Dangers And Destructions Of Floods And Hurricanes
Beginning of paper
Floods and hurricanes have been effecting the lives of people
around the world for years. This research paper is going to state some of
the worst floods and hurricanes, and how future ones can be controlled.
A flood is an overflow of water on dry land. The two types of
floods are coastal and river ....
Middle of paper
.... waves, tsunami (seismic sea waves), and
hurricane rains. Coastal flooding can not only take part on oceans but it
can also take part on lakes. Coastal flooding can be a great danger because
coast lines are very densely populated areas. In the United States in the
early 1990's 50% of the population was on a coastal county.1 Although they
shrink before reaching shore, wind generated waves have been spotted to be
as high as 30 m (100 ft) in the middle of the ocean.2 In 1970 a major storm
in the Ba ....
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