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UK Weather Hazards Case Study: Somerset 2014

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Extreme Weather in the UK - Somerset Levels Floods 2014

Flooding affected the Somerset Levels in 2014. The Somerset Levels is a low-lying area of south-west England.

Record rainfall

Record rainfall

  • Record rainfall in January and February 2014 saturated the land.
    • The record rainfall caused the rivers and drains to overflow.
Tidal rivers

Tidal rivers

  • The rivers in this area are tidal.
    • Tidal rivers go up and down with the tide.
    • High tides made the flooding worse.
The Environment Agency

The Environment Agency

  • Some people blamed the Environment Agency for the flooding as the rivers hadn't been dredged for 20 years.
  • Dredging a river is when you take out mud from the bed of a river.
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The Challenge of Natural Hazards

1.1

Natural Hazards

1.2

Tectonic Hazards

1.3

Weather Hazards

1.4

Climate Change

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The Living World

2.1

Ecosystems

2.2

Tropical Rainforests

2.3

Hot Deserts

2.4

Tundra & Polar Environments

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Physical Landscapes in the UK

3.1

The UK Physical Landscape

3.2

Coastal Landscapes in the UK

3.3

River Landscapes in the UK

3.4

Glacial Landscapes in the UK

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Urban Issues & Challenges

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The Changing Economic World

5.1

The Changing Economic World

5.2

Economic Development in the UK

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The Challenge of Resource Management

6.1

Resource Management

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Food

6.3

Water

6.4

Energy

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