Question

What are the causes of floods and drought?

Answer 1

Problems cause by floods: 
1. A rise in the level of water in dams, rivers, lakes, etc.
2. Heavy rainfall also causes floods.
3. Floods cause extensive damage to crops, property, animals, and human life.
4. Crop-fields, villages, and many low-lying areas get submerged under floodwater.
5. Rains/floods also affect smaller animals living in the soil. 
Problems cause by drought : 
1. Crops may die, fodder may become scarce.
2. Living organisms of the soil die.
3. Animals may die, plants and trees will not survive.
4. Soil becomes dry, the water level in rivers, lakes, dams, etc. may fall. The ground water-level falls.
5. Drought displaces people from a large number of villages and towns.