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Flooding rivers

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You can identify some causes and impacts of flooding and give recent examples.

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Rivers flood when they can’t hold all the water that is entering into them from tributaries, the soil and the rock. Heavy rainfall or long-lasting rainfall is a common cause of flooding. Steep slopes can cause flooding as rainwater will run quickly downhill to the river during a storm. Humans can make flooding more likely by deforestation and building tarmac and concrete surfaces.

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