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PREFERRED TERM

Created: 2020-06-05T13:01:46.732+02:00

flash flooding  

DEFINITION

  • A sudden local flood of great volume and short duration, generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity.

    Created: 6/5/20

    (en)

BROADER CONCEPT

ENTRY TERMS

  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    flash floods (en)

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URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a467daf0

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