Lesson 2 of 6 · 60 min

Impacts, Warning and Forecasting in 2005: Lessons for Flood Risk Management

Analyse the property, infrastructure, economic and social impacts of the 2005 floods. Assess the performance of flood warnings and of trigger, correlation, transfer function and ISIS real-time forecasting models, and summarise the FRM improvements made in Cumbria after 2005.

Lesson explanation

Overview The January 2005 floods in Cumbria were a major flood event with severe effects on towns, transport, businesses and public services. The Cumbria Floods Technical Report: January 2005 Flooding (2006) shows that the event combined...

Read the full explanation