The recent floods poll

Too much rain

 

Random events compounded by poor river and flood plain managment

 

too much concrete

 

Which planet are we polling on?

 

Too much brown field building on what was flood plains pushing the problem elsewhere, plus seaside barriers pushing issues down the coast meaning places never flooded before are washed away

And gays getting married hasnt helped

 

I live on the Somerset Levels. The Moor road to our village floods every year. For the last few years it has been flooded for longer. The nearby village of Muchelney has been an island accessible only by boat for the last 2 weeks - and it is the second time this has happened in 18 months.

As you can imagine, folks round here take a keen interest in the causes and effects of flooding - it is part and parcel of life on the Levels - but in recent years it has gotten worse. The generally accepted reason is that the Environment Agency no longer dredge the waterways like they did in the past, so they get silted up. In fact they sold most of their dredging equipment as a cost saving measure 10 years ago when they absorbed the NRA (National Rivers Authority). We are all hoping that the effects have now gotten so bad that the EA will have to bite the bullet and start dredging again.

 

I live on a hill. You wont catch me without my trousers.

 

To much concrete and new houses being built by rivers on areas that would normally be flodded

 

To much building on floodplain trying to accommodate targets set by government for new housing.

 

Too much, too young...

 

Concrete Jungle

 

Just another brick in the wall

 

Its raining men.




Ooops wrong forum.

 

This Used To Be My Playground...

 

"Rain" 8 hours of "Rain Sounds" "Sleep Sounds" - YouTube

 

Smug Bastard

 

Water I reckon

 

Looks like he's more used to driving Shoguns.