do you think the govermnt doesn't what to admit that the flash floodare completly realated to global warming

Answer 1

the flash floods are more to do with poor infrastructure of storm drains, they were built long before the volume of houses we now have, which have been built on flood plains,

Answer 2

A couple of hundred years back drainage engineers designed sewers to cope with what is known as a" Hundred year flood" The old brick sewers were designed with enough spare capacity to cope with this phenomenon which they were able to until more and more building has taken place preventing natural ground absorption thus overloading the sewers and rivers. Have you noticed , straight away the water companies are saying consumers will have to pay more. What if we don't have another bad flood for sixty or so years. Where will all our money go? How can they prevent future floods such as we have just experienced? I remember being stationed at Chelsea Barracks, London in the early fifties.The City was that polluted and the fogs were that bad that on one
occasion, overnight the blanco on our webbing changed from green to a sandy colour. Since those days coal fires have been abolished.Steam trains no longer belch out smoke.Vehicle engines are much cleaner. So, is it climate change or climatic cycles the world goes through.Another theory could be that"Climate change" is a nice little earner for greedy business people.
Bring back the old Water Authorities and save billions of pounds of public money.

Answer 3

It is not completely the fault of global warming. In parts of the UK where floods have taken place it is also the part responsibility of land owners and bad management of the British way of life. Who in their right minds would build on flood plains, and cut down so much soak-away planting ? Global warming is a serious worry though and the amount of rain that has fallen in such a short space of time is a warning of nature, you cant con troll it, you must live with it because nature will always fight back and win. There is no-where in the world that at sum point has not experienced flooding. what can we do ? probably nothing and only wait to die through humans own destruction of this planet we live on ancient cultures lived with the planet, modern ones over the last 1500 years or so mainly from the European migrants who have raped pillaged and destroyed he world we live in.
Whats wrong with being without electricity at least one day a month. this would save the world millions of tons of pollution each year.
We only have one planet, lets do our best to look after it, we all have a duty to look after our own little bit......................

Answer 4

The government is aware that global warming is a contributory factor to the floods that have affected much of the country in recent weeks and although it accepts the scientific data that has been presented to it there hasn't been a great deal of action.

Whilst it's as good as impossible to stop global warming the authorities could have done a lot more to prevent flooding on the scale that has been seen recently - not granting permission to build on flood plains, better preparedness, dredging of flood prone rivers, contingency plans, availability of high powered pumping equipment (there's 12 such pumps in the country, the minimum recommended was 200).

I was party to a report that was presented to the government some years ago that looked at the future consequences of global warming. The report warned of many consequences and made numerous recommendations, the warnings have been heeded but the recommendations have been largely ignored.

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Something of a side issue - whilst global warming has probably exacerbated the amount and extent of recent flooding it's not possible to lay the blame solely on global warming. The floods may or may not have happened in any event. Other factors need to be taken into account, one of the most important being that the Jet Stream is currently lying across England and Wales (it should be further north) and this brings with it increased rainfall.

Answer 5

They aren't. I grew up in Oklahoma and we had flash floods every spring. Some locations are just prone to flash flooding, usually cities and towns at the base of hills and in plains areas. If you pave over everything in an area with poor drainage that experiences a distict rainy season, the result if flash flooding.

Answer 6

It has nothing to do with GW and everything to do with poor planning by people. Why build in flood plains when you know it will flood? That's why they're called "flood' plains. Lack of maintenance on storm drains and streams plus cutting down the plants which help absorb the rain made it worse.

Answer 7

The government nor Gloabl Warming Experts even want to comment on the floods for one reaosn. It was cold. If it was 100 degrees and floods happened they blame it on Global Warming.

But, due to their religious ideaology. Noah's Ark. They will blame God next.

Answer 8

These flash floods were caused by the weather, not climate change. At any given time, the weather can change, however it is not related to the climate at all.

Please research the differences between climate and weather.

Answer 9

The floods are caused because of tarmac and cement, we have covered up natural drainage and have forced the water into diffrent areas. Nothing to do with Co2.

Answer 10

I think it's a complex issue. They can win votes (or lose them by) fighting against global warming. There is also the issue of campaign funds by oil companies, or bribes (in the form of well payed jobs).

Edit. I didn't notice the particular country this question was aimed at. My response was adressing countries - politicians, regarding this issue, in general.