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inundation

noun as in deluge

Strong matches

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As our atmosphere continues to warm and sea surface temperatures continue to rise, rainfall from hurricanes and the risk of coastal inundation due to storm surge could be greater.

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The California Geological Survey recently updated its tsunami hazard map — showing places in California that are at risk of tsunami inundation.

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Three days after the inundation, one of the largest search-and-rescue efforts in recent Texas history was shifting towards a recovery operation.

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Lone-wolf book banners also use inundation, most notably Florida man Bruce Friedman, who has bragged about challenging at least one book a day since moving from New York in 2020.

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Evacuating all areas of the inundation zone, by comparison, would take hours, Eing estimated.

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