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1
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where abouts in england

A

se england

sommer set levels

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2
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when did it hapen

A

winter/jan 2013-14

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3
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1st physical cause

A

prolonged rainfall

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4
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describe 1st cause physical

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jan 2014, 207 mm rainfall

200% higher than average

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5
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explain physical cause 1st

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prolonged rainfall leads to saturated grounds
increase surface runoff
less infiltration
more water in channel

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6
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2nd physical cause

A

low lying ground

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7
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describe 2nd physical

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sommer set levels lie 3-5m above sea levels

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8
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explain 2nd physical

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normally river would drain bristol channel
due to high tide and storm surges
river backed up
flooded into floodplain

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9
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1st human cause

A

lack of dredging

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10
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describe 1st human cause

A

environmental agency decided to stop dredging the river

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11
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explain 1st human cause

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dredging takes material from bed and banks of river so therefore more water
but not dredging it cant hold as much so it overflows

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12
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2nd human cause

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change in farming

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13
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describe 2nd human cause

A

grasses to maize

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14
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explain 2nd human cause

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more intensive means less able to maintain water
less infiltration
more surface run off

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