The impact of the storm surges during december 2013 and january 2014
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- The impact of the storm surges during december 2013 (case study)
- the storm on the 5th of december
- mostly impacting Scotland and Northern Ireland
- 100,000 homes without power
- 2 fatalities
- At Hemsby (norfolk) erosion lead to properties collapsing into the sea
- Denbighshire (North Wales) was affected by coastal flooding
- 23rd -24th of december
- wider spread flooding in dorset and hampshire
- several 1000s of homes without power
- rail services cancelled
- gatwick airport affected by flooding
- 26-27th and 30-31th december
- flooded railways in wales
- In Dumfries and Galloway there were severe flooding
- river Nith burst its banks
- large scale flooding in the river severn and partially in the Thames
- somerset levels inundated
- causes
- high spring tides
- large waves
- a sequence of storms caused y a powerful jet stream, driving a succession of low pressure systems across the atlantic
- the storm on the 5th of december
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