Explained: What are floods and why do they happen?
When there is too much water, or if the water is not in the right place, a problem called flooding occurs.
In the UK, people are sometimes forced to leave their homes when a lot of rain has fallen in a short period of time and caused flooding.
There are many types of floods and the most common are:
- Coastal flooding
- River flood
- Groundwater flooding
- Flash floods
Because the UK rains a lot and is sometimes very heavy, normally the soil and plants act like a giant sponge. However, sometimes the sponge effect does not work because the soil is already very wet.
When this happens, all the rain tries to enter the river at the same time. If the river is not big enough to support the water, there will be a flood.
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