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19 Ιουλ 2024 · Flooding can have a negative effect on wildlife, causing drowning, disease proliferation, and habitat destruction. In 2012, hundreds of animals, including many vulnerable one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis), were killed in floods that swamped Kaziranga National Park in the Indian state of Assam.
10 Αυγ 2021 · This review provides a synthesis of the atmospheric, land surface and socio-economic processes that cause disastrous river floods. The reasons that an event develops into a disaster are...
Fiona Macdonald. Features correspondent. Gideon Mendel. João Pereira de Araújo, Brazil, March 2015, from Drowning World (Credit: Gideon Mendel) With a series of portraits of people in their...
9 Μαρ 2023 · Floods and land erosion are two of the most devastating natural disasters that affect millions of people worldwide each year. But what causes these disasters, and what can be done to prevent them or mitigate their impact?
Flooding occurs when the bankfull capacity of a river is exceeded (water spills over the banks of the river). There are a range of physical and human factors that affect flood risk.
28 Ιουλ 2023 · Kris Johnson. Scientific Data 10, Article number: 499 (2023) Cite this article. 6083 Accesses. 15 Citations. 187 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Floodplains provide critical ecosystem services;...
13 Αυγ 2020 · Extreme precipitation amplification may increase the intensity and frequency of flooding, imposing heavy costs to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, human societies and the economy.
