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    Floods are usually caused by rain, heavy thunderstorms, and thawing of snow. They cause damage to lives, property, infrastructure and crops. Most common floods happen around the world's largest rivers.

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    Floods are usually caused by rain, heavy thunderstorms, and thawing of snow. They cause damage to lives, property, infrastructure and crops. Most common floods happen around the world's largest rivers.

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    Flood

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    Floods are usually caused by rain, heavy thunderstorms, and thawing of snow. They cause damage to lives, property, infrastructure and crops. Most common floods happen around the world's largest rivers.

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    Floods

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    :- sunil kumar bagaria


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    :- me

    INTRODUCTION
    Afloodisusuallycausedbyrain,
    heavythunderstorms,and
    thawingofsnow.
    Whenriveroverflowstheirbanks
    theycausedamagetolives,
    property,infrastructureand
    crops.
    Floodareusuallyarecausedby
    storm,thatproducemorerunoff
    thananareacanstorewithinits
    normallevel.

    Whydoesitoccur??

    Afloodistoomuchwaterinthewrongplace.
    Sometimesafloodoccursfrom:
    Sewer(drain)backup
    Collapseoflandalongtheshoreofalakeoranotherbody

    ofwater.Thisresultsinwavesorcurrentsduringaflood .

    Causeofflood

    Floodingisthemostworldwidenaturaldisaster.Itoccursin
    everycountryandwhereverthereisrainfallorcoastal
    hazards.
    Theyaremostlikelytohappenintropicalareasandtsunamis.
    Mostcommonfloodshappenaroundtheworlds
    largest/greatestrivers.
    Believeitornot,smallerriverscouldcausemoredamage
    eventhoughpeopledontpayasmuchattentiontothem.
    MostFloodingoccursduringthebeginningofspring.

    CharacteristicsofaFlood
    Anumberofcriteriadeterminethedangersofaflood.TheUniversityof
    Wisconsinhavecameupwiththefollowingcriteriasuchasdepthof
    water,duration,velocity,rateofrise,frequencyoroccurrence,and
    seasonal.
    Velocityhighvelocitiesofflowcreateerosiveforcesandcando
    thingslikedestroyfoundations.
    DepthofWaterfloatation,failuresonfoundation,vegetationsurvival,
    etc..
    RateofRiseistherateatwhichthewaterlevelincreases.
    Seasonalthelandduringgrowingseason,theeffectsonagriculture
    productionandotherthingslikethat.

    EffectsontheEnvironment
    Sometimesitsagoodthingwhenafloodoccurs.Theenvironmental
    benefitsoffloodingarefisheries,wetlands,andirrigation.
    Floodplainshaveoneofthehighestdevelopmentpotentialwhenit
    comestoeconomicdevelopment.
    Italsomakesamessoftheenvironment.Thesoilbecomespoor
    becausetheoxygenislimitedduetosomuchwater.ThepHin
    soildecreases,ratedecompositionoforganicmatterinflooded
    soiltendsonlytobehalfthatunfloodedsoil
    Treesareeffectedaswell.Iteffectstheheight,age,vigor,roots,and
    species.
    Duringthegrowingseasonfloodingisveryharmfulespeciallyto
    woodyplantscomparedafloodinadormantseason.
    Floodscouldcarrychemicalsfromagriculturalfields,sewage,etc.
    andcanthandlelargebodiesofwater.
    Cropsdiebecausetheycantsurvivebecauseoftheconditions.

    Types of flood

    Flashfloods
    Riverfloods
    Coastalfloods
    Urbanfloodsandicejams
    Lakeshorefloods

    Flood in J & K

    BothIndiaandPakistanhavesufferedfromthefloods
    whichhashitboththenations.RiverJhelumsurgedbythe
    heavyrainfallflowstotheIndusriverbasininPakistan.
    Accordingtomediareports1,30,000peoplehavebeen
    rescuedsofarinIndia.

    Rescue operation

    AstheArmysteppeduprescueoperationsinthefloodravagedKashmirValley,
    IndianOilCorp(IOC)hasairliftedaviationfuel(ATF)toSrinagartoaidair
    sortiestothemaroonedvalley.
    AdayafterPrimeMinisterNarendraModidirectedtheHomeMinistryto
    providefullassistancetoJammuandKashmirgovernmentandcoordinatein
    rescueandreliefoperationsbeingcarriedoutinthefloodhitstateJammu
    andKashmir,MoSPMOJitendraSingharrivedinSrinagarthismorningto
    monitorsituation.
    Indianarmyhadthenamedofthisrescueopretionoperationmegharahat.

    Flooding
    Asyoucanseefloodingisnotonlyareoccurring
    naturaldisasteritsalsoverydangerous!!
    Floodingiscostlyandthreatening.Thisisno
    joke!!!

    THANKYOU

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