Using G.I.S to predict coastal floods as a result of global warming in the UK - Dissertation Example

?Using G.I.S (global information system) to predict coastal floods as a result of global warming in the UK Introduction The dissertation seeks to predict future floods that may occur at Wales because of environmental impact. The introduction will give a brief summary about the floods that happened in Wales especially around Aberystwyth. There have been severe floods in the United Kingdom since 2000, which raised an alarm that there might be frequent harsh environment in the future. Other example of environment disaster that may have happened since 2000 include millennium floods in 2005, Hellmsley flood at North Yorkshire, in 2004 there was Boscastle storm. In 2007, united kingdom- wide flooding and recently harsh climate during autumn 2009 in Cumbria and during Winter 2010 in Cornwall. The main cause of the severe floods was believed to be combination of prolonged cyclonic frontal rainfall and summer storms during the autumn. June 2012 had the worst and severe flooding in Wales and there had never been witnessed such a large floods in United Kingdom before. The most affected rivers by the floods in the past are; Wye and lower Severn in year 2000 (during autumn 2000). Rainfall amounted to Read More