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    How Floods Happen: Akbar Sigit Putra

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    Floods occur when usually dry land becomes submerged by water. They can happen suddenly or develop slowly over days or months. Common causes of flooding include heavy rain, overflowing rivers, hurricanes, dam breaks, snowmelt, and choked drainage systems. Floods can be categorized based on duration as slow-onset floods lasting weeks or months, rapid-onset floods lasting one to two days, or flash floods occurring within hours of heavy rain. Areas prone to flooding include low-lying plains near rivers, lakes, or the ocean as well as cities with poor drainage infrastructure. Floods can damage infrastructure, disrupt transportation, destroy property, pollute the environment, cause power outages and erosion.

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    Floods occur when usually dry land becomes submerged by water. They can happen suddenly or develop slowly over days or months. Common causes of flooding include heavy rain, overflowing rivers, hurricanes, dam breaks, snowmelt, and choked drainage systems. Floods can be categorized based on duration as slow-onset floods lasting weeks or months, rapid-onset floods lasting one to two days, or flash floods occurring within hours of heavy rain. Areas prone to flooding include low-lying plains near rivers, lakes, or the ocean as well as cities with poor drainage infrastructure. Floods can damage infrastructure, disrupt transportation, destroy property, pollute the environment, cause power outages and erosion.

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    Floods occur when usually dry land becomes submerged by water. They can happen suddenly or develop slowly over days or months. Common causes of flooding include heavy rain, overflowing rivers, hurricanes, dam breaks, snowmelt, and choked drainage systems. Floods can be categorized based on duration as slow-onset floods lasting weeks or months, rapid-onset floods lasting one to two days, or flash floods occurring within hours of heavy rain. Areas prone to flooding include low-lying plains near rivers, lakes, or the ocean as well as cities with poor drainage infrastructure. Floods can damage infrastructure, disrupt transportation, destroy property, pollute the environment, cause power outages and erosion.

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    How Floods Happen: Akbar Sigit Putra

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    Floods occur when usually dry land becomes submerged by water. They can happen suddenly or develop slowly over days or months. Common causes of flooding include heavy rain, overflowing rivers, hurricanes, dam breaks, snowmelt, and choked drainage systems. Floods can be categorized based on duration as slow-onset floods lasting weeks or months, rapid-onset floods lasting one to two days, or flash floods occurring within hours of heavy rain. Areas prone to flooding include low-lying plains near rivers, lakes, or the ocean as well as cities with poor drainage infrastructure. Floods can damage infrastructure, disrupt transportation, destroy property, pollute the environment, cause power outages and erosion.

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    HOW FLOODS HAPPEN

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    FLOOD
    It is a natural event or occurrence where a piece of land (or
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    water. Some floods can occur suddenly and recede quickly.
    Others take days or even months to build and discharge.
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    When floods happen in an area that people live, the water


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    1. Long period and heavy rain.
    2. River overflow.
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    3. Hurricanes.
    4. Dam breaking.
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    5. Ice and snow-melts.
    6. Bad and choked drainage systems.
    7. Human trash.

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    According to their duration, flood can be divided into
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    1. Slow-Onset Floods: Slow Onset Floods usually last fo


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    2. Rapid-Onset Floods: Rapid Onset Floods last for a rel
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    3. Flash Floods: Flash Floods may occur within minutes
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    3. Any plain low-lying area adjacent a river, lagoon or


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    FLOOD IMPACK

    1. Floods can damage facilities and infrastructure.


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    3. Floods can destroy and remove property, equipment,
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    6. Floods can pollute the surrounding environment.
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    Methods of flood prevention

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    Thank You!!

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