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6 Cards in this Set
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Build dams and reservoirs |
- Store rainwater in a lake behind dam
- Most costly solution |
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Warn people |
-People can leave - Take belonging or move to a safe area (Sand bags) - Prepare emergency services - Least expensive |
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Straighten rivers |
- Water can flow faster - Rain reaches sea quicker |
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Land use by zones |
-Not building by the river - More infiltration - Less damage |
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Plant trees |
-Increasing interception - increasing absorption by roots and soil - Most eco-friendly solution |
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Raise levées |
- Increase size of river channel -Holds more rainwater |
