Somerset Flooding Case Study

Question 1

Where is Somerset located

Answer 1

South west of the Uk

Question 2

Why was Somerset flooded easily

Answer 2

Somerset levels are one of the UK’s lowest lying areas 8m above sea level

Question 3

What are 2 physical causes of the flood?

Answer 3

1) Jet streams were located over southern England in winter 2014
2) there was 235% more rainfall than an average winter

Question 4

What are 2 human causes of the flood?

Answer 4

1) the landscape was changed from wetlands to farming and housing (less water absorbed)
2) there was less dredging of the river channel that year which lead to increased flooding

Question 5

What are 2 future impacts of this?

Answer 5

1) There will be higher and longer lasting floods
2) climate change will bring greater storms and damaging winds