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Caribbean Flooding: Causes and Impact by Ellie is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Flooding has become commonplace in Trinidad and Tobago, especially along the Caroni River and in Port of Spain, where short downpours often cause 2-3 feet of flooding in low-lying areas. While natural factors like climate change producing more intense rainfall contribute to flooding, poor land use from activities like over-cultivation, squatting, fires, quarrying and development on impermeable surfaces are also crucial causes by increasing runoff. Flooding can be flash floods from intense bursts of rain or

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Ellie

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