Across
- 4. The rainfall ___________ refers to the amount of time of the rain event
- 8. Seasonal ____________ or monsoons can result in high rainfall and hence flooding
- 10. A storm surge is a sudden rise of the sea level in which water is piled up against a coastline beyond normal ______________ conditions and causes flooding
- 11. The failure of man-made structures such as _________, levees and floodwalls can result in floods
- 12. 1-in-50-year storm in England in June 2012 is an example of a rainfall _______________
- 14. _______________ occurs when increasing temperatures cause snow to melt in temperate countries
Down
- 1. A _______________ flood occurs when water in the river rises and overflows its banks
- 2. Rainfall ____________ is the rate at which rain falls, measured in millimetres per hour (mm/h)
- 3. A ____________ flood can be recognised by its quick rise in water level
- 5. Snowmelt is the surface __________ which increases the volume of water in rivers and oceans, causing flooding
- 6. A flood is when there are _____________ of large amounts of water onto land
- 7. ______________ floods occur in areas along the coast (especially low-lying coastal land, such as river mouths)
- 9. There are ___________ types of floods
- 13. Floods become a hazard when they _____________ property and cause the loss of lives
- 14. A flash flood takes place suddenly and lasts for a ___________ period of time