Coasts: North Sea Storm Surge Flashcards
1
Q
date and location
A
North Sea on the East of the UK
January 1953
December 2015
2
Q
key facts
A
storm surge reached heights of 6.3m
800,000 homes had been protected and better forecasting had given people the time to prepare and move to evacuation centres since the significant impacts of 1953
3
Q
impacts
A
1953:
no flood warning system or as forecasts were basic
2015:
damages worth £1.7billion
Only 1400 homes flooded but no deaths
