<span>The two primary causes are climate change, resulting in increased severity and intensity of rainfall, and new developments on floodplains, which are themselves at risk of flooding, and which increase the risk of flooding downstream. [ The effects of flooding from the sources outlined above are felt by various 'receptors'. These include, people, buildings, infrastructure, agriculture, open recreational space and the natural world. In extreme cases flooding may cause a loss of life.</span>
Useful satellite data concerning sea ice began in late 1978 with the launch of NASA's Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) satellite.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. It is the Amazon river that can swell to over 30 miles wide during its annual flooding season. <span>The </span>Amazon River<span> in South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world and the longest.</span>
