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Case Study: UK FloodsCumbria
November 2009
did the floods happen?
did they happen?
did they occur?
impacts did the floods have?
was involved?
Key Questions
Who
Why
When
Where
What
Where? Cumbria
Where?
Why?
1. A 'conveyor' of warm, very moist sub-tropical air was carried towards Britain from south of the Azores.
2. Warm air rises over the Cumbrian mountains, cools and condenses as heavy rain.
5. Significant flooding at confluences of rivers in Cockermouth.
4. Heavy rain enters region’s rivers.
3. Warm ‘Conveyor’ stuck over Cumbria for 34 hours. Steady downpour maintained.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8376031.stm
Why?
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8376031.stm
Record rainfall
316mm in 24 hrs!
Empathising
Empathising
http://www.flickr.com/photos/summonedbyfells/4093005237/
1770-1860
Create a thought bubble about what must have been going on in the mind of one of the victims of
the floods.
How might you have coped in their situation?
http://www.brilliantstudent.in/blog
William Wordsworth
Good Okay Need helpI am able to describe the location of the floods and the worst affected areas. I can use my knowledge to explain the causes of the floods. I can describe the impacts of the floods upon people, the economy and the environment. I can express clearly my own personal response about this natural disaster.
Self Evaluation