Why Do Flash Floods Happen in Malaysia?
Recently, there was a menacing flood happening in Klang due to the continuous heavy rain. It happened on December 17 and it has strongly affected the operations of Klang. Many people were stuck from the way home and many of them were suffering from food shortage and damage that was brought by this disaster. Before the flash flood in Klang, a serious flood happened in Kelantan in 2014. But the flood happening in Klang shows the failure of flood prevention. The Causes of Flash Floods Climate change is one of the causes of flash floods nowadays. As the climate gets warmer, there will be more vapors and moisture to be held in our atmosphere. It brings extreme changes in temperature and the volume of rainfall. Due to the long-term impact of climate change’s effect, when sudden heavy rainfall, especially in the monsoon season, happens then floods happen. Other than climate change, rapid development on urbanization is also a cause of flash floods. Urbanization has modernized ...