Wetland Destruction Wetlands are very important to the ecosystem and human communities. They filter pollution‚ provide habitat for countless species‚ endangered plants and provide natural flood protection. In the 1600s more than 220 million acres of wetlands existed. Due to farming and development‚ by 1980 more than half of those had been destroyed. Wetland destruction is becoming a huge problem. Not only are wetlands disappearing but those still existing are suffering degradation from chemical
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Mitigation Planning Initiative Goals ü ü ü Reduce flood losses. Improve response and recovery. Enhance community confidence. Objectives ü Establish on-going floodway acquisition & land-use program. ü Rezone floodway to reflect current uses. ü Develop a written Flood Response & Recovery Plan. Accomplishments (Mitigation Strategies Being Implemented) ü A floodway is being converted to a riverside park and recreation area. ü Homes in the flood fringe are being raised above the 100 year elevation
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near the river bed pre 1978 floods which they now refer to as the old Jamak. The 1978 floods washed away the entire village of Jamak and since then the village shifted uphill. The 1991 earthquake also took lives of about 86 inmates and injured around 56. Post 1991‚ minor calamities kept hitting the village until the 2013 floods came and heavily impacted the agricultural lands and fields of the villagers. It was mentioned that “Talannam Tok” got washed away in the floods which had maximum number of
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weather. Temperate storm Boscastle flood 2004 A Temperate storm are storms of different types and occurs in the area of 30 to 60 degrees latitude with High Wind speed (39-55 mph + or 63–90 km/h). In 2004 various factors lead to the flooding of Boscastle. Boscastle is a rural village located on the North coast of Cornwall‚ in the South West of England. There are various physical factors which contributed to the flooding of Boscastle. Firstly‚ the storm which caused the flood was caused by the remnants of
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I am going to compare the physical and human flooding causes for an MEDC; the UK and an LEDC; Bangladesh. The Boscastle Floods‚ in Cornwall occurred on August 16th 2004. Between July and September of 1998‚ Bangladesh also incurred large amounts of flooding. There were a number of physical factors causing the Boscastle floods. The village suffered from heavy rainfall. Over 2 hours‚ 0.05mm of rainfall fell per minute. In total‚ over 3 million tonnes of water was added to the small drainage basin
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providing resources during and before a natural disaster‚ the public health department informs the local population. This paper will analyze flooding as a public health emergency‚ how public health departments plan‚ prepare‚ and help recover from a flood; the paper will also address Laramie County’s emergency preparedness‚ and analyze how to create an emergency kit‚ create a family disaster plan‚ and stay informed during an emergency or disaster. Flooding is a public health emergency due to several
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LEDC: Bangladesh Between July-September 1998‚ Bangladesh suffered one of its worse ever floods. Despite flooding being common in this country‚ the floods of 1998 were particularly severe resulting in over 1000 deaths and 30 million people being made homeless POSITIVE EFFECTS OF FLOODING It is important to remember that whilst flooding has serious impacts on human life in Bangladesh it is also instrumental in the wellbeing of Bangladesh’s economy and the survival of its people. So what are these
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agricultural sector in the South-West coastal region of Bangladesh. Floods Flood affects agricultural production considerably. Prolonged floods would tend to delay Aman plantation‚ resulting in significant loss of potential Aman production. The flood in1988 caused reduction of agricultural production by some 45 percent. In 1998‚ Aman production potential of some 2 to 2.3 Mha could not be realized. Figure: Crop damage (MT) due to historical flood Source: Overview of Climate Change Impacts in Bangladesh:
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eliminating the occasional floods the delta needs to maintain and extend the partial recovery of the 1980s and 1990s. The drought has left the Southwest grasping for water. South of Yuma‚ where the river forms a 23-mile boundary between the United States and Mexico‚ the International Boundary and Water Commission is considering proposals to straighten the channel and plan for a flood flow of 140‚000 cub feet per second. Digging a channel capable of containing that flood level would require removing
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table below I have separated the floods’ effects into Short term and long term effects: Short term effects Long term effects Electricity Cut-off- Electricity was cut off due to the torrential water’s force that swept away the electricity transmission towers. Death and severe injuries- 100s died as a result of the floods‚ thousands suffered from water-borne diseases and dysentery. Transport – Transport is a major struggle in LEDCs like Mozambique and the floods made that worse by wrecking 620 miles
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