Coastal Flooding - Towyn Case Study
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Story of the Towyn floods of 1990.
Exploration of the effects of the coastal flooding in and around Towyn, North Wales in February 1990 from a current affairs programme produced ten years later. Provides an overview of the disaster.
From:
Week in Week out After the Flood
First Broadcast
:
15 February 2000
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Coasts
Keywords : Floods, Towyn flood disaster,
Notes : Use clip to understand the cause of coastal flooding; to understand the effects of coastal flooding. WJEC Geography Specification - How do physical and human facts contribute to flooding? What attempts may be made to reduce the effects of flooding?
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