Floods and droughts are
A) strictly natural disasters
B) influenced by human activities
C) decreased by increases in human population
D) independent of human activity
E) always predictable and cyclic

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Human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and agriculture can alter the natural flow of water and contribute to both floods and droughts. Climate change, which is largely caused by human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, can also affect the frequency and severity of floods and droughts.

Floods and Droughts Are