Cumbria Floods 2009 Between Wednesday 18 November and Friday 20 November 2009‚ up to 372mm of rain fell on Cumbria. In the 24 hours ending 00:45 on Friday the 20th‚ 314mm of rain fell on Seathwaite. This is a record daily rainfall for the UK. The rainfall earlier in the week ensured that the ground was saturated in many areas. Flooding occurred in five out of the six Boroughs‚ the only one escaping being Barrow. The effect on properties was concentrated in Allerdale and South Lakeland with the most
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Methods of Estimation of flood discharge 4.1 Introduction After estimating the change in rainfall‚ as described in chapter 3‚ the next step is to convert that rainfall change into a flood flow (an amount of water flowing in a river). This chapter looks at both screening and advanced tools that can be used to help river managers estimate changes in flood flows. Historical data and ongoing data campaigns are vital components of any forecasts of flood flows. Although climate change means that future
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Disaster: British Petroleum Oil Spill Date: April 20‚ 2010 Location: Gulf of Mexico Personal Experiences: A little over a year after the BP oilrig sprung a leak‚ my family and I went to Panama City in Florida. As far as we could see‚ we couldn’t notice any differences in the Gulf of Mexico. The water was still crystal clear even though thousands of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean each day for months. I was completely aware of how the spill dramatically affected the lives‚ jobs‚ and
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Atrahasis: Account of the Great Flood The relationship between gods and humanity in Atrahisis: The Account of The Great Flood seems to carry great irresponsibility. Most of the gods display the weak characteristics of humans. They whine about work‚ constantly complain‚ selfishly create humans and then wish them dead. Enki and Atrahasis‚ two of the main characters in the flood story (one god and one human)‚ gain a mutual respect that displays the proper relationship between humans and the divine
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Macbeth is made to believe that it is his destiny to become king. Despite his original disbelief‚ circumstances prove to persuade him to believe in the prophecies told by the three witches. In addition‚ Lady Macbeth acts as an effective instrument of evil in coaxing him to ’fulfill his destiny’. Once Lady Macbeth and the three witches convince him to kill the king‚ he is forced into a dark world of paranoia‚ deceit‚ guilt‚ fame‚ fortune and power of which he cannot possibly be expected to escape
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Brandon Dendas Mrs. Whittaker Sophomore English March 22‚ 2009 A Comparison Essay about “Flood” and “Flying” The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a person‚ place‚ or thing in much detail. The author’s purpose is to recreate their experience in a way in which the reader can visualize the actual event. An essayist and poet known for writing these types of descriptive essays is Annie Dillard. Her essays consist of various types of imagery‚ which applies to all the senses‚ like sight
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A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas - washes‚ rivers‚ dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm‚ hurricane‚ or tropical storm or melt water from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of a natural ice or debris dam‚ or a human structure such as a man-made dam‚ as occurred before the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Flash floods are distinguished from a regular flood by a timescale less
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The President’s Plan Leonardo Chacon Monroe College Professor John White March 4th‚ 2013 The President’s Plan The President is a head of the state‚ and he is responsible for representing the nation. His main task is to present the main political ideas and goals of the American people. According to the system of check and balances‚ the President of the United States needs to report on his agenda as well as the condition of the state. Every year‚ he delivers the State of the Union Address
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"When the flood waters recede‚ the poor folk along the river start from scratch." In Richard Wright’s "The Man Who Saw the Flood‚" the catastrophic flood-losses facing a poor family of sharecroppers reveal the circumstances that force the emancipated but still ignorant and debased blacks to become indebted to and thus re-enslaved by the same whites from whom they received freedom. Wright’s resigned yet resolute protagonists show that even hollow hopes can drive people to noble perseverance in
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When floods develop‚ the places in which they do so are called water sheds. These water sheds can be either man made or they can be natural. A watershed is defined as an area that is between a land mass and a water source. A watershed can be a lake or a river. If this particular watershed is working appropriately‚ then the water should be drained into the ground naturally. However‚ if there is too much snowfall or rainfall‚ then the watershed cannot hold so much water and this results in overflowing
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