Lesson 9 - Impacts of Flooding Flashcards
1
Q
How can flooding affect water quality?
A
Oversupplies sediments + nutrients, potential for eutrophication
Flooded farmland - Chemical drainage
2
Q
How does flooding affect physical water systems?
A
Recharges groundwater systems
Fills wetlands
Relocates sediment + nutrients
3
Q
What are the economic impacts of flooding?
A
Tourism disrupted
Infrastructural damage
Agricultural losses
Flood defence costs
4
Q
Where do roughly 90% of all flood deaths occur?
A
Asia
5
Q
What were the human impacts of flooding from 1900 - 2010?
A
200,000 deaths
3b people affected
