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Case Study → Impacts of Flooding, Summer 2007 UK (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes

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Case Study \to Impacts of Flooding, Summer 2007 UK Context ● For 3 months to 29 July, 387mm of rain fell, more than double of average rainfall ● N England was badly hit by floods in June, while W and S areas mainly impacted in July ● Flooding focused along the rivers Severn and Thames Storm ● Powerful storm sent rivers into flood ● A dozen were killed ● Cost £6 million Other information ● On the upper Severn, near Shrewsbury, the flow was 6x the normal level ● At the Worcester area of the river Severn, rivers rose 4.5m above normal ● Greatest impacts at the bottom of River Severn (near Tewkesbury) ○ Homes flooded, power supplies damaged, water supplies cut off Impacts of Flooding, Summer 2007 UK*

Context	● For 3 months to 29 July, 387mm of rain fell, more than double of average rainfall ● N England was badly hit by floods in June, while W and S areas mainly impacted in July ● Flooding focused along the rivers Severn and Thames
Storm	● Powerful storm sent rivers into flood ● A dozen were killed ● Cost £6 million
Other information	● On the upper Severn, near Shrewsbury, the flow was 6x the normal level ● At the Worcester area of the river Severn, rivers rose 4.5m above normal ● Greatest impacts at the bottom of River Severn (near Tewkesbury) ○ Homes flooded, power supplies damaged, water supplies cut off

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