NATURE → Weather - Rain
Heavy rain leading to flooding is a signicicant survival risk both world-wide and here in the UK.
Types of Flooding
River Flooding: When there is too much rain rivers can overflow and break their banks. Past evidence of this type of flooding is what is called a flood plain - a flat area of land that surrounds many rivers. It is unadvisable to live or buy or build a house on a flood plain.
Ground water or Saturation Flooding: This happens when the ground cannot fully absorb all the rainfall. Usually, low lying flat ground with clayey soils or areas with an high underlying water table are mostly effected by this type of flooding.
Flash Floods:Flash floods occur when rainfall is extremely heavy. Rivers overflow and the ground cannot absorb the water quickly enough. Particularly common in more hilly areas.
Coastal Flooding:This is when sea levels rise and overflow onto land. Most common in areas at or below sea level. Can occur at periods of very high tides or as a result of storm surges
Areas in England subject to frquent flooding
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Fishlake Village, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 2019
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Moorland, Somerset 2014
Source: Daily Mail
Boscastle Flash Flood, Cornwall, 16 August 2004
Source: Alchetron - see https://alchetron.com/Boscastle-flood-of-2004