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A '''flood''' is a [[natural disaster]] wherein an overabundance of [[water]] encroaches upon a given area of land where it is normally dry.  While entirely natural in many areas, its impact on humans can range from mild to devastating, depending on severity and preparedness.

A '''flood''' is a [[natural disaster]] wherein an overabundance of [[water]] encroaches upon a given area of land where it is normally dry.  While entirely natural in many areas, its impact on humans can range from mild to devastating, depending on severity and preparedness.

Floods have often affected both global and national history. According to [[Flood geology|Flood geologists]], the [[Great Flood]] of Noah's time is responsible for much of the [[geology]] of the [[Earth]]'s surface. The [[Johnstown flood]] of 1889 (also referred to locally as the "Great Flood" in reference to the biblical flood) did much to highlight dam safety (or lack thereof) in the [[United States]]. Flooding along the [[Mississippi River]] in 1993 caused millions of dollars in infrastructure damage and agricultural loss.

Floods have often affected both global and national history. According to [[Flood geology|Flood geologists]], the [[Great Flood]] of Noah's time is responsible for much of the [[geology]] of the [[Earth]]'s surface. The [[Johnstown flood]] of 1889 (also referred to locally as the "Great Flood" in reference to the biblical flood) did much to highlight dam safety (or lack thereof) in the [[United States]]. Flooding along the [[Mississippi River]] in 1993 caused millions of dollars in infrastructure damage and agricultural loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spokanewaterrescue.org/great-flood-1993/|title=The Great Flood Of 1993|year=2001|publisher=SWR|language=English|accessdate=16 December 2014|quote=Hundreds of levees along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers failed back in 1993 causing the deaths of 50 people and damages between $15 and $20 billion dollars.}}</ref>

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