Flash flood - a short-term flash flood , which can be caused by heavy rainfall, sudden melting of snow, collapse of the dam or breakthrough of ice jam. A feature of flash floods is the rapid increase in water level. Flash floods are often accompanied by significant floods and are one of the most dangerous natural phenomena [1] .
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The most famous manifestations of flash floods
- , South Dakota, USA June 9, 1972
- , Colorado, USA July 31, 1976
- Flooding in Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory July 7, 2012
- Flooding in Sochi June 25, 2015
Notes
- ↑ Natural hazards (inaccessible link) . World Meteorological Organization. Archived March 4, 2016.
Literature
- Yu.L. Vorobiev, V.A. Akimov, Yu.I. Sokolov. Catastrophic floods of the beginning of the XXI century: lessons and conclusions . Moscow: DEKS-PRESS (2003). Archived on October 7, 2009.
Links
- Floods. The Awesome Power Warning . National Weather Service. Date of treatment June 8, 2018. (English)
- Natural hazards (inaccessible link) . World Meteorological Organization. Archived March 4, 2016.