What is a flood and What causes floods?
What is a flood?
A flood is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines. A flood is a natural event that can have far reaching effects on people and the environment. Put simply, a
flood is too much water in the ‘wrong’ place!
What causes floods?
A flood is caused by a combination of heavy rainfall causing river / oceans to over flow their banks. Floods generally develop over a period of days, when there is too much rainwater to fit in the rivers and water spreads over the land next to it (the ‘floodplain’).
The information above has been summarised to make it easier to understand:)
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