The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

1. How to prevent a flood:

   • A multi-million pound flood prevention for South Tyneside to remove 100 trees for underground water storage tank in North Marine Park.
     • The water cycle effects South Shields because we are a coastal town.

2. What is the Water Cycle?

   • The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earths oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

3. Flood Risk in the North East

   • Floods can also occur when rainwater collects on the ground and cannot find a source to drain into.
     • A typical example is surface water run-off.
       • For example, if you are located at the bottom of a hill or slope ground.