Floods

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Floods

• By Priya Patel
• T-4
• Chapter 17 section 3

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Flash floods

• A flash flood is a sudden flood of great volume,
  usually caused by heavy rain. A flash flood can
  occur within a few hours or even minutes of a
  storm.
• Flash floods are typically caused by short, they
  also are as small as a city or as large as a
  state

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Total insured and uninsured loses from weather
related natural
disasters from 1980-1998

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Flood safety measures

• The first rule of flood safety isMove to a
  higher ground and stay away from flood waters.
• Do not cross roads that are flooded.

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What can happen after a flash flood
This is what can happen if you are in a car
after a flash flood
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Review question 1

• How can participation cause flooding?
• Participation can cause flooding because when it
  rains most of the water pours into the steam and
  if it rains a lot the stream will over flow
  causing a flood.

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Review Question 2

• What should you do to stay safe during a flood?
• To stay safe during a flood you should probably
  move to a higher ground where the flood cant
  reach you.

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Review Question 3

• What is the difference between a flood watch and
  a flood warning?
• The difference between a flood watch and a flood
  warning is a flood warning warns people to get
  out before the flood come and a flood watch means
  that a flood is possible within the area.

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Guide for reading questions

• What causes floods?
• -When streams over flow or when it rains to much
  thats what cause flooding
• How can the dangers of floods be reduced?
• Well could probably build a canyon so the water
  can run through the canyon in stead of the land
  where people live.

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A graph
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A picture of a car in a flood
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Reference

• http//dictionary.reference.com/search?r2qflash
  floods
• http//www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/ffbro.htm
• http//www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s600c.htm
• http//radio.weblogs.com/0116791/images/2003/06/20
  /NO20Flood20002.jpg
• http//whyfiles.org/107flood/images/losses.gif
• And my science book