Somerset Levels Flooding 2014

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Quiz on Somerset Levels Flooding 2014, created by B Jones on 23/04/2018.
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Question 1

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CAUSE: A success of depressions from the Atlantic Ocean resulted in [blank_start]350[blank_end]mm of rain falling in two months, [blank_start]100[blank_end]mm more than average
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  • 350
  • 100

Question 2

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CAUSE: The river hadn't been dredged for [blank_start]20[blank_end] years
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  • 20

Question 3

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SOCIAL IMPACTS: [blank_start]600[blank_end] houses flooded, [blank_start]16[blank_end] farms evacuated
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  • 600
  • 16

Question 4

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ECONOMIC IMPACTS: Cost over £[blank_start]10[blank_end]million, over [blank_start]14000[blank_end] ha of land was underwater for [blank_start]3[blank_end]-[blank_start]4[blank_end] weeks and [blank_start]1000[blank_end] livestock were evacuated
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  • 10
  • 14000
  • 3
  • 4
  • 1000

Question 5

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THE SOLUTION: £[blank_start]20[blank_end]million invested
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  • 20

Question 6

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[blank_start]8[blank_end]km of the river was dredged, increasing capacity
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  • 8

Question 7

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By [blank_start]2024[blank_end], consideration given to a tidal barrage at Bridgewater
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  • 2024
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