Flood
This type of flood is caused by rapid and excessive rainfall that raises water heights quickly
Flash Floods
This type of drought is characterized by low water supply becoming evident in the water system
Hydrological Drought
This type of flood is caused by storm surges associated with tropical cyclones and tsunamis
Coastal flooding
This type of drought is characterized by its effects on crops
Agricultural drought
A period of time when an area or region experiences below-normal precipitation is called....
Drought
Flood mitigation methods can be structural and non-structural, give 2 structural methods
flood gates, flood walls, diversion to flood plains
This type of drought is evident when the supply and demand of various commodities is affected by drought
Socioeconomic drought
Which Caribbean country, in August this year, was affected by floods which resulted in 3 deaths
Haiti
What are some methods to mitigate the effects of droughts (2 answers)
Which Caribbean country was there the evidence of flood gates
Trinidad
Flood mitigation methods can be structural and non-structural, give 2 non-structural methods
Elevated structures, permanent relocation, building codes, evacuation of those in flood prone areas
How has drought impacted society? (2, and detail required)
wildfire, water quality, transportation, agriculture, public health, ecosystems
In October 2018, a Caribbean country experienced a series of overbank and flash floods which resulted in over 500 people being evacuated and over 2000 homes damaged. Which Caribbean country is this?
Trinidad
Which Caribbean country had less than 50% of its river flow volumes earlier this year due to a 3 week dry spell
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1000 points!!!
Which parish in Jamaica was heavily affected by rain, and experienced severe flooding, due to the destruction of mangroves in the region
Clarendon