New High and Dry
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The document discusses flooding events in the UK and around the world. It provides context on the risk of flooding and the impact of recent floods in the UK and Pakistan. It explores issues of flood management and resilience. The document also examines a case study of the 2007 floods in Hull, UK, looking at causes such as heavy rainfall and limitations of drainage systems not designed for such extreme events.
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New High and Dry
- 1. " I saw a woman [on the news] crying in her flooded front room. I thought, if anything, you're making it worse love…" Jimmy Carr
- 3. About me...
- 4. One in six houses in the UK is at risk from flooding... Environment Agency , June 2009
- 5. “ 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
- 8. Prelude....
- 10. The Barker Crossing: Cockermouth Image by Mark Ollis
- 11. Family Jackson A tale of four generations
- 14. The shop Grandfather Jack & Aunt Vanessa
- 19. Picture from “The Times” newspaper
- 20. At Vanessa’s house things were more serious – the garage
- 21. The car had floated up to the roof, crashed open the doors and headed off down river – it was later found under a lorry
- 22. Image sourced by Liz Smith from ‘The Independent’s website
- 24. The stock and office, destroyed
- 25. The debris
- 26. Photographs by Jean Wilson [Grandma Mum] Commentary by Celia Jackson Text by Mark Ollis, geographer, St Bees Website http://www.jbbanks.co.uk/
- 27. “ a slow motion tsunami” Ban Ki-Moon
- 28. Pakistan Monsoon Floods 2010
- 30. Floods
- 33. Who lives in a house like this ? http://floods.firetree.net
- 36. The most-threatened region is the South East Environment Agency , June 2009
- 37. On Monday the 25 th of June 2007, just after 6am, heavy rain started to fall across Yorkshire...
- 38. 12 hours later, it was still raining...
- 39. 6 am
- 40. 8.30 am
- 41. 2.00 pm
- 42. 6.00 pm
- 43. With thanks to Tom Coulthard
- 44. 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) ?
- 45. Some areas had a month’s rainfall in an hour !
- 48. The wettest June on record Source: Met Office
- 49. 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 ?
- 56. Nadine lived in this caravan for almost 2 years....
- 57. Primary or Secondary ? Primary : Immediate – as a direct consequence of the hazard Secondary : Follows later – an indirect (but connected) consequence of the hazard.
- 58. Google Earth file – pulls in videos and images...
- 60. Resilience
- 62. “ They’re called flood plains because they flood...” Philip Eden Royal Meteorological Society
- 65. The resilient Kings Arms
- 66. Why are floods not natural hazards ? Flickr user: Chris Malcolm
- 69. Let’s design an app for them....
- 70. 1. Check your insurance cover, and where your policy is... There were 165 000 insurance claims after the floods.
- 71. 2. Know how to turn off gas, electricity and water. Flickr user: earthfromtheground, Amir. S
- 73. 4. Know who to contact and how Flickr user: absolutwade
- 74. 5. Think about what you can move now. 6. Think about what you would want to move to safety during a flood. Have a flood plan
- 76. The 2007 floods in Hull Prof. Tom Coulthard Geography Department, University of Hull
- 79. Post 2001 (Humbercare) Station Pre 2001 Post 2001 Saltend N/A 22 East Hull 26 10 West Hull 32 8 Bransholme 5.4 5.4 Total(m 3 s -1 ) 63.4 45.4
- 81. Flooding was largely at the ends of the sewer network
- 87. 1. Multiple Agencies involved in design and operation of system individual Landowners
- 91. http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/thepittreview/interim_report.aspx The Pitt Review Individuals Businesses
- 93. Have a go yourself http://floodsim.com... Can also be downloaded .
Editor's Notes
- Note the line of trees delineating the right bank and turbulent nature of a river at full capacity.
- Water begins to recede from the Jennings Brewery in the centre of Cockermouth.
- But this is not an exra-ordinary amount of rainfall…
- Just don’t ask me why – St. Swithins Day – July 15 th – usually settles for a few weeks...
- Wealth of people Technical ability of a country Education Age Rural Urban
- The sooner you can claim the better, as approved trades people can then start putting your house back in order...
- So its low lying, but it does have a system of flood defenses to stop flooding from the sea and from the river Hull