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Flooding is a hazard because when water enters your home, it can damage personal items. It can also bring in molds that may be hazardous to your respiratory system. Flooding is hazardous on roads because when car tires go too fast over water, they hydroplane. Hydroplaning is when you loose control of your tires and usually spin out of control. Hope this answers your query!
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Is a basement a safe area during a hurricane?
Generally, a basement can be a safe area during a hurricane because it is underground and provides good protection from high winds. However, flooding can be a concern in some areas, so it's important to ensure your basement is properly waterproofed and have an evacuation plan in case of flooding.
What are the effects of a tropical depression?
A tropical depression can bring heavy showers and thunderstorms, which can cause flooding. Winds may reach gale force, not enough to cause any significant damage, but it can be a hazard for small boats.
Which of these is a non-explosive hazard of a sub-munition?
spring pressure hazard
Signs and symbols inside the laboratory?
animal hazard=sharp instrument hazard==heat hazard==glasses hazard==chemical hazard==electrical hazard==eye and face hazard==fire hazard==biohazard==laser radiation hazard==radioactive hazard==explosive hazard=
What is a non-explosive hazard of a sub-munition?
Spring pressure hazard
Hurricanes snowstorms flooding fall into this type of hazard category?
natural
What are 3 thing you can compare and contrast about the great Chicago fire and hurricane Katrina?
it had a flooding hazard
How do you use hazard map in a sentence?
A hazard map is typically created for natural hazards, such as flooding, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis. That hazard map only highlights the earthquake zones.
What hazard associated with a hurricane generally causes the most deaths in inland areas?
Flooding caused by heavy rainfall is the hazard associated with a hurricane that generally causes the most deaths in inland areas. Overflowing rivers, flash floods, and landslides can be particularly dangerous as a result of excessive rainfall from a hurricane.
Is the word hazard preferred above the word peril in the pure risk industry?
As far as I understand it, peril and hazard are two different things when used in the insurance context. Consider a house built on a flood plain. In the event of a flood the house is damaged. The peril in this case is flooding while the hazard is the location of the house on the flood plain.
What type of natural hazard caused the laingsburg flood?
The Laingsburg flood in 1981 was caused by heavy rainfall, which led to flash flooding in the area. The rain caused the Buffels River to overflow and resulted in catastrophic flooding in the town of Laingsburg, South Africa.
Is a basement a safe area during a hurricane?
Generally, a basement can be a safe area during a hurricane because it is underground and provides good protection from high winds. However, flooding can be a concern in some areas, so it's important to ensure your basement is properly waterproofed and have an evacuation plan in case of flooding.
Is pollution a global issue or a environmental issue?
Yes it is because it is global warming and any country has global warming for example the Netherlands it's due global warming if not that country will be in a hazard of flooding !
How did Egyptians deal with enviormental challenges?
They didn't. Pollution and industrialization were not factors of any importance in ancient Egypt. The only environmental hazard was the yearly flooding of the Nile's river banks. The Egyptians saw that flooding as a blessing since it provided their fields with fertile sediment and they built their houses sufficiently high up not to be inundated themselves.
What are the effects of a tropical depression?
A tropical depression can bring heavy showers and thunderstorms, which can cause flooding. Winds may reach gale force, not enough to cause any significant damage, but it can be a hazard for small boats.
What are the different of hazard?
physical hazard,mechanical hazard,chemical hazard,electric shock hazard,crt monitor high voltage hazard.
What are the stages of a flood?
1.minor flooding 2.moderate flooding 3.major flooding _______ extra is a 'recording flooding'
