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Descriptor English:   Floods 
Descriptor Spanish:   Inundaciones 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Inundações 
Synonyms English:   Catastrophic Flooding
Catastrophic Floodings
Flooding, Catastrophic
Floodings, Catastrophic  
Tree Number:   G16.500.175.812
N06.230.100.230.250
SP4.037.403.519.265
SP8.473.654.587.537
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location
See Related English:   Alluvium
Flood Control
Flow Augmentation
Hydrometeorology
Surface Runoff
 
History Note English:   2009; use DISASTERS 1982-2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
HI history MO mortality
PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data
Record Number:   53352 
Unique Identifier:   D055868 

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