flood

A flood can happen almost anywhere. In wet areas they are expected, but in dry regions they are usually the more dangerous flash floods.



The two main reasons a flood happens are when rain builds up faster or just too much for the ground to soak in, or when a dam (either natural e.g. debris like sticks, or man made) collapses.



Since soil in its dry form is hydrophopic (doesn't absorb water at first) the water just forms a wall that easily sweeps any thing in its path up. this is why floods in dry areas are usually more dangerous than those in wetter ones (that and the fact that in dry areas flood protection is not as great).



Predicting floods is as simple as predicting rain fall, which is just cloud position, type, and temperature; though this will only work if it is a flood caused by just rain and not a dam collapsing (which is usually caused by rain, but still mainly unpredictable).



If a flood can be predicted, an evacuation notice will be given for all those in the path, as well as estimated time until it strikes so posessions can be gathered.







http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/index.shtm
http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/flooding.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/flood

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

sewage

at the plan that we went to i learned how our water is treated after our use. we saw all of the processes and learned some of the history of the plant. we also learned how things are different at the plant during different times of the year, and how they deal with things like power outages.

my family already recycles, so this is nothing new, and we are still recycling. (we had just recently brought our recycling to there before the trip, so i couldnt bring anything there)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

city talk

1 I could not log in at the time, and cant remember her name.she worked for the city hall.
2 sent it through drains to purify it.
3 runoff from the streets will be treated before going to the river.
4 excused due to bronchitis
5 there will be a city barbecue to celebrate end of constructon
6 the tadpole in the pollution bottle died
7 dont know
8 cant get the program to load