dam bursts
type: Concept
broader: floods

effects of climate change
type: Concept
narrower: floods

floods
type: Concept
definition: Floods occur when streams and rivers overflow their banks and inundate the adjacent lands, called floodplains. In other instances, localized flooding occurs when drains cannot cope with heavy rainfall and along shorelines from sea surges that can be wind driven or associated with storms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Floods]
narrower: dam bursts
broader: natural disasters
broader: hazards and disasters
broader: effects of climate change

natural disasters
type: Concept
narrower: floods

hazards and disasters
type: Concept
narrower: floods

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: floods