Login

Q.Explain floods and droughts as natural disasters

Dear student,                     
​Please find below the link to the asked query     

https://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/what-are-the-differences-between-droughts-and-floodswhat-are/science/8791183

Regards                            https://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/what-are-the-differences-between-droughts-and-floodswhat-are/science/8791183

  • 0
View Full Answer
A drought is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in shortages in its water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water. A drought can last for months or years or may be declared after as few as 15 days. If the drought continues for many years, then many people or animal may dies. It can harm on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region and harm to the local economy.    
  • 1

FLOOD
This is an abnormal progressive rise in the water level of streams or rivers which may result in overflowing. Floods in the Caribbean can often be caused by heavy rainfall, dam or levee failures, tsunamis, storm surges or burst water mains.
 

DROUGHT
A drought is more than no rainfall. A drought happens when you have less rainfall than you expected to for an extended period of time. These can take place at any time of the year, and can last from a few weeks to many months.

As weather patterns change, it makes it possible for droughts to happen. They’re particularly destructive in the Caribbean since so many of our economies depend on the money we get from exporting crops.

 

  • 2

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry.Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such as a river, lake or ocean, in which the water overtops or breaks levels, resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries, or it may occur due to an increase of rainwater on ground in an areal flood. While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and snowmelt, these changes in size. Because of these changes in size in river or lake, many people or animals a drown in water.  Floods often cause damage to homes and businesses if they are in the natural flood plains of rivers also. 

So, Floods and Drought are natural disasters.

  • 2
What are you looking for?