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FLOOD IS OVERFLOW OF THE HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER ONTO THE NORMALY DRY LAND. FLOOD OCCURS WHEN THE OVERFLOWING WATER SUBMERGES LAND AND CAUSES DELUGE. IT IS A CRUEL AND VIOLENT Click to edit Master subtitle style EXPRESSION OF WATER.
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CAUSES OF FLOOD
RIVER OVERFLOW DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. STORM SERGE. MELTING OF GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS. SHIFTING OF RIVERBED. TIDAL AND BACK WATER EFFECTS. DEFORSTATION.
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TYPES OF FLOOD.
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RIVERINE FLOOD
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER CATCHMENT AREAS OF RIVERS. MELTING OF ICE CAPS. RATE OF INFLUX OF WATER INTO THE RIVER IS MORE THAN THE RATE OF DRAINAGE OF WATER INTO SEA, LEADING TO OVERFLOW. SLOW PROCESS.
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FLASH FLOOD
OCCURS WITHIN 6 HOURS OF INTENSE RAINFALL. OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS, TOWERING CLOUDS, TROPICAL CYCLONES. CATSTROPHIC CAUSE- FAILURE OF DAMS. RIVER OBSTUCTION DUE TO LANDSLIDE. POOR ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE.
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RAPID PROCESS.
CLOUDBURST
A CLOUDBURST IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION, SOMETIMES WITH HAIL AND THUNDER, WHICH NORMALLY LASTS NO LONGER THAN A FEW MINUTES BUT IS CAPABLE OF CREATING FLOOD CONDITIONS. LAST CLOUDBURST IN INDIA WAS ON JUNE 9, 2011 IN JAMMU
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CATASTROPHIC FLOOD
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COASTAL FLOOD
RISE IN SEA WATER LEVEL. EFFECT OF GREEN HOUSE GASSES -GLOBAL WARMING. MELTING OF GLACIERS. RISE IN SEA WATER TEMPERATURE. STORM SURGES. TECTONIC MOVEMENT LEADING TO TSUNAMI.
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Uttar Pradesh- 7.336 Bihar- 4.26 Punjab- 3.7 Rajasthan- 3.26 Assam- 3.15
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FLOOD MITIGATION
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EFFECTIVE REMEDIES
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FLOOD BENEFITS
RECHARGING OF GROUND WATER. SOIL BECOMES MORE FERTILE. WATER RESOURSES TO ARID AND SEMI ARID AREAS. RIVER CORRIDOR ECOSYSTEM MAINTAINED AND DIVERSIFIED.
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