The document summarizes flooding in Pakistan from 1992 to 2010. It shows that the economic damage from flooding increased from $1 million in 1992 to $9.8 billion in 2010, affecting agriculture like rice and wheat farms. The number of people affected also sharply increased over this period, reaching 18 million people affected in 2010, significantly higher than past years. Maps and pictures demonstrate the areas most impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding in Pakistan.
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Flooding Evidence
1. 10,000,000
Amount of money gets spended 9,000,000
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
1992 1994 2001 2005 2007 2008 2010
Years
In 1992, the economic damage was only 1,000,000 but in 2012 it rapidly increase and
went to 9,800,00 which affect on Pakistan economic a lot. When flood came it wash out
the rice and wheat farms. Addition, it affect on cotton production.
2. 20000000
18000000
Number of people get affeted
16000000
14000000
12000000
10000000
8000000
6000000
4000000
2000000
0
1992 1992 1995 1996 2003 2005 2010
Years
In 1992, the people who got affected were almost 6,500,00 but in 2010 it really increased. It
went to 18,000,00 people get affected. It suddenly become higher from past years.
3. The picture 1 shows
the actual rain. In
2nd picture it shows
the normal rainfall.
In 3rd picture the
dark blue part shows
those area’s had the
most rainfall and
those areas got
flooded.
9. (a) shows that the geographic spreading of rainfall in South
Asia.
(b) Weather spreading of rainfall (mm/month) averaged in
Pakistan.
Most rain falls in July-August buy during the summer
monsoon made twice the amount than happened in
winter.
Editor's Notes
The area it is red it was the most affected areas by flooding.