Floods

Student drawing of a flood

BRAIN TEASER! What ancient city was destroyed by a devastating flood?

FLOOD! That word has struck fear into the hearts of millions. Ever since time began floods have bombarded towns cities and coastlines, leaving them in ruins. This site is to help you learn about them, study them, and prepare for them.

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FLOOD SAFETY

For a food supply for a flood you should have nonperishable foods. Nonperishable foods are foods that won't spoil for a long time and don't need to be refrigerated.

  • Canned meats, fruits and vegetables
  • Canned juice, milk and soup
  • Sugar, salt and pepper
  • Peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars and trail mix
  • Vitamins
  • cookies, hard candies, lollipops, instant coffee or tea
  • Special foods for babies and/or old people

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This is a picture of the Nile River. The Egyptians thought that the flooding of the Nile was a good thing. When the Nile flooded the receding waters left behind rich soil which served as a natural fertilizer. The waters along the river banks was used for farming too feed the people.

The waters around the banks are the only farm land that Egypt has. Even though it only takes up 3% of the country it can still provide a lot of food. Later on a population boom needed them farmers to produce more food.

After the completion of the Aswan Dam the flooding waters stayed in the dam and was released in the dry season. This change in the rivers flow caused the people to use more artificial fertilizer.

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