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Floods are caused by a high flow of water, from precipitation (rain, melting snows etc...) if there is more water than the land can naturally deal with through the water table, ground water flow and channels (rivers/lakes etc...) and the land is already saturated flooding will occur rivers will break their banks and spread onto their flood plains, the water table will rise and ground water flow will increase where there are no channels.
Some effects are the devastation in poorer countries caused by flash floods and the shifting of sediments (mud slides).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoHeavy rainfall causes lots of lakes and rivers to break their banks. The effect was that the local area flooded.
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What caused the Mozambique floods in 2000?
the reason why Mozambique gets floods is cause of their heavy rain falls and for 1 of them floods is cause the other country opened the dam gates when the river was already full
What are the similarities between heavy rain and runoff?
Both heavy rain and runoff can cause floods.
What are the short term effects of floods in Mozambique?
people drowning, a shortage of food and water, water contamination, huge rise in waer bourne diseases and transport and communtiation links being lost
What mdicine that cause madness?
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Where in Nebraska is the most floods?
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How the Tidewater effects life in the southeast?
It affects life by floods. If it is too high it make cause bad floods that are very high.It reaches the tops of houses.
What were the effects of the somerset floods?
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What effects does the river amazon floods have on people and the environment?
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Is a water cycle negative or positive?
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In what two ways can hurricane cause floods?
it can cause floods by saying hey wat you doin and it can cause floods by the hurricane looking at the water.....LOL
What changes do floods cause?
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What are the effects of the Pakistan floods?
Damages to infrastruture
How suffers the harmful effects of the cyclones or floods?
you
What are the effects of weather changes and floods?
destruction!
What are the effects of the warmer world?
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Will cutting trees cause tsunamis?
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Do tornadoes cause floods?
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