The phrase 'severity of flooding' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe how severe the flooding is in a certain region, either in the present or in the past. Example Sentence: The severity of flooding increased dramatically after the heavy rainfall.
But the frequency and severity of flooding has increased markedly since the middle of the 20th century.
Droughts are getting longer and deeper in many mid-continent regions, even as the severity of flooding increases.
Extreme weather linked to climate change has increased the frequency and severity of flooding, amplifying the risk of toxic spills at chemical sites.
However, most existing definitions of UDSs resilience are confined to the severity of flooding, while uncertainties from climate change and urbanization are not considered.
But even as many experts warn that climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of flooding and other natural disasters, developers continue to build homes in flood-prone areas.
Our results indicate that increasing urbanization and impervious surface resulted in a major increase in the severity of flooding, exacerbating flood damage by longer inundation time and higher peak flow.
The temperature increase can cause very serious and dangerous effects on the environment and human life such as accelerated sea level rise, reduction in the amount of fresh water, changes in the ecosystems, and increased amount and severity of floods and droughts, thus resulting in severe problems for all forms of life living on Earth [5,6].
Climate change has the potential to intensify the hydrological cycle, leading to more intense precipitation with associated changes in the intensity, frequency and severity of floods.
Decreases in evapotranspiration and associated streamflow increases in response to ambient CO2 exposures are expected to episodically increase the frequency and severity of flood and affect flow-dependent aquatic biota in forested watersheds.
Silted drains, a state responsibility, are blamed for the severity of floods, which recently killed up to 1,000 people.To cure rural restlessness West Bengal needs to create industrial opportunity, but that will be hard.
Globally, floods affect the personal and economic fortunes of more than 60m people every year.Yet measuring the severity of floods in terms of economic losses rather than the geographical extent of the waters can give the impression that flooding has become much more severe in recent times.
