Severe Storms; How They Affect Land
Severe Storms; How They Affect Land
Jessica Bailey - October 19, 2021
Extreme weather can have an impact on the land and the land population by the the severity of the storm. Recently, there has been a lot more heat waves (which cause droughts), heavy downpours (which can cause floods/flash floods), hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, blizzard, etc. Droughts affect crops and can deteriorate good land for farming due to the loss of moisture in the land. Floods, when severe, can damage houses, threaten peoples lives and can drown crop lands. Humans have added to the weather factors by adding unnecessary toxins to the air which causes the temperatures to rise. This causes an increase in heavy down pours, which can relate to more extensive storm surges due to the rise in sea levels and can lead to more rapid spring snow/ice melt. In the United States due to floods, the property and crop damage averaged close to 8 billion dollars per year from 1981 to 2011.
There was a bad flood in Howard County a few years ago. There was water all over the crops and the highway. It lasted pretty much all summer and it took a tool on some farmers.
ReplyDeleteA couple of my family members had their houses taken away in hurricanes and tornadoes it was really hard for them. They lost a lot of stuff.
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