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nature's filing system for water it hasn't decided where to put yet
free fertilizerfloods leave nutrient-rich silt, making them ancient farming jackpots
nile dependentEgypt's empire ran on annual floodplain deposits
human stubbornnessbillions live there despite the name's obvious warning
flood storagethey absorb surges, sparing cities downstream
insurance nightmare100-year flood zones now flood far more often