Multiple Choice
A unique characteristic of flash floods is
A) they are commonly much more deadly than downstream floods.
B) they only occur in the lower parts of drainage basins.
C) they only occur in desert regions.
D) most people who die are in automobiles.
E) they are always associated with violent thunderstorms.
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