Coastal Flooding: Prediction and prevention of the effects of the coastal flooding by forecasting, building design,

planning and education

Planning Prediction Prevention

Coastal floodingStarter:Imagine your house is at risk of flooding. Fill out the sheet for

the PREPARATION aspect of the flooding management

http://www.floodsite.net/juniorfloodsite/html/en/teacher/thingstoknow/hydrology/coastalfloods.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ_uNyleUqQ&safe=active

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/oct/29/hurricane-sandy-new-york-mayor-evacuation-video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQOKOTDgr0&safe=active

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1. Why are scientists concerned about climate change and coastal flooding?

2. How frequent will floods be in the UK by 2100?3. What does the Thames Barrier do? How might it be developed further?4. What are some of the causes of coastal flooding?5. What way does the Environment Agency predict floods?6. What ways can people plan for coastal flooding?7. What is the difference between prediction and prevention?8. How does Bangladesh help to reduce the effects of flooding?9. USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE….where in the DEVELOPED world recently

experience extreme coastal flooding? What can you remember from the footage?

10. Explain how the effects of coastal flooding can be reduced (6) June 2011