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5 Cards in this Set
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Physical Causes |
- High temperatures evaporated lots of water - Water flowed rapidly off Yorkshire dales into river aire - Saturated soils after wettest december |
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Human Causes |
- £180mil scheme for flood defences in Leeds shelved - Sheep grazing prevent growth of trees - Neolithic farmers cleared Yorkshire dales and Pennines of trees - Global warming results in more intense rainfall |
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Economic Effects |
- £35mil costs in Calderdale - £25mil costs to businesses - Houses flooded in leeds city centre - Some businesses not covered on insurance for floods |
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Human Effects |
- 8100 homes without power - A58 closed - All roads linking Ilkley were cut off - 350 flood warnings |
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Responses to the flood |
- Flood sirens sounded in Hebdon Bridge - Government relooking to build flood defences in Leeds |
