*Why flooding causes destruction*

A flood happens when water overflows or soaks normally dry land. Generally, floods take hours or even days to develop, giving people time to prepare or evacuate. But Sometimes, floods develop quickly and with no warning.

A Flood can develop in many ways. The most common is when rivers overflow the dams, heavy rain, a broken dam or a huge ice melt. Coastal flooding can also happen when it is high tide or a tsunami. Did you know that floods are the second-best widespread in the world besides the wildfires!!!!!

When floods happen the ocean moves inland. Floods have enormous power. Some structures cannot withstand the force of the water causing them to collapse. Most people are left without any drinking water or power. 

When the flood has gone the ground is covered in mud and silt. This is very beneficial for the farmers because It has lots of nutrients in it. But when the flood has receded it can cause just as much damage. Sharp debris, fuel and sewage are very harmful to the people. In America, floods cause 100 people to die and cause seven point five billion billion dollars worth of damage. 

Some Countries are building stronger stabilised buildings when flooding happens to prevent damage.

The damage caused by wildfires

A wildfire is deadly, destroying homes, wildlife and contaminates the air with the pollution that can harm people.  Wildfires are very dangerous.

The impact that fires have on communities is huge. After the fire, some people are left with nothing but only the clothes on their back. Their home was swallowed by the fire. Luckily they get their homes rebuilt. 

480 million wildlife were injured or killed in the Australian bush fires in 2019. Wildfire causes wildlife to move, avoiding flames and searching for new habitat. This can cause animals to wander into human-populated areas and come into contact with humans they would normally avoid. However, there are many positives because thankfully vets are helping the wildlife to heal.

In 2018 the wildfires season burned 8.7 million acres of land. Wildfires are the biggest and widest spread natural disasters in the world. Wildfires can spread in seconds. The conditions can make the fire spread faster. Wind, Droughts and extreme heat can make the fire bigger and more dangerous.

Wildfires are extremely dangerous and harmful. Firefighters have to put there life on the line to save people that are in the fire.