Activity One - Watch

We are going to watch a youtube clip to remind ourselves about the key causes of flooding. We have looked at this when we explored flood hydrographs and the different shapes due to the rivers being found in a range of different drainage basins. 

1. Watch the youtube clip below on the causes of flooding and write down five different causes of flooding and how each cause can be predicted.

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Activity Two - Predictions 

Answer the questions below to get you started on what the different types of flood alerts are and why it is important to categorise floods to help predict and prepare for these potential events.

• • 1. What is the difference between a severe flood warning, flood warnings, and flood alerts?

    2. Use the second website in the 'Useful Resources' box and describe one alert that is in place today (if there is one).

    3. How does the Global Flood Monitoring System work? Use the youtube clip below to help you answer the question and the third website link.

Activity Three - Uncertainty?? TOK Link

Climate Change is a controversial topic and there are countries which deny that our global climate is changing. Therefore when it comes to predicting floods some areas of the world do not forecast the future but rely purely on past data. As we know the data that is used to prove or disprove our theories can be tainted with error and bias so how valid is our data on climate change? How do we truly believe what we know?

• • 1. Watch the YouTube clip on the left below and mind map why flood prediction can be a tricky business.

    2. Watch the Tedx CERN talk and make notes on why there is uncertainty in Climate Science, and how this can impact our ability to predict floods.

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