Good And Bad Effects Of Floods And Its Effects On The World

The China floods of 1931 is known as possibly the worst natural disaster of all time. The 1931 Chinese floods were a series of horrible floods that decimated China and lasted around three months. The death toll ranges from one hundred and forty-five thousand to four million people and floods were estimated to have affected over twenty eight million people. Large amounts of people drowned during the flood but some died from waterborne diseases. The cause for the floods were many independent variables which combined to create a dramatic flood that came to China overnight. This natural disaster could have actually been averted if proper flood control measures had been put in place and followed.

The "natural disaster" of 1993 was made worse by human activities so biologists describe. The biologists were right because by interfering in the natural flow of water we caused a massive flood to happen. Then on top of it all people who lost their farms decided to build right back in the same spot knowing that at any moment the other shoe would drop. By using science people can come up with the answer of using ideas like overflow ponds as soccer fields and also raising up the land where the agricultural farms are needed and using pumps instead of irrigation canals. By logically planning out the area by using natural flows of water people can get the most gain from practices of scientific

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the largest flood recorded in the United States. Floods occur when an area of water is filled

What can you expect from flooding. Loss of life and damage to both buildings and other structures. Floods can also damage power systems which then cause the effected area to be without power. With the loss of power, water treatment plants are also effected. This could cause loss of water or even contamination. Floods can also damage roadways which would make it hard to get aid to the effected areas. South Florida is a major tourist location. Flooding can cause economic problems with the reduced tourism. Flooding of homes can cause severe medical problems. When a home is flooded the water saturates the walls and other places which can grow mold. This will cause respiratory problems and other health issues. (Flood)

A natural disaster is something that we cannot avoid, but we can mitigate the effects. Flooding is a natural disaster that we mostly experience in our community, and in case of a flooding in LAPS we should be able to act towards it. An important question we can ask to ourselves is, how can we help LAPS in case of a flooding? There is many different ways that we can help this organization, one is by

Floods are common natural disasters that occur all over the world. Flooding has devastating impacts on the lives of people who are affected by the disaster. Floods can ruin crops, demolish homes, take innocent lives and cause many other types of hardships. These disasters can also leave people with a financial burden and emotional effects. Studies have shown that floods have led to various sickness and health complications. This common disaster has recently taken place in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana has been suffering from an enormous flood and has left people without homes, without food, and without personal belongings.

Economic and development of any area is always and always will be interrupted by disasters big and small. These disasters can have a big impact on the economy by destroying businesses, homes, and damage property. As disaster pose a challenge to up and coming or existing developments or communities there are ways to possibly help damage and lose such as not building in a flood zone and moving to higher elevation. Disasters can have an effect on families to.

The first reason that contributes to the river flooding so often is the ice melting in the spring. The Red River flows northward, and when the ice thaws, it also runs northward along the valley, causing runoff from the southern portions of the river. When the ice, river water, and runoff all join together in the

However, could be caused by burst water pipes in a building or by extremely high rainfall. The former would not constitute a major disaster, but is distressing including causes a lot of trouble. Floods caused by heavy rain are usually known about in advance. Moreover, The Environment Agency issue warnings to enable us to make decision about what to do as well as support building managers decide if clearing is necessary. So, if the building is in known flood risk area, then flood plan should be in place in the same way that organisation have fire procedures, the staff will know what to do if flood happens. Furthermore, when you working in health and social care environment a flood plan should be taking into account all the times in case a flood was to happen.

Flooding is most frequently caused from substantial precipitation when waterways are full and the additional water has nowhere to go. Though rainfall isn’t always the cause of floods; they can be the outcome of other occurrences, mostly in coastal areas where inundation can be triggered by a storm surge linked with a tropical cyclone, a tsunami or a high tide corresponding with above average river levels.

The flooding and raining in Texas is due to a storm system that has accumulated a lot of evaporation through the central and northern Rocky Mountains because of the water cycles track. It is also precipitating immensely over the central and northern plains. This huge amount of rain is giving Iowa, eastern Nebraska, and South Dakota a high flooding rate. The 2 feet of runoff from the rain will have a great affect on the flooding situation. Because of the excess groundwater the water levels are rising which also contributes to the flooding also. The erosion from the flooding and rain is going to damage people's backyards, deposit anywhere, and cause many problems.

Even now, with all of the flood channels and reservoirs that have been built, there are places that are still susceptible to flooding. I have experienced two flash floods, both times in the summer when the desert can experience two inches of rainfall in less than 30 minutes. If you don't know what to expect and you don't know where you're at, you can find yourself in trouble quickly. Anyway, this exhibit gives you an idea of what it is like to be caught in a flash flood, away from the city, without being in danger.

While natural disasters such as floods, drought and hurricanes are commonly thought to occur due to environmental forces such as weather, climate and tectonic movements; a deeper investigation into the ‘disaster’ displays other contributing forces. Human factors have a large, if not equal, contribution to the occurrance and outcome of such disasters (Pelling, 2001). As Pelling (2001) argues, there is both a physical and human dimension to ‘natural disasters’. The extent to which the natural occurrence of a physical process, such as a flood or earthquake, impacts on society is constructed by that society, creating a ‘disaster’ as measured by a

Flooding can cause serious property damage and harm the lives of people and other species. Floods can be caused by many reasons such as, high tides, hurricanes, tsunamis, heavy rains, broken dams and more. Flood control is used to help prevent disasters caused by flooding waters. Flood control is important everywhere, but it is even more important in areas where there are large amounts of water like the Mississippi River, the Gulf Coast, East and West Coast, and even the Great Lakes. There are many more areas, but those are just to name a few. In areas like these, flood control is a public good because everyone has the ability to benefit from whatever is being used to control the flood such as, dams, levees, sea or break walls, sand bags etc. Public goods are not excludable nor rival in consumption which means everyone has access to it. The government provides money for flood control to be built making them a public good and free for everyone to use as protection against floods. Since flood control is free and the government pays for the flood prevention this means it is a free market. A free market is an economic system where price is determined by unrestricted competition.

Bangladesh is one of the largest deltas in the world which is highly Penetrable to Natural Disasters because of its Geographical location, Flat and low-lying landscape, Poverty, Population density, Illiteracy, Lack of Institutional setup etc. Similarly the Physical, Social as well as Economic states of Bangladesh are very typical to any of the most Penetrable countries to Natural Disasters in the world . The total land area is 147,570 sq. km. consists mostly of Floodplains (almost 80%) leaving major part of the country (with the exception of the north-western highlands) prone to flooding in the rainy season. Moreover, the adverse affects of Climate Change – especially High Temperature, Cyclones and Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, Salinity Intrusion, Heavy Monsoon Downpours etc. has aggravated the overall Economic Development scenario of the country to a great extent.