Case Studies For Water On The Land Flashcards by Amy Sewell | Brainscape

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Flood case study (rich)

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Carlisle England, river Eden
8th January 2008
200 mm of rainfall
3 deaths
3000 homeless

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Flood case study (poor)

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Banglades, river Brahmaputra
•July+August 2007
•2000 deaths
•25 million were made homeless

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Uk reservoir

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Rutland reservoir, East Midlands
made in the 70’s
12 km2, filled by two river

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