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14 Cards in this Set
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What month did the flood occur?
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March
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What year did the flood occur?
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1999
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What county was the flooding in?
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Yorkshire
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What country was the flood in?
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England
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How deep was the flooding in some of the highest places?
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1.5 metres
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How many main roads had to be closed?
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2
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When was the heavy rainfall between?
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28th February and 11th March
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How much rain fell during the heavy rainfall period?
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250mm
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Where did the rain fall?
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North York Moors
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Why did the rain water not go into the ground? What is this called?
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The ground was almost saturated from previous rainfall.
Infiltration. |
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Why did the time of year add to the flood?
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There was snow melt adding to the discharge from the North York Moore source region.
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Why did the removal of peat add to the flood?
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Removal of peat lowered the soil storage capacity. Peat acts like a sponge.
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How did new buildings add to the flood?
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Areas were being urbanised, reducing infiltration and increasing surface run-off.
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Name an example of new buildings which added to the flood.
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New estate at Malton.
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