Your spec says
1. Rivers flood due to a number of physical and human causes
2. Flooding appears to be an increasingly frequent event in the UK over the last 20 years
3. The effects of and responses to floods vary between areas of contrasting wealth
Start by watching how water moves through a drainage basin
A Case Study of flooding in the Richer World- The River Parrett on the Somerset Levels winter 2013 - 2014
Use this document to create your case study.
Watch this slide show
Climatic Causes of the heavy persistent rainfall - see this Met Office information and weather map.
Pictures and impacts can be seen in this article and more here from the BBC
The Villages affected:
Mulchney - watch this BBC report
Moorland - ONE YEAR ON
What has been done to manage the flooding? The response
Once you have completed both of your case studies you can take them one stage further and complete the following:
TASKS:
- CLASSIFY the effects of flooding - complete this task
- How do the responses compare - read through this table and answer the questions at the end of it!
- Suggestions for how you might be examined - and an exemplar answer to mark = HERE.
NOTE there are other river events you could find out about too...
The response to flooding in poorer regions of the world: Bangladesh -OXFAM a news report from Reuters
Lostwithiel, Cornwall - the river Fowey The Guardian reports
Investigate why Thailand is 'drowning' and how they are responding. and follow the other links on the Thailand Page
Are flooding events becoming more frequent?
The Wettest June since 1910 - in pictures! The wettest January for 100 years - 2014
TASKS: Read page 88/89 in your text book. Open this document and complete the tasks
Year
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River
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Place affected
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1988
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Kenwyn
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Cornwall
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1990
|
Severn
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Gloucestershire
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1994
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Lavant, Clyde
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West Sussex, Glasgow
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1998
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Severn, Trent, Wye
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The Midlands, Mid and South Wales
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2000
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Ouse, Alyn
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Yorkshire, N Wales
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2004
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Valency
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Cornwall
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2005
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Eden
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Cumbria and N Yorkshire
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2007
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Lots!
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Many parts of the UK – including the R Severn
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2008
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Severn
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South Midlands
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2009
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Lossie and Spey
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NE Scotland
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2009
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Cocker and Derwent
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Cockermouth,Cumbria
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2010
2012
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MAP
The Summer of 2012
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Cornwall e.g. Loswithiel
- lots of links you can follow from the BBC
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2013 - 2014 |
lots! |
close to home - Guildford, Godalming - plenty of links to follow on the BBC Somerset Levels |
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