Why can’t we convert water from rivers into steam to prevent floods? Putting the water in the air for plants/trees as a solution for flooding?

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Why can’t we convert water from rivers into steam to prevent floods? Putting the water in the air for plants/trees as a solution for flooding?

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it wold be extremely expensive to boil enough water to have an effect, especially in the high humidity accompanying storms.

the solution of flood plains is the only cost effective and environmentally responsible solution