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A flood is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. Floods are most commonly widespread of all natural disasters. They are also one of the most dangerous disasters as they carry enough power to change the shape of land on Earth. They are one of the most costly weather related disasters and are usually short lived events which happen suddenly, with little warning. The amount of flooding depends on the intensity of rainfall and the prolongation of the rainfall. Types of Floods: 1. River flood: this is a naturally occurring flood. Some are seasonal, occurring only during a particular season; say winter or spring, when melting snow combines with spring rains, filling the river valley with too much water, thus flooding the miles of land present around it. 2. Coastal flood: These kinds of floods are caused due to the winds generated by intense low pressure systems which drive ocean water inland causing intense flooding. Coastal floods are also caused by tsunamis, or tidal waves, which are produced by earth quakes. Beaches and coastal houses are swept away by the water causing intense destruction.
3. Urban food: Urbanisation causes what is called deforestation which includes conversion of fields and woodlands into commercial purposes, thus decreasing the water absorbing capacity of the land. This factor amplifies the magnitude of the floods and streets become swift mirrors. The damage cost is high in these types of floods as they occur in commercial areas.
4. Flash flood: It is the most dangerous type of floods as it is the fastest moving types and comes without warning. It is a specific type of flood that appears and moves quickly across the land, catching people off guard and unprepared .the causes of these types of floods include highly concentrated rainfall, repeated thunderstorms or tropical storms. Dam failures create the worst type of flash flooding as a large quantity of water is suddenly let loose downstream, destroying any thing that obstructs its path. Water can rise up to the height of 20 feet, carrying a huge amount of debris along with it. 5. Ice jam: Floating ice can accumulate at a natural or man-made obstruction and stop the flow of water.
Effects of floods: Soil erosion is one of the most prominent effects of floods. The people affected by floods are cut off by the rest of the country and most means of contact are disabled. The amount of food if insufficient can be another cause of death after a flood occurs. Flood water destroys several granaries, fisheries and standing crops. Several roads are submerged in water. Floods can cause land slides and debris slides which are quite catastrophic in nature.
Prevention of floods: Changing land use from farmland should be stopped. Construction of dams and levees reduce the risk of floods to a large extent.. Zoning restrictions limit flood damage. Governments should pass laws preventing uncontrolled building on flood plains to limit flood risks and to protect nearby property.
Author: Pacific Disaster Center The Pacific Disaster Center's mission is to provide applied information research and support for the development of more effective policies and, programs, for the disaster management. PDC give information and help during times of natural disaster. PDC Helps people during Natural calamities
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CNN global warming misinformation makes its way to <em>The Radio Factor</em> On <em>The Radio Factor</em>, guest host Douglas Urbanski cited a December 18 segment from CNN's <em>Lou Dobbs Tonight</em> to support the assertion, which has been widely discredited, that "man-made climate change" is "one of the biggest lies of our time" and in doing so echoed several of the debunked claims and suggestions about global warming included in that CNN segment. "Winter storm" causes Dobbs to ask: "What's that global warming deal?" Lou Dobbs said during the introduction of his CNN show: "And tonight, unusual winter storms are dumping snow in unusual places across Western states, and a huge snowstorm is headed toward the Northeast. This is global warming?" During his segment on the issue, Dobbs hosted Heartland Institute senior fellow and science director Jay Lehr without disclosing that Heartland receives funding from the energy industry and without challenging Lehr's assertions that "[t]he last 10 years have been quite cool" and that "the sun" -- rather than humans -- is responsible for recent climate change. Levin cited "global cooling" study to dismiss efforts to "control carbon dioxide" emissions, ignoring warning by study's co-author not to do so On his radio show, Mark Levin cited a recent study predicting that an ice age will occur in the next 10,000 to 100,000 years as purported evidence that humans should not "try and control carbon dioxide" emissions that contribute to global climate change. But Levin did not mention that the study's co-author reportedly warned against using the study to argue that "we should stop fighting warming" and stated: "There's no excuse for saying 'we've got to keep pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.' " Milwaukee radio host smeared "greedy, overpaid unionized schoolteacher[s]" who talk about global warming On his Milwaukee radio talk show, Mark Belling referred to schoolteachers who talk to their students about global warming as "idiot union teacher[s]," "liberal unionized hack[s]," "greedy, overpaid unionized schoolteacher[s]," and "fruitcake[s]." Hannity compared carbon offsets to "cheat[ing] on your wife," ignored Murdoch's efforts to make News Corp. carbon neutral On <em>Hannity & Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity criticized the purchase of credits to offset one's "carbon footprint," asserting, "Those offsets -- that is the biggest hoax in the world. ... You know what it's like? You go cheat on your wife, and then say, 'Honey, but don't worry. I bought an offset.' Good luck." Hannity has yet to address the pledge by News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch "to be carbon neutral, across all our businesses" -- which includes Fox News -- "by 2010." Discussing TCPR claims, O'Reilly said he'd "like to hear [Gore's] side of things," but ignored Gore's response to TCPR Bill O'Reilly asserted: "The Tennessee Center for Policy Research [TCPR] says the former vice president [Al Gore] is still using a massive amount of energy at his Tennessee mansion -- more than 20 times the national average." O'Reilly later stated: "So it looks like Gore is a pinhead, but we would like to hear his side of things. And he has an open invitation to appear on the <em>Factor</em>." But at no point did O'Reilly mention that Gore has reportedly given "his side of things" in response to a June 17 TCPR press release on the subject of Gore's purported energy use. Hume claimed Gore's "energy use has surged more than 10 percent," ignored Gore's response that it's all "green power" On <em>Special Report</em>, citing purported findings by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Brit Hume claimed that Al Gore's "energy use has surged more than 10 percent" since environmentally friendly renovations were completed on his home. Hume offered no response from Gore. Responding to the charge, a Gore spokeswoman stated that "[w]hen [the Gores] do use power, it's green power." According to the Tennessee Valley Authority, green power "create[s] less waste and pollution" than standard electricity. <em>Wash. Times</em>' Pruden falsely claimed that "the earth has been measurably cooling for the last decade" In a <em>Washington Times</em> column, Wesley Pruden falsely claimed that "the earth has been measurably cooling for the last decade, despite everything [former Vice President] Al [Gore] and his followers have done about it." In fact, the United Kingdom's Met (Meteorological) Office lists as a "fact" that "[t]emperatures are continuing to rise" and states that "temperature change over the latest decade (1998-2007) alone shows a continued warming of 0.1° C per decade." MSNBC hosted Breaux and Lott to defend oil and gas companies -- but failed to note they're lobbyists for them On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Andrea Mitchell discussed energy policy with former Sens. John Breaux and Trent Lott but failed to disclose that both are lobbyists for major oil and gas companies. While Mitchell said that Lott and Breaux "formed a firm" together, she did not note that their firm conducts lobbying or that its clients include oil and gas companies Chevron, Shell, and Plains Exploration & Production Co. Beck revived falsehood that Bill Clinton said, "We've got to slow down our economy" to fight global warming On his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck falsely claimed that former President Bill Clinton said, "We've got to slow down our economy" in order to combat global warming, and aired a portion of a speech Clinton made in January. However, as Clinton's full remarks make clear, he did not suggest "slow[ing] down our economy" to fight global warming. Jonah Goldberg misrepresented Gore's comments about Hurricane Katrina In his <em>Los Angeles Times</em> column, Jonah Goldberg asserted that in an NPR interview, Al Gore "chuckled" at the idea that Hurricane Katrina "was God's wrath for New Orleans' sexual depravity," then "went on to blame Katrina on man's energy sinfulness." In fact, Gore stated during the interview that "any individual storm can't be linked singularly to global warming." Goldberg also claimed that the numbers of polar bears "have quadrupled in the last 50 years"; in fact, data to support estimates of the polar bear population 50 years ago are reportedly nonexistent, recent growth in the polar bear population is believed to be linked to hunting bans, and the Department of Interior found that "the polar bear is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future." Previewing McCain's environment speech, Reuters did not mention his voting record or include criticisms of his positions Reuters reported that Sen. John McCain would pledge "to take the lead in combating global climate change if elected president in a speech that set him apart from the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush." However, in reporting on McCain's environmental positions that his campaign believes will "win support from independents and centrist Democrats," Reuters did not mention his voting record and did not include any criticism of McCain's positions. By contrast, <em>The Washington Post</em> noted that "McCain's lifetime League of Conservation Voters score is 24 percent, compared with 86 for Obama and 86 for Clinton." Fox's Baier misrepresented Gore's comments about Myanmar cyclone Fox News' Bret Baier claimed that in an interview on NPR, "Former Vice President Al Gore says global warming is to blame for the cyclone in Myanmar." In fact, while Gore did discuss the cyclone in the context of global warming, he also stated -- just moments earlier -- that "any individual storm can't be linked singularly to global warming." Fox's E.D. Hill falsely claimed that "U.N. meteorologists" say "the planet may actually cool off for the 10th year in a row" On<em> America's Pulse</em>, host E.D. Hill falsely claimed, in a teaser for an upcoming segment, that "the U.N. says the planet may actually cool off for the 10th year in a row." Hill later asserted: "U.N. meteorologists now saying that we could have, for the 10th year in a row, a colder year, temperatures ... decreasing, not warming, getting colder." In fact, global mean temperatures, as measured in two widely used data sets, have not decreased in each of the past 10 years; further, according to those data sets' producers, the data continue to show a long-term warming trend. <em>NY Times</em> understated Inhofe's views on global warming In an article discussing potentially competitive 2008 Senate elections, <em>The New York Times</em> understated Sen. James Infohe's views on global warming, reporting that Inhofe "has said that its effects are exaggerated." In fact, Inhofe has repeatedly referred to global warming as the "greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people" and reportedly compared Al Gore's global warming documentary to Adolf Hitler's <em>Mein Kampf</em>.
