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Flooding is a natural event that humans are not able to stop. There are ways to prevent flooding by retaining walls such as dams, levees and reservoirs. Another way is to use vegetation such as grass, trees and shrubs to help protect the land from moving water and erosion.
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Do humans increase the risk of flooding?
Humans farm and that changes the land. They also build cities and that affects how water is absorbed into the soil. So yes, humans increase the risk of flooding.
Why are humans more vulnerable to flooding?
humans establish homes, and we are not as mobile as animals
What is the high wide wall built to stop a river from flooding?
A Levee
What is the definition of dikes?
Dikes are walls, or 'levees ' to stop rivers flooding.
What does the government do to protect places from flooding?
it helps to raise money to plan and build new flood defenses that will hopefully stop places from serious flooding
When did the flooding in cockermouth stop?
It didn't stop yet.
Why are humans vulnerable to flooding?
humans establish homes, and we are not as mobile as animals
How are rich countries affected by flooding?
well... there rich so they can stop the flooding.
Do humans increase the risk of flooding?
Humans farm and that changes the land. They also build cities and that affects how water is absorbed into the soil. So yes, humans increase the risk of flooding.
Why are humans more vulnerable to flooding?
humans establish homes, and we are not as mobile as animals
How do humans effect the chance for flooding?
they leave sinks on
What have they built on the long river to stop flooding?
A dam
Boscastle flood 1963 how did the flooding stop?
i did a poo
Why are sidewalks constructed with spaces between the sections?
to stop it from flooding
How can you stop Pakistan flooding?
by stoppin people s violence
What have they built on the Huang he river to stop flooding?
Flood Plains
Why did you build dams in the Nile river?
to stop the water from flooding
