Pakistan 2010 Flooding

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The main river effected
Indus River
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The annual rainfall totals in central and southern regions
250mm
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The exceptional rainfall caused many areas.....
To receive twice there annual rainfall
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How did the unusual flows effect the jet stream
It blocked the usual flows in the upper atmosphere
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The reversal of normal weather conditions
La Nina
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The embankments made to prevent flooding
Prevented flood water from returning to the river
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The population of Pakistan
191 million and increasing by 3 million each year
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House building
Urbanisation
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Forest clearing
Deforestation
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Expansion of urban areas causes ......
An increase of impermeable surfaces
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Imperable sufaces increases ...
surface runoff
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Rate of deforestation
2% per annum
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The amount of forest cover they have lost in the last 20 years
1/4
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The annual rainfall totals in central and southern regions

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250mm

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The exceptional rainfall caused many areas.....

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How did the unusual flows effect the jet stream

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The reversal of normal weather conditions

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