Comments on: Why would a flood be more likely to occur in an urban centre (make reference to the water cycle/drainage)? http://okavangochallenge.com/water-urban/why-would-a-flood-be-more-likely-to-occur-in-an-urban-centre-make-reference-to-the-water-cycledrainage Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe M http://okavangochallenge.com/water-urban/why-would-a-flood-be-more-likely-to-occur-in-an-urban-centre-make-reference-to-the-water-cycledrainage/comment-page-1#comment-2693 Joe M Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:15:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-urban/why-would-a-flood-be-more-likely-to-occur-in-an-urban-centre-make-reference-to-the-water-cycledrainage#comment-2693 The only thing I can think of is that pavement isn't porous, so water isn't absorbed into the soil as quickly.<br><b>References : </b><br> The only thing I can think of is that pavement isn’t porous, so water isn’t absorbed into the soil as quickly.
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]]> By: Luc M http://okavangochallenge.com/water-urban/why-would-a-flood-be-more-likely-to-occur-in-an-urban-centre-make-reference-to-the-water-cycledrainage/comment-page-1#comment-2692 Luc M Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:56:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-urban/why-would-a-flood-be-more-likely-to-occur-in-an-urban-centre-make-reference-to-the-water-cycledrainage#comment-2692 i think floods can happen anywhere right? but they get reported in urban areas cause thats where the ppl r. but basically there r floods in urban areas cause most urban areas r built around some sort of body of water. think about it: if u live in a city, think about which river is near u. hong kong is on the sea, london is on the rhine i think. minneapolis/st paul is on the mississippi. etc, etc.<br><b>References : </b><br> i think floods can happen anywhere right? but they get reported in urban areas cause thats where the ppl r. but basically there r floods in urban areas cause most urban areas r built around some sort of body of water. think about it: if u live in a city, think about which river is near u. hong kong is on the sea, london is on the rhine i think. minneapolis/st paul is on the mississippi. etc, etc.
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