ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE : FLOOD

What is a flood?
A flood is an overflow of water, a deluge of water that submerges land which is normally dry.

Riverine floods
TYPES OF FLOODS

Surface floods

Flash floods

Groundwater floods

Earthquakes

Climatic Factors

CAUSES

Hurricanes

Tsunamis

Unnatural Causes Blasting Failure of hydraulic and other control structures Deforestation Destruction of dams

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF FLOODS

Renewal of Ground Water and Wetlands Maintaining Land Mass Elevation Recharging low or dying water supplies Returning nutrients to soil

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF FLOODS

SOCIAL
ECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT

Job loss Loss of investment Loss of property

Damage to Damage to and plant destruction of communities building Loss of Loss of lifes wildlife, Health including land related and aquatic illnesses species