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Earth and Human Activity: Earth’s Water Systems
Flooding - II
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Flooding - II
Floods occur when water overflows onto land that is normally dry. They are often caused by heavy rain, snowmelt, or storms. While floods can damage homes, roads, and farms, people build dams, levees, and even stack sandbags to protect communities. Dams hold back water, while levees...
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A flood happens when water overflows onto land that is usually dry. This can happen because of heavy rain, snowmelt, or storms.
People build strong structures like dams and levees to protect towns from flooding. A dam holds back water, while a levee is like a high wall along a river.
In emergencies, people also use sandbags. They fil...
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