Summary:
- Floods are a natural part of the water cycle, but they can cause a lot of damage.
- Farms and homes may be lost, and people may die.
- Floods are made worse when vegetation is cleared, when the land is already soaked, or when hillsides have been logged.
- Flood waters carry nutrients that are deposited on the floodplain, so floodplains are good places for farming.
- In the past, the Nile River in Egypt flooded each year, bringing much-needed nutrients in to farms.