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Flooding in the UK

Flooding in theUKResponsesEffectsCausesPublicSoftmanagementNatureHardmanagementEnvironmentRainfallRainclouds 'went the wrongway' over the PenninesMountainsSaturated ground afterprevious rainfall causedconvectional rainfall and masssurface runoffSolutionsGovernmentPublicLocalFlood barriers weremade in front of housesOceanLow pressure in the AtlanticOcean caused more rainfallTransportTrain services weredisrupted by floodsHouses were raisedwith steps in frontEnter text hereAgricultureFarmsFields were floodedCrops were destroyedlowering income forthe farmers for a whileFarmers had to pay to takecare of livestock whosefields were destroyedThe silage quality ofthe soil was reducedHousingHouses were floodedand/or destroyedLarge quantities of siltand dirty water weredeposited into homesParts of the A1motorway were floodedThese houses had to bedemolished on fear ofuncleanliness or diseaseIndividuals had to pay torepair/rebuild their house, orin some cases buy anotherServicesElectricityWaterPurificationLocalGovernmentEnter text hereLeveesLevees were constructednext to riverbanks out ofstone and mudThe Jet-streambecamesuper-chargedEvents in the Americasmoved over to affectEnglandSupercells brought heavy rainSeveral rivers were dredgedto prevent further damageSandbags wereplaced in front ofhomes, substationsand purification plantsRivers were dredged in advance forfurther floodsSubstations were flooded so manyhomes were left without electricityWater Purification plantswere flooded so manycitizens had to use bottledwater as a substituteFloodplainsFloodplain areas weredesignated in the case offloodingBusinessBusinesses wereflooded and closedreducing income and payVarious events werecancelled due to thefloodingThe soil was saturated formany days, increasing rainfallThese individuals had to livein caravans while theirhouses were beingrepaired/rebuiltFloodwalls, dams andstructures were builtnear riversA flood warningsystem was createdEmergency services were called to help thosetrapped by floodsBy Damian Kwok 4ODouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node