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    Human impacts like urbanization, deforestation, and river channelization can exacerbate flooding by increasing surface runoff and reducing natural flood protections. Urbanization removes permeable surfaces, increasing runoff. Deforestation in Bangladesh increases flood risk by removing forests that absorb excess water. While channelizing rivers has benefits like flood control, it also increases downstream flood risks by quickly shunting water away without natural dissipation. Global warming is linked to more frequent extreme weather by increasing ocean temperatures and melting ice, factors which influence weather patterns on a global scale.

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    Human impacts like urbanization, deforestation, and river channelization can exacerbate flooding by increasing surface runoff and reducing natural flood protections. Urbanization removes permeable surfaces, increasing runoff. Deforestation in Bangladesh increases flood risk by removing forests that absorb excess water. While channelizing rivers has benefits like flood control, it also increases downstream flood risks by quickly shunting water away without natural dissipation. Global warming is linked to more frequent extreme weather by increasing ocean temperatures and melting ice, factors which influence weather patterns on a global scale.

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    Human impacts like urbanization, deforestation, and river channelization can exacerbate flooding by increasing surface runoff and reducing natural flood protections. Urbanization removes permeable surfaces, increasing runoff. Deforestation in Bangladesh increases flood risk by removing forests that absorb excess water. While channelizing rivers has benefits like flood control, it also increases downstream flood risks by quickly shunting water away without natural dissipation. Global warming is linked to more frequent extreme weather by increasing ocean temperatures and melting ice, factors which influence weather patterns on a global scale.

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    Human Impacts on Flooding

    1. Sketch a brief hydrological cycle diagram to


    show the impact of urbanisation on water
    movement.

    2. Bangladesh is a low lying country that borders


    the Himalayas. Explain how deforestation may
    exacerbate (make worse) the flood risk here
    (page 32-33)

    3. Channelising a river has both positive and


    negative impacts. Briefly explain using
    examples to back up your answer.

    4. What is eustasy? (Google it!). What is thermal


    expansion? How are nations such as the UK to
    blame for these processes?

    5. El Nino, increased frequency of hurricanes,


    polar ice caps melting, are all related to Global
    Warming. How?

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