By: Tori McKinney, Pamela Moore, Jonathan BelcherMrs.
Doughtys3PDFloodsFloods are overflowing of water onto land when it
rains!!!!! (examples Lakes, rivers, oceans, and any other bodies of
water)What are Floods?
This what a Flood looks like.Disaster of a Flood!!!!Most common
disaster with a Flood is water coming over the banks of a river and
Flooding any of the houses on the banks of the river.Sometimes if a
house is right on a river and the water gets to high the house
could cave in and fall into the river.
Causes & ConcernsOne way to prevent flooding is to build
dams on the side of the river banks!!If you dont get your house
checked the water could put to much pressure on the walls and the
house could cave in.
Consequences of a Flood!!After a Flood people are homeless, they
could be homeless for a couple of months or for a few years after a
Flood.Loved ones could get taken away from there homes and no one
will find them.The main reason why people die in floods are they
drown in a car and cant get out!!!!!!!Government spends $6 billion
worth on damage form Floods in the U.S.Worldwide government spends
$3 trillion worth on damage .6Survival Kit for FloodingFirst aid
kit (hand sanitizer for bacteria, band aids, aspirin, pre wrap,
cooling cream, ect.)
Survival KitMatchesBatteriesFood three day supplyFlashlightWater
one gallon per person every three daysWhistle to signal for
help
Fun Facts!!!!!!More then 140 people die from Floods each year in
the U.S.More people are killed by Floods then any other Natural
DisasterAllen, Jean. Natural Disasters Floods. Mankato, MN:
Capstone Press, 2002. Print.First aid. www.first-aid-product.com.
Web. 7 Feb. 2012. .Flooding. blippitt.com. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. .
Flooding. www.ket.org. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. .Polanf Floods.
www.topnews.com. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. .Rango, Albert. "Flooding."
World Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. Chicago: World Book Inc., 2009. 237.
Waterlow, Julia. The Violent Earth Flood. New York: Thomson
Learning, 1993. Print Flooding. www.ket.org. Web. 6 Feb. 2012.
.www.nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic Society, Web. 22
Jan. 2012. .
Bibliography
