flood hazard
Overflow danger zone
Flood hazard refers to the potential for flooding in a given area—the likelihood and severity of water inundating land that is normally dry.
Engineers and urban planners assess flood hazards when designing infrastructure or zoning property: The flood hazard map shows which neighborhoods face the greatest risk.
Insurance rates often reflect a property's flood hazard designation.
- property damageHarm to possessions
- loss of lifeSomeone ceasing to exist
- water rescueExtracting someone from drowning
- mandatory evacuationForced departure order
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
dams · soil erosion · weather radar · rising waters · levees · evacuation plans · early warning systems · dam failure · broken levee · snowmelt · water contamination · deforestation · satellite imagery · urbanization · floodwaters · coastal erosion · sandbags · inundation
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Insufficient freshwater for demand
water shortage · aridity · desiccation · arid climate · dry spell
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Precautions against rising waters
flood protection · safe zone · high ground · protected area · flood mitigation
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