Im doing some research on flooding, but mainly the Bodcastle flood in the Indictmentdon.
One of my tasks is to name the 3 types of floods. I have done research but keep getting different answers.
Please can you help me out?
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Flooding can be divided into different categories according to their duration:
1. Slow-Onset Floods
* Slow-Onset Floods usually last for a relatively longer period, it may last for one or more weeks, or even months. As this kind of flood last for a long period, it can lead to lose of stock, damage to agricultural products, roads and rail links.
2. Rapid-Onset Floods
* Rapid-Onset Floods last for a relatively shorter period, they usually last for one or two days only. Although this kind of flood lasts for a shorter period, it can cause more damages and pose a greater risk to life and property as people usually have less time to take preventative action during rapid-onset floods.
3. Flash Floods
* Flash Floods may occur within minutes or a few hours after heavy rainfall, tropical storm, failure of dams or levees or releases of ice jams. And it causes the greatest damages to society.