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Flood risk assessment - A brief review of what happens around us
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Posted On :
Nov-04-2011
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Have you ever thought of the consequences of the climatic changes occurring in our world? Or have you feel the importance of ecological management any time or else more specifically about the need for a flood risk assessment.
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Have you ever thought of the consequences of the climatic changes occurring in our world? Or have you feel the importance of ecological management any time or else more specifically about the need for a flood risk assessment. Recent ecological reports have come up with a conclusion that global warming is a serious issue that we might have to face in future since the glaciers are getting more melted up and earth still continues to get warmed up. Even the rain that the Great Britain has got last year will be increased in the coming years as per the recent surveys. The scene of the roads getting washed away and cars getting flown as boats may not be a rare event to get happened.
Flood risk assessment is thus an essential step to be taken since flood is not something that causes devastation but also it leaves damp and diseases making the life of the people miserable. Risk assessment of floods could be conducted even by common people who are at a risk of flood. Here is where its real vitality lies.
Flood risk assessment becomes more important when your house is near by a river or a reservoir. In case of a reservoir, you need to be more alert because a heavy rain fall can apply a great pressure on the concrete walls of these dams and may ultimately break off causing flood to the entire region. There are many queries to be asked before performing the risk assessment. One is that about your business insurances or home insurances. Insurance coverage is a must in such areas as it acts as a safe tool kit during any disasters. Flood risk assessment is a risk identification and removal process so as to identify and mitigate the potential hazards and damages on a person or a property. It is a legally accepted method of assessment and should be documented and signed off by an authorized person.
If flood risk analysis is done in a regular way, then the whole thing can be made more effective gradually. Continuous assessment will aid in understanding the changes on environment in a more detail manner. Focus on changing environment is one of the important things that should be kept in mind. Changes in the environment will be resulting from various internal ecological factors and hence identifying the risks at its deep root level is what any kind of risk assessment points to.
Flood risk assessment will provide a safe working atmosphere and if at all there is an issue of unavoidable risks then proper precautions and warning can be given to the people so that many dangerous happenings can be made less harmful. Flood risk assessment not only implies on risks but aids the common people from identifying the early symptoms of any climatic change and can be done accordingly. Here is where the role of a good authorization comes into play as they will be able to give all support and assurance to the sufferers and make them feel both mentally and physically comfortable.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Flood risk assessment - A brief review of what happens around us_100246.aspx
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Author Resource :
Michael D Joyce Associates LLP offers a comprehensive and flexible range of site investigation services and geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy. We specialise in the evaluation of Environmental risk assessment and Flood risk assessment including a staged approach to investigation comprising phase 1 and 2 geoenvironmental assessments.
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Keywords :
Site investigation, Contaminated land, Desk study, Environmental risk assessment, Flood risk assessment,
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Finance
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Real Estate
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