European Drought Flashcards 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: StevenFoxCreated on: 30-03-16 16:05 How long did the European Drought last? February to October (2003) 1 of 29 What was the operative cause of the drought? Intense anticyclones that forced depressions north and south of Europe 2 of 29 The arrival of the European Drought was the lowest amount of rainfall since what year? 1921 3 of 29 What was the highest temperature recorded? 37°C 4 of 29 How many deaths occured in the UK? 2,000 deaths 5 of 29 How many of the deaths in the UK were as a result of poor air quality (from high levels of Ozone)? 900 deaths 6 of 29 How many deaths occurred in France? 15,000 7 of 29 What were the predominant affects people suffered from? Dehydration, Heat Stroke, Sunburn, and Drowning (jumping into rivers to cool etc) 8 of 29 Why weren't people allowed to use as much water? A hosepipe ban was in effect 9 of 29 Why was there an increase in energy demand? People wanted to use things like air conditioners etc 10 of 29 How much had to tourism industry expanded by during the drought? 4% - Mainly on the coasts 11 of 29 Why was transportation a nightmare? Melting roads, dried up rivers, buckled rails 12 of 29 What was the estimated cost per day from loss of work days? £10 million per day 13 of 29 How much did harvests fall by? 20% 14 of 29 How much did milk yields fall by? 15% 15 of 29 How much was the estimated cost to European farming? €13.1 billion 16 of 29 How man hectares of forest burnt down European-wide? 650,000 hectares 17 of 29 How many hectares of forest had burned down in Portugal? 215,000 hectares - The same size as Luxembourg 18 of 29 Why was it estimated that millions of tons of topsoil had been eroded in Portugal? Due to the lack of forest cover - Therefore, making neighboring rivers have poor quality water by soil and ash deposits within it 19 of 29 What did extreme melting of glaciers in the alps cause? Rock falls in the mountains 20 of 29 How many reservoirs went below standard capacity? 50% 21 of 29 What was set up in France to cope with the huge influx of bodies? Temporary mortuaries in refrigerated trucks 22 of 29 Why did Network Rail impose speed restrictions when the temperature went above 30°C? To limit the chance of de-railing from buckled rails 23 of 29 Why did two nuclear powerplants close down in Germany? As they could not rely on the dried up river for cooling 24 of 29 What was imposed to make sure people used less water? Hosepipe bans 25 of 29 Whom did France request aid from? The European Union 26 of 29 How did the media help the public? Providing 'tips' on how to cope with the weather 27 of 29 What has been put in place in the UK as result of the drought and what does it do? The Heat-Health Watch - Gives advanced warnings of hot weather during summer months 28 of 29 What has France improved as a result of the drought Its prevention systems to better support demographics such as the elderly 29 of 29
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