Flooding
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- Created on: 29-04-14 09:24
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Floods that happen without warning are called flash floods.
Floods are due to physical factors:
Prolonged rainfall- After a long period of rainfall, the soil becomes saturated, any further rainfall cant infiltrate, which increases runoff into rivers. Increases discharge quickly.
Heavy rainfall- This means theres a lot of runof, increases the discharge quickly.
Snowmelt- When a lot of snow or…
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