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Water Cycle Enquiry 2 Case Studies

Australian Millenium drought, Rivers Severn and Thames 2007, Bangladesh flooding, maaaaybe Dubai
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Drought case study
Millenium drought
Millenium drought
South-East Australia
Millenium drought
1996-2009
Causes
Naturally low rainfall due to high pressure belt
Causes
El Nino events 1997 2001 2006
Causes
Higher temperatures increase evaporation
Causes
Over-abstraction
Worst hit area
Murray-Darling basin
details...
40% Australia's produce
Effects
Reduced crop yields
Effects
Increased crop prices
Effects
Rice yields fell to 2% of pre drought levels
Effects
Sheep fell by 7 million between 2002-2003
Effects
100000 unemployed farmers
Management
Grey water recycling
Management
Desalination plants
Flood case study 1
Rivers Severn and Thames 2007
Causes
Double the average rainfall
Causes
Polar jet stream unusually south
Causes
Low pressure systems
Causes
Budget cuts on flood defences
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Effects
£3.2 billion
Effects
13 deaths
Effects
48000 homes affected
Upton Upon Severn
Difficult for rescue services to access affected areas and vulnerable people
Upton Upon Severn
Waterfront business closed for months
Management
Lack of government intervention criticised
Management
£4.5 million new flood defences
Flood case study 2
Bangladesh
Natural causes
Low lying flood plains and deltas
Natural causes
Himalayan meltwater twice a year
Natural causes
Major rivers
Exposure to flood risk
80%
Human causes
Deforestation
Human causes
Urbanisation
Short term responses
Food aid
Short term responses
Water purification tablets
Long term responses (2)
Embankments, dams
Long term responses (2)
Raised food shelters
Long term responses (2)
Flood warning
Criticisms
Difficult to pay for and maintain
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