Towyn Flood Damage
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Towyn 10 years after the 1990 floods - physical and human geography of the area.
Extract from current affairs programme showing rebuilding in the Towyn area of north Wales ten years after the 1990 floods. Explores the physical and human geography of the area in order to understand better the devastating effects of the floods.
From:
Week in Week Out After the Flood
First Broadcast
:
15 February 2000
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Climate change, Weather
Keywords : Towyn floods, Coastal flooding, Global warming, Flood damage,
Notes : Can use clip to introduce the consequences of flooding in a locality - also to look at the special characteristics of the area around Towyn. Can ask pupils to list these characteristics.
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