hazards Case Study (storm desmond)

Question 1

date

Answer 1

5th - 6th december 2015

Question 2

location

Answer 2

cumbria lancashire + scottish borders

Question 3

name of storm

Answer 3

extra tropical cyclone

Question 4

local impacts

Answer 4

• Keswick flooded
• 515 properties flooded and transport connections
• new river courses created
• local community fragmentation

Question 5

wide scale impacts

Answer 5

• one man drowned
• 1000 people evacuated
• 50,000 with no power
• damage cost 3 billion over winter storm
• destruction to local economy (tourism)

Question 6

short term responses

Answer 6

• cumbria flood recovery fund contributed £500,000
• ullswater environmental fund fixed the fells allowed people to donate to natural environment
• keswick flood action group won £2 million upgrade fund

Question 7

long term responses

Answer 7

• service cuts whilst spending money on flood defence
• cumbrian floods partnership group improved a flood defence looking to reduce intensity of floods