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- 1. " I saw a woman [on the news] crying in her flooded front room. I thought, if anything, you're making it worse love…" Jimmy Carr
- 3. About me...
- 4. Who lives in a house like this ? http://floods.firetree.net
- 7. One in six houses in the UK is at risk from flooding... Environment Agency , June 2009
- 8. “ For every £1 further we can spend, we would be able to save the country £6 in repair costs.” Mark Tinnion Regional Flood Risk Manager Environment Agency
- 9. The most-threatened region is the South East Environment Agency , June 2009
- 11. Closer to home ? November 2010
- 15. The Barker Crossing: Cockermouth Image by Mark Ollis
- 16. Family Jackson A tale of four generations
- 19. The shop Grandfather Jack & Aunt Vanessa
- 23. Picture from “The Times” newspaper
- 24. At Vanessa’s house things were more serious – the garage
- 25. The car had floated up to the roof, crashed open the doors and headed off down river – it was later found under a lorry
- 26. Image sourced by Liz Smith from ‘The Independent’s website
- 28. The stock and office, destroyed
- 29. Photographs by Jean Wilson Commentary by Celia Jackson Text by Mark Ollis, geographer, St Bees
- 30. Pakistan Monsoon Floods 2010
- 31. “ a slow motion tsunami” Ban Ki-Moon
- 33. Floods
- 35. Key Case Study Yorkshire Floods 2007
- 36. On Monday the 25 th of June 2007, just after 6am, heavy rain started to fall across Yorkshire...
- 37. 12 hours later, it was still raining...
- 38. 6 am
- 39. 8.30 am
- 40. 2.00 pm
- 41. 6.00 pm
- 42. With thanks to Tom Coulthard
- 43. Rivers broke their banks: the Don, the Sheaf, the Rother, the Ryton, the Hipper... Was this mainly a fluvial flooding event (from rivers) or a pluvial event (from rain) ?
- 44. Some areas had a month’s rainfall in an hour !
- 46. The wettest June on record Source: Met Office
- 48. 20 - 30 000 feet high Jet Stream: aircraft pilots use them for long haul flights... ‘Ribbon’ of wind – speeds of between 100 and 300 miles per hour Form where cold polar air meets warm tropical air. ‘Steer’ depressions What caused it ?
- 49. Polar Front Jet Stream Source: Metcheck
- 55. Primary or Secondary ? Primary : Immediate – as a direct consequence of the hazard Secondary : Follows later – an indirect (but connected) consequence of the hazard.
- 57. Nadine lived in this caravan for almost 2 years....
- 58. Google Earth file – pulls in videos and images...
- 60. Resilience
- 62. “ They’re called flood plains because they flood...” Philip Eden Royal Meteorological Society
- 65. The resilient Kings Arms
- 66. Why are floods not natural hazards ? Flickr user: Chris Malcolm
- 68. Let’s design an app for them....
- 69. 1. Check your insurance cover, and where your policy is... There were 165 000 insurance claims after the floods.
- 70. 2. Know how to turn off gas, electricity and water. Flickr user: earthfromtheground, Amir. S
- 72. 4. Know who to contact and how Flickr user: absolutwade
- 73. 5. Think about what you can move now. 6. Think about what you would want to move to safety during a flood. Have a flood plan
- 74. Have a go yourself http://floodsim.com...
- 78. The 2007 floods in Hull Prof. Tom Coulthard Geography Department, University of Hull
- 81. Post 2001 (Humbercare) Station Pre 2001 Post 2001 Saltend N/A 22 East Hull 26 10 West Hull 32 8 Bransholme 5.4 5.4 Total(m 3 s -1 ) 63.4 45.4
- 83. Flooding was largely at the ends of the sewer network
- 89. 1. Multiple Agencies involved in design and operation of system individual Landowners
- 93. http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/thepittreview/interim_report.aspx The Pitt Review Individuals Businesses
Notas del editor
- Note the line of trees delineating the right bank and turbulent nature of a river at full capacity.
- Water begins to recede from the Jennings Brewery in the centre of Cockermouth.
- But this is not an exra-ordinary amount of rainfall…
- Wealth of people Technical ability of a country Education Age Rural Urban
- The sooner you can claim the better, as approved trades people can then start putting your house back in order...
- So its low lying, but it does have a system of flood defenses to stop flooding from the sea and from the river Hull