EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
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crop loss for farmers
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an increase in soil pathogens
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loss of beneficial root fungi
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much longer soil recovery time before new crops can be planted
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Detailed explanation-1: -Loss of human life. Property and infrastructure damage. Road closures, erosion, and landslide risks. Crop destruction and livestock loss.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flooding also reduces the soil redox potential, increases the pH of acid soils (largely because of a change of Fe3+ to Fe2+), and decreases the pH of alkaline soil (mainly because of CO2 accumulation which eventually forms H2CO3).
Detailed explanation-3: -Heavy rainfall. Deforestation. Improper drainage system.
Detailed explanation-4: -Massive Rainfall. Drainage systems and the effective infrastructure design aid during heavy rains. Overflowing of the Rivers. Collapsed Dams. Snowmelt. Deforestation. Climate change. Emission of Greenhouse Gases. Other Factors.