What are the types of torrents

Arab Weather - Floods and floods are frequent natural disasters around the world, and torrents are classified as disasters, because the torrential waters sweep and carry all the mud, sand, and rocks that they can handle, and even vehicles and people, and cover everything that falls in their path of trees and houses And installations, and the consequent heavy loss of property and even life.

Definition of torrents

Floods are defined as temporary or semi-permanent watercourses that arise as a result of the gathering of rainwater when it is abundant (and for short periods) on sloping and poorly absorbed surfaces because it is rocky or dry soil. A major watercourse or several watercourses. These waterways are characterized by being strong and occurring suddenly and lasting for a short time.

Types of torrents

Floods differ in their strength and size, ranging from weak, medium, and strong, and the strength of the torrent depends on several factors, the most important of which are the type of surface, the amount of rain, and the intensity of rain (which is the relationship between the amount of rain and the time of precipitation). Floods can be classified into two main types:

1. Seasonal Floods : They occur when rainwater or seasonal snow descends and fill valleys and rivers with huge quantities of water at high speed, and they occur in the interior lands and this type of torrential torrential can be predicted and predicted, because it occurs annually in a particular season of seasons.

2. Flush Floods :

3. Transferred torrents : They are the torrents that flow from the rainy area to reach another area in which the weather is sunny. The residents of the region are surprised by them, and they may be strong and go out of their streams and overflow to nearby cities and towns.

Torrents damage

The torrent is an inevitable result of the continuous rain, and thus the torrent inflicts losses in life and property, and these losses and damages can be classified into two types:

• Non-material damage : They are losses resulting from the interruption of work and services, and other things that are difficult to assess financially, and this is evident in the psychological and social changes and confusion that torrents create in people's lives.

• Material damage : These are multiple losses that can be estimated, such as the destruction of land roads, railways, bridges, public facilities, telephone, electricity, water and sewage networks. Floods can also damage the agricultural sector and damage agricultural crops and soil, but the greatest damage is caused to the population, including deaths and displacement. And displacement of their areas, polluting drinking water and the spread of epidemics.

Therefore, when there is a warning of flash floods or other weather phenomena, please follow the expectations, take the warnings seriously, and take precautions even if the possibility of danger decreases.

Torrents benefits

Despite the damage caused by torrents, they have advantages for some areas, as torrents help in the spread of organic materials and sediments that fertilize the soil, some of the running rainwater and torrents are rich in nitrogen, which is one of the essential elements to improve the fertility of desert soil, nourish plants, and help to combat Agricultural pests, and some communities depend on the running rainwater and the floods that reach it.

Floods are a renewal of water resources and vital processes in any environment, including marine, such as the spread of seeds, eggs and larvae of marine animals, and the formation of new pastures, and marine plants and animals, like other environments, adapt to these natural cycles.

The time scale with the intensity of the flow and the area in which those torrents are flowing are what determine the losses and benefits of floods and torrents, and it is the decisive factor in studying the effects of the short-term consequences.