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physical causes of a flood could include;
- monsoons (heavy rainfall for a long period of time)
- low lying land e.g bagladesh so the water has no place to drain to
- snow melting off of close by mountains, increasing volume of water
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoExcessive rainfall, melting of glaciers, washing away and lowering of river-bank by erosion.
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What is the natural disaster that causes an excess of water?
Flooding or Hurricanes.
How does volcanoes cause flash flooding?
Huge steam clouds are emited high into the sky and are cooled to create rain and if it's big enough it will caues flash flooding
how is the biosphere affected by a blizzard?
because the biosphere contains all living life and when snow melts it causes flooding.
What causes the reaction in chromatography?
physical change causes the reaction in chromatography!
Describe the changes that take place when a match burns Are these changes physical or chemical changes?
physical, there is nothing going on but friction, which causes heat, which causes fire.All three are physical.
What effects causes flooding?
rainfall
Does a hurricane or tornado or blizard or freezng rain which one causes the most flooding near an ocean.?
A hurricane causes coastal flooding. None of the other are directly related to flooding at all.
What causes a stream to change its course?
Flooding
What are causes of flooding?
Global Warming and Seasonal CHANGE
What are three causes of flooding?
ice,snow, hurricans
What causes 9 out of 10 hurricane fatalities?
flooding
What is the natural disaster that causes an excess of water?
Flooding or Hurricanes.
How does the Huang He river hurt china?
It causes mass flooding which causes destruction of civilization and farms
How were the beaches in Spain formed?
Beaches in Spain were causes by major flooding.
The two causes of flooding in india?
1) it rains! 2) WATER!
What term is used when heavy rainfall causes flooding?
torrential downpour
What is backwater flooding?
Backwater flooding happens when there is an obstruction downstream that causes the water further upstream to rise over the banks and into the landscape. An ice jam or channel restriction can cause backwater flooding.
