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As the atmosphere gets warmer, the effects of evaporation increase more rapidly. The warmer atmosphere is able to hold more moisture at a time, which causes the huge amounts of rain to come pouring down at a time. Violent downpours doesn’t properly water crops or plants because heavy amounts of gently soak into the soil, so it can cause floods and then quickly run off into rivers that will be carried back to sea. Along with melting ice and snow, this is a way that rivers flood. This matter is one that London, Ontario must face with the Thames River.
The river can, and has flooded before and has caused a lot of damage to infrastructure. Roads can collapse due to extreme surface wear and scour. Damage caused to buildings depends on its age and condition and foundation of the building. This damage can cause the city and its people lot’s of money for repairs. The best plan is to plan ahead.
Climate change is causing new patterns and changes to our climate and this means that our old records of flood levels will be out of date. If we update our systems, it’d be a good investment to save money from flood damage in the future, and protect our city and it’s people. People are always at risk for floods, but the risk can become a smaller one if people didn’t live on or even very close to flood plains. If people stay away from these flood prone areas, they will automatically be safer.
