Flooding to Put in Simple Term Paper

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However, the most horrible cases of flooding are a combination of storms, 'spring tides' and low atmospheric pressure (Think Quest).

Effects of flooding:

Flooding is very dangerous as floodwater severely disrupt both public and personal transport by cutting off roads and railway lines. It suspends all communication links by damaging the telephone lines and disrupts normal drainage systems in cities, while sewage spills are common, representing a serious health risk, along with standing water and wet materials in the home (Lenntech). Additionally, bacteria mould and viruses, cause disease, causing allergic reactions that continue to harm materials long after a flood.

Floods distribute large amounts of water and suspended deposit over vast areas, refilling valuable soil nutrients to agricultural lands. On the contrary, soil is battered by huge amounts of fast flowing water, damaging crops, wiping out agricultural land / buildings and drowning farm animals (Lenntech).
Thus, unfortunately, flooding not only causes many people's lives every year, but it often creates personal tragedies when people are swept away and drowned.

Conclusion

What should be done to prevent flooding? From small streams to major rivers, all watercourses should be carefully looked after in order to minimize flooding. This, however, is not just the responsibility of the government to maintain watercourses but the landowners should be carrying out this maintenance as well. Moreover, the management of the main rivers is overseen by the Environment Agency, who also carries out flood defence work and maintenance (Aylesbury Vale District Council).

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