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Deforestation. Reduction in natural drainage by excessive building of driveways and roadways. Building on flood plains. Diversion and restriction of rivers.

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How can cutting down trees and building towns make floods worse?

cutting down trees can make floods worse because the soil absorbs the water,water on the leaves evaporates and does not reach the ground,the roots take in the water and the braches stops the water reaching the ground


How does floods affect the biosphere?

floods can cause massive destruction to both environment and society Floods destroy drainage systems in cities, causing raw sewage to spill out into bodies of water. Also, in cases of severe floods, buildings can be significantly damaged and even destroyed. This can lead to catastrophic effects on the environment as many toxic materials such as paint, pesticide and gasoline can be released into the rivers, lakes, bays, and ocean, killing maritime life. Floods may also cause millions of dollars worth of damage to a city, both evicting people from their homes and ruining businesses. Floods cause significant amounts of erosion to coasts, leading to more frequent flooding if not repaired.However, floods do make a slight positive impact on the environment. Floods spread sediment containing beneficial nutrients to topsoil that might never arrive there otherwise.


How can sand bags prevent floods?

Sacks are filled with sand or soil in order to make a sand bags. They are cheap to make and are used to quickly make a wall around a certain area in order to hold the water back, thus preventing a flood.


What factors make an earthquake worse?

Size of the earthquake, proximity to population areas, focal depth, area geology, country preparedness for natural disasters. They can also cause additional hazards like fires, tsunamis and landslides.


How do floods shape Earth's structure?

Floods can shape Earth's structure by eroding sediment and rock, carving out river channels and valleys, depositing new sediment in floodplains, and causing landslides or soil erosion. The force of moving water during floods can also contribute to the reshaping of coastlines and the creation of new landforms.

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How tsunami is a disaster?

it causes floods and can destroy buildings and can make people drown.


How do people in Bangladesh make flooding worse?

people in Bangladesh make floods worse by building less structured homes and putting rubbish in gutters .


How do ice jams in rivers make floods worse?

the ice melts and breaks it down


List and describe three human activities that can make floods worse?

Floods are cause of human activities. Some of the activities are growing population, deforestation and global warming.


How can cutting down trees and building towns make floods worse?

cutting down trees can make floods worse because the soil absorbs the water,water on the leaves evaporates and does not reach the ground,the roots take in the water and the braches stops the water reaching the ground


How can building towns make floods worse?

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What did pioneers use to cut down trees?

To make room for farms and towns; to build homes, buildings, furniture, etc; and to sell lumber.


What is worse Carpenter ants or Termites?

Termites are known to do more damage to buildings because they actually eat the wood found in buildings and houses. Carpenter ants do damage as well, but only to make room for nests in wood.


How does the presence of building and roads make flooding worse?

Inadequate drainage systems. Concrete cannot absorb water in the same way that earth or sand can, so if you do not have good drainage systems floods will occur.


What is meant by floods?

The term "floods" is heaps of rain. It literally make the town a river


How did ghost towns make people leave their homes?

The towns were not ghost towns until people left.So the town did not make people do any thing.


Can you make a sentence using to make matters worse?

To make matters worse, the poster's spelling was incorrect.