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Title: 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
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