write a report on artificial flood on 150 words
Answers
Flood
Floods occur when water bodies receive excessive water due to continued torrential rains. Normally dry lands may also get flooded when water overflows the banks of water bodies, or when there is heavy and continuous rainfall. Floods also occur in modern cities and towns where there is a high density of human population, and increased urban development by way of housing and other construction.
In such areas trees are also felled for construction activity. Poor drainage systems in modern cities also lead to flooding when there are continuous or heavy rains. Felling of trees leads to increased soil erosion, and silting of water bodies that also leads to flooding during heavy rains. Floods cause loss to life and property. Humans , animals and birds are likely to perish in a flood. Areas in coastal regions and near the banks of water bodies are at a higher risk during floods.
Answer:
A flood refers to the excessive accumulation of water in a water body or on land that is otherwise dry. Floods are caused due to various reasons. Water bodies like lakes, rivers and Oceans get flooded when excessive rainfall increases the water level of the water body. This causes an overflowing of the water beyond the banks of the water body. The land beyond the water body also gets flooded by the excess water. Land also gets flooded by heavy rains. Floods also occur when dams are built across rivers banks. Floods cause destruction, and also the loss of human lives.