GCSE Geographers...

Year 9 and 10 have been studying the causes, impacts and short term/medium term responses to the Cumbria floods in November 2009, as part of their case study for a flood in an MEDC.

Remember to check out Countryfile on BBC1 from 6-7pm this Sunday. Part of the programme will be focusing on the responses towards farmers. It is four months on from this event, how are farmers dealing with the impacts?

Case Study: Cumbria Floods.

Here are some resources based on the recent floods in Cumbria.

Cumbria Flooding

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Thanks to Geography teacher Mark Ollis who experienced the floods first hand and helped me with some of the information. To all the people in Cumbria and in the words of Prince Charles, 'Keep up that Cumbrian Spirit' :)

Floods in Cumbria...

This week has seen record levels of rainfall flooding parts of Cumbria and border regions. More than 1,300 homes were flooded and many left without power or mains water supplies. Cockermouth was one of the worst affected places, where water levels reached 2.5m (8ft 2in), more than 200 people were rescued by emergency services - 50 by RAF helicopters.




Lots more information can be found at:
BBC News
The Guardian
The Daily Mail
The Times

One in six UK homes 'at risk of flooding'

One in six homes in England is at risk of flooding, the Environment Agency warned today.

And with climate change likely to raise the risk of flooding through rising sea levels and more rainstorms, £20bn needs to be invested in flood defences to protect properties in the next 25 years, the agency said.Read the full article here. More from the BBC here.

Here are the top 10 local authorities with the highest number of properties in areas with a significant chance of flooding:

Boston district: 23,700
North Somerset: 20,415
East Lindsey district: 14,949
Windsor and Maidenhead: 11,477
Kingston upon Hull: 9,825
Shepway district: 9,065
Sedgemoor district: 8,092
East Riding of Yorkshire: 7,513
Runnymede district: 7,007
Warrington: 6,533

Floods hit Brazil!

Flooding in north-eastern Brazil has killed at least 15 people and driven tens of thousands from their homes, civil defence officials have said...

Read BBC News Report