Floods-The Cold, Hard Truth
By Nicholas Branagan and Lucus Sams
What Is A Flood?
A flood is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond it's normal boundaries, especially over dry land. Floods can typically occur in any place that it can rain, but that's not always the cause of flooding.
Flooding & It's Terrible Ways
Flooding can cause many terrible things. First off, floods can cause water damage all over the area they occur in, causing structural damage in various buildings, which isn't very cost effective when it comes to your house. They can also make things very emotionally scarring.
Different Types of Floods:
Slow-Onset Floods
These are the slowest types of floods, taking around 1 or more weeks to go back to normal. These are the most damaging to crops, stock, etc.
Fast-Onset Floods
These are floods that only last a fraction of that time-about 1 or 2 days only. Even so, these floods are potentially the most damaging and are a greater risk to people in them.
Flash Floods
These are floods that can occur a short time after it rains-basically, they can happen anywhere. These are actually the type of floods that pose the greatest threat to our society.
Floods Are Extremely Dangerous...Sometimes
Flooding Can Be Good
Sometimes during a great drought, a flood can be greatly appreciated, as it brings life-giving water needed to survive. It can also deposit sediments that replenish the natural environment, which can be great for farming.
Want To Know More?
If you want to know more about floods, visit your local library. If you can't find a book, go to safely approved websites that can tell you what you want to know.