15.11.2.3 - Flood and drought risk assessment
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What is flood risk assessment?
💡 Hint: Think about the impacts of floods on communities.
Name one method used for drought risk assessment.
💡 Hint: Consider tools that analyze data.
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What is the primary purpose of flood risk assessment?
💡 Hint: Think about why we need to know the effects of floods.
Remote sensing can identify which of the following?
💡 Hint: What does remote sensing collect data on most effectively?
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Evaluate the potential impacts of flooding in an urban area after extreme rainfall events. What factors would you analyze?
💡 Hint: Think about urban planning and how flooding could disrupt it.
Discuss how climate change may affect the reliability of historical data in flood and drought assessments.
💡 Hint: How does climate change influence weather patterns?
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