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Floods
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are second only to fire as the most common of all natural disasters.
scientists
There are a number of conditions
Although deep snow
alone rarely causes floods
If there is a fast snow melt on top of
frozen or very wet ground
Frozen ground
Melting snow also
contributes to high water levels in rivers and streams.
Rivers that are covered in ice can also lead to flooding.
These pieces of ice move and
float down the river.
Broken ice dams are not the only dam problems that can cause flooding.
Deep
snow, ice-covered rivers, and weak dams are all strong conditions for potential
flooding.
Strong conditions for potential flooding
:red_cross: and weak dams
:warning: Deep snow
:forbidden: ice-covered rivers
:check: this knowledge of why floods happen can help us reduce the damage they cause.
