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    Earthquakes ------------------------------------------------- Flood From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Flood (disambiguation). Contemporary picture of the flood that struck the North Sea coast of Germany andDenmark in October 1634. People seeking refuge from flood in Java. ca. 1865–1876. Flooding of a creek due to heavymonsoonal rain and high tide in Darwin‚Northern Territory‚ Australia. Jeddah Flood‚ covering King Abdullah Street in Saudi Arabia. Flooding

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    describe and explain the different impacts of flooding. (25) Floods make a big impact on the environment and society. Floods can destroy drainage systems in cities. Also in cases of severe floods‚ buildings can be damaged and even destroyed. This can lead to catastrophic events on the environment and society. Floods also cause millions of pounds worth of damage. However‚ floods do have a slight positive effect on the environment as floods spread sediment-containing nutrients to soil that might never

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    North-West and Kherkatia Suti in Northeast. Geomorphologically the island is alluvial. Large number of wetlands and rivulets constitute excellent breeding ground for numerous indigenous fishes. Every year whether there in flood in Assam or not‚ the Majuli Sub- Division is always affected by floods‚ forcing people to take shelter in roads and higher land. DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS As per the year 2011 Majuli consists of a total of 248 villages with a total population of 153400. Out of this Majuli

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    Flood defence funding of £120m announced Many parts of UK have been flooded after heavy storms in recent years. The government has announced £120m of funding for flood defences‚ as households across Britain contend with the aftermath of heavy storms. Ministers estimate that the money‚ which will be delivered between next year and 2015‚ will improve flood protection for up to 60‚000 homes. It comes just days after about 800 UK homes were flooded in recent storms. Labour said it shows how "shortsighted

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    through the great plain of northern India. It has long been notorious for its devastating floods‚ which may rise as much as […] 9 m in 24 hours and which long made vast tracts of northern Bihār unsafe for habitation or cultivation.”2 The special features of the Kosi river are therefore its high amount of sediments it is transporting and the resulting floods – an aspect we will discuss later more detailed. The last flood of the Kosi river happened in August 2008‚ the repercussions of which were disastrous

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    3qbu43A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population ’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without

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    INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in

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    was done to prevent the tragedy. In the Civil Engineering Magazine‚ models have been made in the 1990’s and a while before that that‚ if a category 4 or 5 hurricane hit New Orleans there would be a catastrophic flood and the city would be devastated. The magazine says that the flood could reach heights of 25 feet. "With Hurricane Katrina‚ some parts of New Orleans saw up to 20 feet of water" (12a). With all this information being known a while back‚ why wasn’t anything being done to change and

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    from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. List of natural calamities 1) Earthquakes 2) Volcanic eruptions 3) Hydrological disasters a. Floods b. Limbic eruptions c. Tsunami 4) Meteorological disasters

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    they ultimately result in an increase of water into the system thus triggering a flood event to occur. These factors vary depending on if the flooding is inland or coastal‚ but they include heavy rainfall‚ storm surges‚ and snow melt. However‚ humans can exacerbate the hazard in a number of ways‚ such as through increasing the amount of impermeable surfaces‚ building in floodplains and a high population density in flood risk areas. One of the primary causes of river flooding is prolonged and heavy

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