Rivers- Case Studies Flashcards
1
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$37,360 GNP per capita flooding case study
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Cumbria, U.K. 2009
November
2
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$2,710 GNP per capita flooding case study
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Pakistan
2010 July/ August
3
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Physical causes of Cumbria flooding
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- Heavy rainfall (314 mm in 24 hours)
- Prolonged rainfall (400mm in 72 hours)
- Already saturated ground
- Cockermouth located at confluence
- Cockermouth built on floodplain
4
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Physical causes for Pakistan flooding
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- Prolonged rainfall
- Heavy rainfall (274mm in 24 hours)
- Unusual conditions in the polar jet stream
- Indus river carries a lot of sediment
5
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Human causes of flooding in Cumbria
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- Urbanisation on floodplain
- Bridge at Gote road making a damming effect
- Poor river management
- Climate change
6
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Human causes of flooding in Pakistan
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- Urbanisation
- Levees
- Deforestation in Himalayas
- Global warming
7
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Short term Impacts of floods in Cumbria
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- 500 people evacuated from homes
- 1 death
- 20 road bridges destroyed
- 18 schools shut
8
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Long term Impacts in Cumbria
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- Damage homes, businesses & infrastructure £276m bill
- 110 farms severely affected
- Tourism suffered £15m
9
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Long term Impacts of flooding in Pakistan
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- £10 billion total economic damage
- 80% of fields waterlogged
- Lack of clean water and food supplies
- Increase in malaria
10
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Short term Impacts in Pakistan
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- 20 million people injured and homeless
- 2,000 dead
- 11,000 schools shut
- 200 health facilities closed
- 100s of bridges destroyed
11
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Responses to flooding in Cumbria
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- £5.4m to repair roads
- Army called to build
- Rescue service
12
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Responses for flooding in Pakistan
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- Shelter for 900,000
- Farmers individually given $230 cash to rebuild
- Aid from America
- €1.96 billion requested by Pakistan government for help
13
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Hard engineering case study?
A
Three Gorges Dam, China
14
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Soft engineers case study?
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River Quaggy, London
Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG)
15
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For three gorges dam
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- clean & environmentally friendly
- protected from risk of flooding
- many jobs created
