"Extreme floods" refers to unusually severe and intense flooding that causes significant damage and disruption. It describes a situation when water overflows from rivers, lakes, or oceans, affecting large areas and causing widespread destruction to buildings, infrastructure, and sometimes even loss of life.
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«extreme»
«floods»
Sentences with «extreme floods»
- Storm surge is the abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, causing extreme flooding in coastal areas. (sciencedaily.com)
- But in mountain channels, the sediment that makes up the bed of the river very rarely moves except during extreme flood events. (sciencedaily.com)
- A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, so precipitation can be heavier and cause more extreme flooding. (journals.plos.org)
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