Flood Related Terms

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Flood Prone

Flood-related terms describe the processes, conditions, and impacts of excess water accumulation in areas that are normally dry. They include language for different types of flooding, levels of severity, and environmental factors such as saturation and water flow. These terms also cover monitoring and alert systems used to assess risk and warn communities, as well as the physical effects of water spreading, rising, and submerging land.

Spanish

Flood - Inundación

Flooded - Inundado

Flood prone areas - Zonas propensas a inundaciones

Flood water - Agua de inundación

Flood plain - Llanura de inundación

Flash Flood - Inundación repentina

Fluvial/Riverine Flooding - Inundación fluvial

Pluvial/Surface Water Flooding - Inundación pluvial / de aguas superficiales

Coastal Flooding - Inundación costera

Inundation - Inundación / anegamiento

Submerged - Sumergido

Saturation - Saturación

Flood Watch - Vigilancia de inundación

Flood Warning - Advertencia de inundación

French

Flood - Inondation

Flooded - Inondé

Flood prone areas - Zones sujettes aux inondations

Flood water - Eau de crue

Flood plain - Plaine inondable

Flash Flood - Crue éclair

Fluvial/Riverine Flooding - Inondation fluviale

Pluvial/Surface Water Flooding - Inondation pluviale / de surface

Coastal Flooding - Inondation côtière

Inundation - Submersion / inondation

Submerged - Submergé

Saturation - Saturation

Flood Watch - Veille d’inondation

Flood Warning - Alerte d’inondation

German

Flood - Überschwemmung

Flooded - Überflutet

Flood prone areas - Hochwassergefährdete Gebiete

Flood water - Flutwasser / Hochwasserwasser

Flood plain - Überschwemmungsgebiet

Flash Flood - Sturzflut

Fluvial/Riverine Flooding - Flusshochwasser

Pluvial/Surface Water Flooding - Pluviale / Oberflächenwasserüberschwemmung

Coastal Flooding - Küstenüberschwemmung

Inundation - Überflutung

Submerged - Untergetaucht / überflutet

Saturation - Sättigung

Flood Watch - Hochwasserbeobachtung

Flood Warning - Hochwasserwarnung

Italian

Flood - Inondazione

Flooded - Allagato

Flood prone areas - Aree a rischio alluvione

Flood water - Acqua di piena

Flood plain - Pianura alluvionale

Flash Flood - Inondazione improvvisa

Fluvial/Riverine Flooding - Inondazione fluviale

Pluvial/Surface Water Flooding - Inondazione pluviale / da acque superficiali

Coastal Flooding - Inondazione costiera

Inundation - Inondazione / sommersione

Submerged - Sommerso

Saturation - Saturazione

Flood Watch - Allerta di vigilanza per inondazione

Flood Warning - Avviso di inondazione

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