Water on the Land - Morpeth Flashcards
1
Q
What is Morpeth the case study for?
A
MEDC flood
2
Q
What river flooded in Morpeth?
A
Wansbeck
3
Q
When was the Morpeth flood?
A
2008
4
Q
What were the human causes of flooding in Morpeth?
A
- Houses were built along the bank, this damages the natural drainage
5
Q
What were the natural causes of flooding in Morpeth?
A
- Because of a wet summer, the ground was saturated
- Prolonged rainfall
6
Q
What were the effects of Morpeth?
A
- People were forced out of their homes
- £10 million of damages
- £1 million of farming losses
- 1000 of the 1062 houses were flooded
7
Q
What were the short-term responses of Morpeth?
A
- More than 400 residents were evacuated
- People sheltered in King Edward VI high school and County Hall
- Fire fighters, ambulance crews, the RAF, the RNLI and the British Red Cross helped in rescue operations
8
Q
What were the long-term responses of Morpeth?
A
- The Environment Agency is propsing the creation of an upstream reservoir, this will hold over 1,000,000 cubic metres of water
- More flood walls are going to be built
9
Q
What is the likelihood of a flood in Morpeth?
A
1 in 115 years
