Investigation and Analysis of Recent Flood Events in the Country

Flood is one of the most important hazards that many human and environmental factors can cause. water years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 are drought and tragic, respectively, during the recorded statistical period of the country is very low. In the water year from 2018 to 2019, as of the date of 09/04/2019, the average difference of rainfall in the whole country with a similar situation in the last year and the medium-long term was 181 and 46 percent, respectively. In the meantime, surveying statistics and flood-related causes can be useful in providing a true and realistic view of policy-makers and decision-makers to make future decisions to prevent similar occurrences. In this research, in particular, the flood of Golestan province was investigated by studying the sources, documentation and reports related to the causes of recent flood events in the country (late March, 2018 and the first half of April, 2019), which resulted in the most important and effective reasons of the flood. Submission of practical suggestions was made in order to adapt management solutions.