Floods : Hazards of Surface and Groundwater Systems ISBN: 9781438118444 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Infobase Learning Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Juvenile Literature; Science; Science: Geology;
There are many different types of floods, ranging from slowly rising regional floods to dramatic flash floods and coastal floods. Floods have become increasing hazardous over the last 200 years, as people have been moving onto floodplains and modifying rivers, streams, and entire river systems.