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Central & Western England - 21/22 July Following flooding in Central and Western England, we've updated this page with links to topical articles and photographs. The information provided for the June floods can be found further down this page and should still be relevant. BBC: 'Flood crisis grows as rivers rise' - central page leading to other articles, videos, photos and analysis BBC: reader photos - from Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire BBC Worcestershire - reader photos and local articles BBC Gloucestershire - reader photos and local articles BBC Oxford - reader photos, articles and local information BBC Newsround - flood pages targeted at a younger audience, including articles, photos, 'What is flooding' section and weather quiz ITN: 'Flooding causes residents to evacuate' - article and video report Sky News - articles, videos and photographs Guardian - 'Britons brace for more floods' 25 June Floods The Geographical Association is based in Sheffield, one of the places worst affected by the flooding of 25 June, with the Rivers Don and Sheaf breaching their banks in many locations. It seemed appropriate therefore to provide a selection of links to news articles, photographs, flooding information and teaching resources. GA staff would also like to thank everyone who has contacted us to check that we're ok! Aside from a few problems getting to work and back, we're all safe and well. News BBC News - articles, photos, videos ITN - news videos Sky News - articles, eyewitness accounts, videos Sky News interactive flood map © Ben Lancaster Guardian Unlimited - Polly Toynbee Comment, Tuesday 3 July 'If Chelsea were under water it would be taken seriously'. Article on how, in the author's opinion, the flooding has demonstrated a North/South divide in the UK. Readers comments following the article open up an interesting discussion. Photos BBC News in Pictures BBC Readers' photos - South Yorkshire BBC Readers' photos - Leeds BBC Readers' photos - Lincolnshire Flickr - a search for floods brings up some excellent results! Make sure the photographers give permission to use the images in the classroom. Crane Moor - photographs by the GA's Wendy North © Chris Iddon Organisations Environment Agency Home EA - How to stay safe in a flood EA - Flood Warning codes (look out for the GA / EA joint project on Managing Flood Risks, due to appear on the GA website during the Autumn Term 2007) Defra - includes information about climate change and managing flood risks Met Office - UK weather information, including an education section Flood Risk Management Research Consortium National Flood Forum Teaching Resources BBC Bitesize - GCSE revision pages, includes flooding and water management Becta - Year 8 'River Flood' activity using ICT Chronology of British Hydrological Events - comprehensive resource from Dundee University. GeographyPages - a collection of flood resources and links Internet Geography - various flooding resources Internet Geography - drainage basins revision Intute flooding home page - resources, links to other websites, historical articles, events, images Juicy Geography - 'Where is the next Boscastle?' student enquiry using Memory Map School Discovery - 'Flood!' in the Lesson Plan library. American site featuring activities for KS3 to find out about soil's water retaining properties. Includes discussion questions, extension activities, links, and an audio glossary of terms. Staffordshire Learning Net - flooding enquiry Staffordshire Learning Net - Flood 2000 page Mark Cowan from Egglescliffe School in Stockton on Tees sent in this starter poem for use with Year 8 students: 'The Flood' (24k) note: this file requires Microsoft Word. Melanie Richards has created a June 2007 Floods section on her Gorgeous Geography website. The site includes Google Earth activities, a slideshow of BBC images, and links to other topical websites. Andrew Pinks sent in a link to this slideshow which he created using images from BBC News footage. Tom Austen from Rotherham Investment and Development Office (RiDO) created this Google Map showing the effects of the flooding on Rotherham. RiDO support the work of the Rotherham Branch of the GA and our Living Geography project. Find out more about the Living Geography Orgreave Decision Making Exercise. Get in Touch If you would like to suggest a link, or share teaching resources, ideas or photographs on these pages, please contact Anne Greaves. (23.07.07)
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