On Environment Degradation & Climate Change Date of Submission: 21/11/2011 Definition: Environmental degradation is a result of the dynamic interplay of socio-economic‚ institutional and technological activities. Environmental changes may be driven by many factors including economic growth
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including‚ enlargement and increased numbers of glacial lakes‚ settlements in mountain regions are at high risk of outburst floods caused by melting glaciers. Governmental institutions in some areas are responding to the problems caused by global climate changes by building drainage networks and dams. The climate changes also lead to increasing volatility in storms and wild fires‚ droughts‚ and reduced energy demand’s and increasing sea levels. The aspects of climate change we are certain of are as
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layer has big holes. Those big holes are increasing the temperature of the earth because the sun’s rays came to the earth with more intensity. These high temperatures on the earth are making hotter days‚ rainfall‚ flood‚ wildfires‚ earthquakes‚ tornados F4 or F5‚ stronger hurricanes‚ droughts more severe‚ melting glaciers‚ and rise seas levels. As a result‚ each year those natural Phenomena are stronger and powerful causing many death and destructions. A lot intense climate is already occurring.
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settlers of this area met with many challenges. The semiarid Great Plains offer lush farm land during wet years but it also alternates between wet years and years of drought. The cold winters initially presented the settlers with challenges. However‚ the settler’s response to the cold winters ensured their demise when the years of drought presented a new challenge. During the harsh winters of the Great Plains‚ the fields were left unplanted when winds were most prevalent. Additionally‚ deep plowing
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The Indian Monsoon The monsoon is a yearly cycle‚ where the direction of the wind changes‚ bringing storms and rainfall to the land‚ and when the wind changes again it brings drought to the land. This creates a wet and a dry season in some areas‚ such as the Indian region. However‚ this is not a set of wet and dry seasons‚ the monsoon varies from year to year and even from day to day. The word “monsoon” is believed to have originated from the Arabic word mausem‚ which itself means “season” (Fein
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possible consequences of global warming at international‚ national (UK‚ Bangladesh) and local (London) scales. Over recent years global warming has been causing climate change through rising sea levels and many extreme events such as floods‚ heat waves‚ and droughts and storms these events could have massive consequences economically‚ socially‚ environmentally and politically on a large scale‚ from international level down to local areas. One of the biggest concerns on an international scale
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Technical report on global warming WJR Alexander Professor Emeritus‚ Department of Civil and Biosystems Engineering‚ University of Pretoria‚ South Africa. Email alexwjr@iafrica.com 23 November 2005 I have just completed my technical report An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the climate of South Africa. (The extended summary of the report is now available. It consists of 92 pages‚ 14 tables‚ 16 figures and 50 references.) The conclusion is that there are no scientifically
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predictions. As sea levels rise due to increases in global temperatures the risks of flooding are much higher and therefore a greater emphases on water management based on the minimisation and adaptation to these changes in capacity must be made (I.E. flood defences). Also as climate change affects the quality and quantity of water‚ supply strategies must adapt. These practices will have a major impact on how climate change will affect the water sector and in some countries
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Natural Hazards Faith McPhee SANDSTORMS -wind current goes under layer of sand and picks it up like a tidal wave. -mostly in deserts (no vegetation) -Dust Devils in U.S.A (smaller version of sandstorm but with dust) -is sometimes caused by soil loss in dry lands -fast moving Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection
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