Write a short report on a flood event that has occurred in your locality/ county/region.
Go to the Office of Public Works website www.floodmaps.ie. Using the search facility available (detailed below), type in your county and local area. Search for any floods that have occurred in your local area over the last number of years.
This is an individual task. Success Criteria
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Select one flood event that has occurred in my local area in the last number of years.
Give the exact location, date and time of the flood event. If the grid reference is not given in the flood report, you can find it using www.gridreference.ie.
State the source and cause of the flood.
Give a minimum of one impact of the flood on local people or businesses.
I COULD:
Use the maps provided by floodmaps.ie to draw my own sketch map of the area affected by the flood.
Self-Assessment
Reflect on your work. Write down two things that you think you did well and one thing you could improve on.
Redrafting
Review the success criteria again and make sure you have met all of the requirements. Taking into account your self-assessment notes, review your work and make any necessary changes to your final piece of work.
A list of flood events will appear. Select one to use as your study.
Click on the report of the flood event you want to know more about.
139 I SHOULD:
Carry out some independent internet research to see if there was any mention of the flood event in the media, and add it to my report. Check national and local news sites.
