elvebrudd
English translation: interruption of river's natural flow
| 07:41 Feb 22, 2011 |
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|  Selected response from: Vedis Bjørndal Norway Local time: 22:29 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | fluvial flooding |
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| 3 | interruption of river's natural flow |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1fluvial flooding Explanation: This type of flooding is caused by high tides and or inclement weather breaching sea defences and inundating the surrounding areas. Rivers bursting their banks and flooding of roads usually follows extended periods of exceptionally heavy rainfall. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roads/highway-information/flooding/... Reference: http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/60-seconds/fluvial-floo... |
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14 hrs confidence:
interruption of river's natural flow Explanation: This is probably not the exact term for "elvebrudd". "Elvebrudd" may not be caused by flooding only. I have seen the term "river breakage" used in some texts. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.unep.org/dewa/vitalwater/article95.html |
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