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Question
What are the major causes of floods?
Answer in Brief
Solution
The major causes of floods are:
1. Meteorological factors
- Heavy rainfall
- Tropical cyclones
- Cloudburst Physical factors
- Large catchment area
- Inadequate drainage arrangement
2. Human factors
- Deforestation
- Siltation
- Faulty agricultural practices
- Faulty irrigation practices
- Collapse of dams
- Accelerated urbanization.
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