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City planners distinguish pluvial flooding (flooding caused by heavy rain), fluvial flooding (caused by a nearby river overflowing its banks), or coastal flooding (often caused by storm surges). Urban flooding is a hazard to both the population and infrastructure.
(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades ...
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, [1] began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2] in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India (Maps 1 and 2). [3] It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from Ronti ...
The floods inundated low-lying residential areas in Vijayawada and several villages downstream, causing significant damage to infrastructure, homes and agricultural land. [8] Historical data indicates that this flood event surpassed previous records, with only the 2009 and 1998 floods coming close in terms of discharge levels.
Satelite images show floods that stretch from Alzira toward Valencia. US Landsat-8 satellite images show the Valencia region before and after torrential floods. USGS, processed by ESA.
Satellite pictures show Valencia after, left, and before the deadly floods (Maxar Tech) Rivers quickly swelled, escaping their banks and inundating towns with little warning.
The advisory also directed the scientific community to restrain from speaking to the media about the landslides or their potential causes. Although the government stated the advisory was made in an effort to curtail panic and misinterpretations of scientific statements by the general public, it was ultimately seen as a gag order that suppressed ...
Flash floods can cause rapid soil erosion. [14] Much of the Nile delta sedimentation may come from flash flooding in the desert areas that drain into the Nile River. [15] However, flash floods of short duration produce relatively little bedrock erosion or channel widening, having their greatest impact from sedimentation on the floodplain. [16]