There are two kinds of flood: rain gush flood and ice flood.

黄河流域面临两类洪水的威胁，即暴雨洪水和冰凌洪水。

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The ice flood is one of the serious natural disasters in the lower reaches of Yellow River.

凌汛是黄河下游严重的自然灾害之一，黄河下游天桥河段属于典型的弯曲窄河段，极易发生凌情。

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Freezing is a general phenomenon in the cold area. Ice flood is a rise of water when ice is hindered in river course.

冰冻是寒冷地区普遍存在的一种自然现象，而凌汛则是河道里的冰凌对水流的阻力作用而引起的一种涨水现象。

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The Flood Protection Association said compacted snow and ice would melt more slowly than snow on the ground.

BBC: Snowman

Seasonal rains arrive late or fail altogether, sea ice platforms break-up earlier than in previous springs, king tides flood villages and contaminate food gardens with saltwater.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

As described by ice sculptor Joseph Amendola in his book Ice Carving Made Easy, written records dating back to 600 BC reveal that in the highlands of northwest China, farmers would flood their fields with water, wait for it to freeze, harvest blocks of ice and then store them in insulated facilities to help preserve perishables like seafood.

BBC: The origins of ice sculpting