2012 UK Floods

2012 UK Floods

Causes
1. Jet stream
  1. Sent warm air to arctic
    1. Arctic sent cold air south
      1. Cold air travels over Atlantic
        Towards UK
        Super-Charged the Jet Stream
        Cold air entered area of low pressure; England
        Caused high amounts of rain
2. Rain on east side of Pennines
  1. Caused high amounts of rain
Effects
1. High levels of rain fall
2. Floods in:
  1. 816 houses
  2. 3 areas of Anglia
  3. 13 areas in Midlands
  4. 51 areas in North-East
  5. 1 area North-West
  6. 3 areas South-West
3. Flooded
  1. Railways
  2. Roads
  3. Trees
  4. Plants
  5. Motorways
    1. Motorists delayed
4. Power stations flooded
  1. No electricity
5. People stranded in houses
  1. Emergency services commenced mega-evacuation
    1. Boats used
      1. Coastguard boats
    2. Fire brigade
    3. Ambulance services used
    4. Police
6. Ground Saturated
7. Anything near the banks underwater/washed away
Aftershock/Precautions
1. Aftershock
  1. Businesses forced to close
    1. Lose money
      1. People can't buy from them
        Causes problems to public
    2. Economy goes down
    3. Property of businesses lost
    4. Insurance costs increase
  2. Homes lost
    1. Homes have to be rebuilt
    2. Homes have to be cleaned
    3. Housing insurance price increases
    4. Families are homeless for a long time
  3. Livestock and crops lost
    1. Cost farmers money to replace
      1. Due to lack of crops, farmers paid less
2. Precautions
  1. Strengthened dykes
  2. Added glass sheets that slide into grooves
    1. Temporary house protection
  3. Houses
    1. Floors tiled
    2. Shelves raised off floor
    3. Less wood used
    4. Houses on stilts
    5. Stairs lead up to front door
    6. Houses built on stilts
  4. Dams built
  5. Dams built
  6. Divert rivers further towards the source
  7. Dredge rivers

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