2. River Flooding in Wales
The Environment Agency Wales has a detailed account of Flooding in Wales, Autumn 2000. The site details the causes of the event, its impact throughout Wales, a review of the Environment Agency’s future strategy for flood forecasting, flood warning and flood emergency response.
Case study
United Kingdom Climate Impact programme commissions many reports. In 2004 the report ‘Costing the impacts of Climate Change’ by Metroeconomica Ltd, included four case studies in its appendix. Pages 67 – 75 discuss the theorectical impacts of climate change on the flooding of the River Severn.
Background information and an odd one out activity related to flooding of the R Severn around Shrewsbury can be found in the 11-18 section.
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