What is flood mitigation?

Practices that reduce flood damage.

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  1. Making floods bigger
  2. Ignoring flood risks
  3. Practices that reduce flood damage ✔

Why: Flood mitigation practices aim to reduce the damage caused by flooding.

Huh, didn't know that: Flood mitigation practices aim to reduce the damage caused by flooding.

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Mitigation means soften the blow, not ignore it.
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References

Answer: Practices that reduce flood damage. Flood mitigation practices aim to reduce the damage caused by flooding.

  1. Scouting America: Sustainability www.scouting.org/merit-badges/sustainability
    Identify three water conservation or flood mitigation practices
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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