{"id":1151,"date":"2020-10-11T02:24:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T02:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1151"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:13:58","slug":"what-causes-flooding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"What causes flooding?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1151\" class=\"elementor elementor-1151\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-572580f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"572580f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-998d8c8\" 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data-id=\"f5a37cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Flooding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b0f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"55b0f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-flooding-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1176 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-flood\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a flood?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1175 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-flooding\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What causes flooding?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1174 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-floods\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of floods<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1173 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/areas-prone-to-flooding\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Areas prone to flooding<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1172 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-flooding\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of flooding<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1171 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/before-during-and-after-floods\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Before, during, and after floods<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1170 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/flood-prevention-methods\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Flood prevention methods<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1169 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/facts-and-tips-about-flooding\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Facts and tips about flooding<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a55cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d9a55cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca36ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ca36ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab63437\" data-id=\"ab63437\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170452e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170452e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are a few events that can cause flooding:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ee985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91ee985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Rains<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Each time there is more rain than the drainage system can take, there can be floods. Sometimes, there is heavy rain for a short period which results in floods. At other times, there may be light rain for many days and weeks which can also result in floods.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1214\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1214\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/what-causes-flooding.jpg\" alt=\"What can cause flooding in cities?\" width=\"570\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/what-causes-flooding.jpg 570w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/what-causes-flooding-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What can cause flooding in cities?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>River overflow<\/b><br \/><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Rivers can overflow their banks to cause flooding. This happens when there is more water upstream than usual, and as it flows downstream to the adjacent low-lying areas (also called a floodplain), there is a burst and water gets into the land.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Hurricanes, Strong winds in coastal areas<\/b><br \/><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Seawater can be carried by massive winds and hurricanes onto dry coastal lands and cause flooding. Sometimes this is made worse if the winds carry rains themselves. Sometimes water from the sea resulting from a tsunami can flow inland to cause damage.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Example:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina USA, September 14, 2018.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>A massive North Atlantic Hurricane that covered a distance of about 6,500km made landfall. The hurricane was an unusually slow-moving one, and stayed over that location for a long time, with non-stop rains. This led to catastrophic flooding, as the land was already saturated from the wet summer. Communities such as Wilmington were cut off. More than 40 people died from the hurricane and massive destruction of homes and infrastructure occurred.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Dam breaking<\/b><br \/><i>\u00a0(Ruptured dam or levee) (<\/i><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Embankments, known as levees, are built along the side of a river and are used to prevent high water from flooding bordering land)<br \/><\/span><\/em><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Dams are man-made blocks mounted to hold water flowing down from a highland. The power in the water is used to turn propellers to generate electricity. Sometimes, too much water held up in the dam can cause it to break and overflow the area. Excess water can also be intentionally released from the dam to prevent it from breaking and that can also cause floods.<\/span><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">February 26, 1972 &#8211; Buffalo Creek Valley, West Virginia\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The failure of a coal waste impoundment at the valley\u2019s head took 125 lives and caused more than $400 million in damages, including the destruction of over 500 homes.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Ice and snow-melts\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In many cold regions, heavy snow over the winter usually stays unmelted for some time. Some mountains have ice on top of them. Sometimes the ice suddenly melts when the temperature rises, resulting in the massive movement of water into places that are usually dry. This is usually called a <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>snowmelt flood<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1162392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1162392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Reading Sources<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e74ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0e74ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1. CEDIM Forensic Disaster Analysis &#8220;Hurricane Florence 2018 (USA)&#8221; Short Report. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Available from https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">327906874_CEDIM_Forensic_Disaster_Analysis_Hurricane_Florence<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">_2018_USA_Short_Report [accessed Oct 23 2018].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.damsafety.org\/news\/?p=412f29c8-3fd8-4529-b5c9-8d47364c1f3e<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/media\/water\/WY11%20Flood%20Loss%20Summary.pdf<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3629bfe\" data-id=\"3629bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227fb98 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