flooding case study

• causes of storm desmond?

  - deep Atlantic low pressure system to the east of Iceland, with associated fronts stretching across northern Britain

  -uk was in a moist airstream, this front bought heavy rainfall

  -due to the relief of the cumbria mountains, relief rainfall enchanced the already heavy rainfall
• when was storm desmond?

  december 2015
• impacts of storm desmond?

  -severe flooding

  -several thousand homes/businesses flooded

  -20 thousand without power for several days

  -a number of bridges were swept away

  -road and rail links cut
• example of a bridge swept away?

  Pooley Bridge, Ullswater, built in 1764
• example of a train link cut?

  West Coast Main Line
• what waterfall briefly flowed again?

  Malham Cove waterfall, for the first time in living memory
• wind strength?

  50-60 Kt, caused some disruptions
• causes of floods?

  -saturated ground

  -storm desmond

  -river flooded