Floods: Causes and Consequences
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 03:47:47
Category: / History / Middle East History
Length: 11 pages (2951 words)
Category: / History / Middle East History
Length: 11 pages (2951 words)
Introduction
Within the conceptual framework of this research, I would like to elaborate on causes and consequences of floods. There are always floods somewhere in the world. They threat big communities with millions of people, their lives and properties. Big floods always draw international attention. In order to support my discussion about floods with concrete examples, I will talk about causes and consequences of flood using Mississippi River basin.
The flood plain
A river's flood …
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