6 sentences with 'floods'
Example sentences and phrases with the word floods and other words derived from it.
• « Especially in a period like the ancient past, when natural forces - forces like floods and disease - were far more powerful than the ability of humans to control them, the priests were the only people who could offer an explanation. »
• « Due to constant weather patterns, the Nile floods at almost the same time every year (late summer), depositing huge amounts of mud and silt on its banks and making it one of the most fertile regions in the world. »
• « The pyramids were built all year round, but work was most intense in September, when the Nile floods were at their peak and farmers were unable to work the fields. »
• « Climate and atmospheric variations are caused by many factors, and their consequences affect the entire planet. From floods to droughts, exaggerated temperature ranges, changes in ocean temperatures and pressure fluctuations, there is, however, one main culprit: the great ocean mass. »