High And Dry
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A presentation delivered at Manchester University on 17th September 2008 as first in the annual lecture series of the GA Manchester branch.
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- 1. "I saw a woman crying in her flooded front room. I thought: if anything, you're making it worse love…" Jimmy Carr
- 2. High and Dry ? Geographical Lessons from the Yorkshire Floods of June 2007 Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association [email_address]
- 4. http://animoto.com Make your own movies !
- 5. Which of the numbers is the correct answer for each statement that follows ? 3 6 10 18 100 294 857 8000 40000 48 000 120000 500000 1 million 2 million 3 million
- 6. Total amount of insurance claims (in billions of pounds) ? Number of schools damaged by the floods. Number of INXS fans who turned up at Sheffield City Hall expecting the concert to go ahead. Number of British homes currently at risk from flooding
- 7. Percentage of Hull’s population still living in temporary accommodation 9 months after the floods. Number of pupil days lost in schools in Rotherham Total number of household insurance claims. Number of millimetres of rainfall at Emley Moor, W. Yorks in June.
- 10. On Monday the 25 th of June 2007, just after 6am, heavy rain started to fall across Yorkshire...
- 11. 12 hours later, it was still raining...
- 12. 6 am
- 13. 8.30 am
- 14. 2.00 pm
- 15. 6.00 pm
- 16. With thanks to Tom Coulthard
- 17. Rivers broke their banks: the Don, the Sheaf, the Rother, the Ryton, the Hipper... Was this mainly a fluvial flooding event (from rivers) or a pluvial event (from rain)
- 19. The wettest June on record Source: Met Office
- 20. 20 - 30 000 feet high Jet Stream: aircraft pilots ‘Ribbon’ of wind – speeds of between 100 and 300 miles per hour Form where cold polar air meets warm tropical air. ‘Steer’ depressions What caused it ?
- 27. What is the flood risk ? Risk: “ The probability of a hazard occurring and creating loss...” Types: Atmospheric Hydrological Geological Biological Technological
- 29. Primary or Secondary ? Primary : Immediate – as a direct consequence of the hazard Secondary : Follows later – an indirect (but connected) consequence of the hazard.
- 33. What happened ? M1 was closed: costs thousands of pounds per minute to keep it closed Was closed at the end of August as well – why ?
- 34. iPernity – 5” video
- 36. Google Earth file – pulls in videos and images...
- 38. Resilience
- 41. The resilient Kings Arms
- 43. 10 % of homes are built in areas at risk from flooding Flood defences of new buildings compound flooding downstream We tend to like living near rivers and coasts
- 44. “ They’re called flood plains because they flood...” Philip Eden Royal Meteorological Society
- 47. “ Britain’s biggest ever peace time rescue operation” Over 3500 people rescued by helicopters more used to rescuing people at sea...
- 50. WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW ?
- 51. WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW ?
- 52. WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW ?
- 53. WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW ?
- 58. Waterproof letters FLOOD PLANNING 6 elements...
- 59. 1. Check your insurance cover, and where your policy is... There were 165 000 insurance claims after the floods.
- 60. 2. Know how to turn off gas, electricity and water. Flickr user: earthfromtheground, Amir. S
- 62. 4. Know who to contact and how Flickr user: absolutwade
- 63. 5. Think about what you can move now. 6. Think about what you would want to move to safety during a flood.
- 64. The analysis started.... Professor Tom Coulthard Hull University Flickr: tuck 1981
- 75. Why are floods not natural hazards ? Flickr user: Chris Malcolm
- 77. http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/thepittreview/interim_report.aspx The Pitt Review Individuals Businesses
- 79. Have a go yourself http://floodsim.com... Can also be downloaded .
- 81. “ For every £1 further we can spend, we would be able to save the country £6 in repair costs.” Mark Tinnion Regional Flood Risk Manager Environment Agency
- 82. 2007 137 million people affected worldwide by flooding...
- 85. Extra reading...