Flood in Cumbria:

A flood hit Cumbria (Cockermouth) on the 19th of November 2009. Many residents were affected and over 1000 were killed in this tragic event. Cumbria which is in the north west of England had a much unexpected flood because it was very rare that you would get a flood in this part of the world. The whole of Cumbria was raided by this horrific flooding and many had to be evacuated. People were waiting in their homes in order to be rescued and put into shelter. The flood also damaged economical factors such as electricity. This is because floodwater submerged many substations and had dented overhead lines. Thus, they needed money to rebuild this again which, of course was another hard situation. Food defenses could also not cope because as the town was not prepared for this disaster, they didn’t have any supplies with them. They cannot gain any physical access because of all these causes. But the real question is: how did it happen: well, Three factors cause heavier storms as the climate heats up. As it gets hotter, more energy is injected into the climate. There is a sharper contrast between land and the sea (which warms more slowly), causing stronger winds and greater instability. And as the seas do heat, more water evaporates from them – and comes down as heavier rain. This suggests that global warming is occurring faster than anyone expected. But why did it exactly happen? First a ‘conveyor’ of warm, very moist sub-tropical air was carried towards Britain from the south of the Azores. Warm air rises over the Cumbrian Mountains, cools and condenses as heavy rain. Warm ‘conveyor’ stuck over Cumbria for 34 hours. Steady downpour maintained. The heavy rain enters region’s rivers. Finally, significant flooding at confluences of rivers in Cockermouth. This all leads back to global warming and this can make people reflect back on not polluting the air. If this continues, millions of natural disasters will be taking place towards the coming year’s head of us.