Climate Change and Coastal Flooding
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Look at the causes of the 1990 Towyn floods disaster.
Description and explanation of ocean expansion as caused by global warming leading to rises in the sea level and an increased threat of flooding. Uses the 1990 floods in Towyn as a case study.
From:
Week in Week out After the Flood
First Broadcast
:
15 February 2000
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Environmental change
Keywords : Coastal flooding, Towyn floods, Flood management, Environment, Coastal management, Global warming, Global warming causation,
Notes : Use clip to outline the causes of global warming and the impact of flooding in future years. WJEC GCSE Specifications. An understanding of the cause, extent and effects of global warming.
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