Cumbria Floods 2009 Between Wednesday 18 November and Friday 20 November 2009‚ up to 372mm of rain fell on Cumbria. In the 24 hours ending 00:45 on Friday the 20th‚ 314mm of rain fell on Seathwaite. This is a record daily rainfall for the UK. The rainfall earlier in the week ensured that the ground was saturated in many areas. Flooding occurred in five out of the six Boroughs‚ the only one escaping being Barrow. The effect on properties was concentrated in Allerdale and South Lakeland with the most
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alpinus). Windermere can be described as a glacial ribbon lake‚ which has experienced a lot of excavations and over deepening by past glaciations. Lake Windermere is (17 km) in length and over (1.5 km) in width. This is situated in the Lake District of Cumbria in the NW of England. It is (60 m) deep and falls withinthe wooded hills near Scafell and other mountains. Windermere is the largest lake in England. It is fed and replenished by some streams and rivers like Rothay‚ Brathay‚ Cunsey Beck‚ Trout Beck
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Northumberland‚ Durham‚ Yorkshire‚ Cumberland and Lancashire. Its name is because this region is from the border between England and Scotland to the dales which are lowland valleys. During the Ice Age many deep valleys were formed in the counties of Cumbria and North Yorkshire and made rivers into waterfalls and left behind the hills and mountains. Beneath the earth is coal- the foundation of the region’s industry. Rivers: * Yorkshire Ouse or Ouse: It flows towards the south-east in the Humber
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of William Wordsworth and Lake Poets. * Historically‚ Lake District shared by the counties of Cumberland‚ Westmorland and Lancashire. Location: * Lake District is located in north west England‚ it lies entirely within the modern country of Cumbria. ATTRACTIONS: 1) NATIONAL PARK 2) BLACKWELL: THE ARTS AND CRAFTS HOUSE 1. NATIONAL PARK • England’s largest National Park • Near to Scarfell Pike ‚Wastwater WHAT CAN YOU DO IN LAKE DISTRICT? • Enjoy Free/low cost guided walk • Stroll
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The English Lake District The Lake District used to be regarded as a remote region in north-west England but modern transport developments mean that it is easily accessible from the main centres of population. * About 12 million people visit the Lake District every year making it the second busiest of the national parks. * 90% of visitors come by car. * The main attraction is the scenery and landscape. Other attractions are the clean air‚ peace and quiet and good walking. * 10 million
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The Cumberland News Wind Farms in Cumbria The majority of the world uses non-renewable sources of energy for electricity and this is having a negative impact on the world. Fossil fuels generate most of our electricity but by using them‚ we create greenhouse gases while combusting them. Hence this contributes to global warming and is impacting the rest of the world. If the level of greenhouse gases keep on rising‚ the earth will get warmer; sea levels will rise and droughts will occur throughout
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Carlisle Case Study: The Carlisle Floods of January 2005 1. Introduction/Location background information 2. What was the hydrology of the January 2005 flood? e.g. which rivers were involved/what was the rainfall (mm)/how high was peak discharge (cumecs) etc… 3. What caused the heavy rainfall? 4. Skills section: construct a hydrograph in excel using the data 5. What were the impacts of the flood event on the local population and the environment? Or you can pick your own river
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Please read the TOWN of EDEN BAY case study on pages 91-92 of your textbook and answer the 4 questions listed at the end of page 92. Make sure to properly justify your answers. 1. Upon investigation‚ you learn that the town does not have a strategic plan or mission statement. in your view‚ does this affect the current situation? Why or why not? * In my point of view‚ I think yes without a strategic plan this might affect their current situation; because having a spreadsheet this make
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settle comes... from language sources‚ among which place name and personal name evidence take on a special life of their own’. The volume of settlements that were named in the 9th and 10th centuries‚ concentrated particularly in northern England and Cumbria‚ indicate the extensive acceptance and assimilation of Scandinavian culture and customs. The impact on local ethnicity is also seen in the adoption of a typical Scandinavian naming tradition‚ where the taking of the father’s name led to common surnames
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statements‚ the story is blessed with his selfless act of saving the life of my brother. ’We‚ as a family‚ are still in shock but realise that my dad’s quick action saved it from being an even bigger tragedy. ’Mr Tyson‚ a carpenter from Ulverston‚ Cumbria‚ was devoted to his son‚ who was left with learning difficulties after suffering brain damage in a fall when he was 18 months. His daughter said: ‘Most people of Ulverston will know him through the care and help he has shown my brother‚ and most people
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