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Which factor causes the greatest increase in an area's flash flood risk?

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can be a number of things, rain fall quota, climate, population, vegetation..any of those.
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Densely populated regions with little vegetation.

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Flooding refers to a longer event in comparison to flash flooding, it may take a few days or weeks. On the other hand, flash floods are generally featured by intense fast-moving water post heavy rains, which gashes through urban streets, river beds, or mountain canyons sweeping everything coming in their way. They can take place within minutes or a few hours of extreme rainfall. In such cases, the regions with heavy population and comprising little vegetation would be the one that would be most affected.

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