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Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Climatic Processes > Floods
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Disasters > Natural Disasters > Floods
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Disasters > Natural Disasters > Floods

Preferred term

Floods  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Catastrophic Floodings
  • Flooding, Catastrophic
  • Floodings, Catastrophic

Note

  • coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location

Scope note

  • Sudden onset water phenomena with different speed of occurrence. These include flash floods, seasonal river floods, and coastal floods, associated with CYCLONIC STORMS; TIDALWAVES; and storm surges.

History note

  • 2009; use DISASTERS 1982-2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055868

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