Rivers Floods And Management- MEDC Cumbria

Question 1

Where?

Answer 1

North West of England

Question 2

What?

Answer 2

Heavy rainfall

Lead to flooding

Question 3

When?

Answer 3

19th-20th November 2009

Question 4

Who?

Answer 4

Areas most affected: Worthington, Cockermouth, and Keswick

Question 5

Why?

Answer 5

Warm, moist air carried from South of Azores.

Blown over Cumbrian mountains, cools, condenses into heavy rain

Question 6

Why?

Answer 6

Flows down mountain into R.cocker/R.Derwent-flooding

Confluence-volume water combined, flowed down to Workington

Question 7

Causes (natural)

Answer 7

Heavy rainfall
River confluence-more water, close to town
Steep gradient
Previous rainfall
Less infiltration-ground already saturated

Question 8

Causes (human)

Answer 8

Buildings/roads-impermeable surface, increased surface runoff
Deforestation-decreased interception, roots take up less water in soil layers

Question 9

Impacts

Answer 9

1 death -PC Barker
39 schools closed
1200 without electricity
Roads and bridges closed

Question 10

Responses

Answer 10

Gov £1 billion for cleanup/repair
Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund help victims
Temp railway in Workington