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Somerset Levels - Coggle Diagram
Somerset Levels
Flood plan from government
Dredging the rivers every 5 years
Building a tidal barrier
Making pumps permanent .
By constructing buildings above flood levels and raising level of roads
Consequences
Economic
Business in the area lost trade
Environmental
Agricultural land was under water for a month
Social
600 homes affected
Causes
Physical
Storms caused by a jet stream driving low-pressure across Atlantic
Prolonged rain
Tidal surges deposited silt in river channels
Human
Hadn't been dredged for 20 years so reduced capacity to hold water
Farmers had been warning the government that dredging was needed
Geography
Low-lying floodplain and wetlands area