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Re: rare entries contest; answers

From: Garmt de Vries <G.deVries~at~phys.uu.nl>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:21:11 +0200 (CEST)
To: Jirina Vasková <jirina.vaskova~at~tiscali.cz>
Cc: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Jirina Vasková wrote:

> P.S.2 Why don´t you consider floods as meteorological phenomen? It was
> caused by rain.

This discussion is part of the game, and I'm glad you ask this question. I
CC my reply to the forum.

I can see your point, but I'm afraid I have to disagree. The rain itself
would have been a correct answer, but "flood" is not a meteorological
phenomenon, in my opinion. A flood can also be caused by melting of snow,
or breaking of a dam, or many other reasons that are not necessarily
meteorological. The fact that the floods in Grant and Cap. de 15 Ans are
caused by rainfall doesn't make flood in general a correct answer.

Best regards,
Garmt.
Received on Tue 06 Apr 2004 - 11:21:25 IST

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