Where all have we had floods in the last ten days or so? China (China also had a broken dam), Mongolia, Iran, Germany, Belgium, NYC, Arizona, Colorado, Detroit…. What am I missing?
Where all have we had floods in the last ten days or so? China (China also had a broken dam), Mongolia, Iran, Germany, Belgium, NYC, Arizona, Colorado, Detroit…. What am I missing?
Ironically, droughts are frequently followed by floods because the ground dries out to the point where it's unable to absorb water properly.
This is true. Not sure if that’s what’s going on in this case
shouldn't it be opposite. what will happen if a desert gets rain?
Flash floods are really common in the desert, where I'm from people are advised to stay away from rivers and streams any time there's a storm.
Think about a completely dry sponge, shriveled and hard. If you hold it under a faucet, the water will run off the top of it for a few seconds before it starts absorbing water, and it will take quite a while before the sponge is able to soak up as much water as it can if it isn't pre-moistened.
The same thing happens with soil. Even just one inch of rain not getting absorbed by the ground equals millions and millions of gallons of water flowing over the land, collecting at low points and creating catastrophic floods.
As far as deserts go, it depends on the local geography, but plenty of them do have severe floods when they experience rain.