Priory Sea Level Rise Lesson Two

Did you find the website? On your tables discuss what you found, if you accessed the website, about the effect of sea level rise on infrastructure. Write down 2 examples.

This is what happened to the infrastructure of Lewes in All rail connections lost. Roads under water and town cut in half. 13 electricity sub stations stopped working. The fire station was flooded. Gas supplies failed. Main Lewes sewage pumping station out of action.

So what can we do?

Quick exercise Who do you think might GAIN from planning for the future? What jobs needs doing? What skills might we need? What inventions could help us? What education programmes might we need?

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Remember this? Sea level rise at Sheerness (Kent) since 1834

What’s the difference between the 1953 storm and predicted sea level rise? We can plan!

We know about high tides – this was Newhaven on 17 Oct 2012

17 Oct m 23 Aug Sep Sep Oct Nov These are the next high tides

But we can’t predict very heavy rainfall and tidal surges PLUS sea level rise effects. That’s the reason for this programme and we thank you for trying the last two lessons.

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EasyHard Preferable actions Probable actions \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ Swimming lessons for all 8 Don’t ignore it 13 We should not panic 14 Give out flood warnings 15 Make sure people are educated in what to do in that situation 16 Have someone assigned to sort out the impacts of the flood e.g. emergency accommodation 17. First aid courses 21. Make a flood line and flood team in Lewes! 24 First aid courses 35 Have adverts on the TV about how to save lives and what to do in a flood. 60 Flood help line like ambulance, police or fire brigade 74 Call a flood brigade that would help after a flood 75 Flood brigade

EasyHard Preferable actions Probable actions \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ Preferable and hard 50. Move the important buildings away from the river 51. Divert water to move the river 52. Move fire station away from the river 53. Move the ambulance station to higher ground 54, Train tracks built higher up 55. Make some buildings as water proof as possible 56. Don’t build anything else in low-lying areas 57, Build flood defence walls to protect key areas from flooding 58. Reinforce infrastructure to make it more resistant 59. Flood barriers 2/3 metres 60. Flood help line like ambulance, police or fire brigade 61. No building new houses / constructions on the flood plains 62. Try and avoid building railway lines / stations on the flood plain 63. Move houses away from the river