Share activity: Research an emergency
Research one of these events on the internet: Boscastle flood 2004 (southern England) Yorkshire flood 2007 (northern England) Somerset floods 2013–2014 (southern England) Cumbria flood 2015 (northern England) European heatwave summer 2003 (Europe) UK heatwave summer 2013 (England) St Jude storm 2013 (southern England) Storm Desmond 2015 (all of UK) Storm Angus 2016 (south-western England and southern Wales) Winter cold 2009/2010: nicknamed ‘The big freeze’ Winter cold 2010/2011 Winter storms 2011/2012 (southern Scotland worse) Winter storms January / February 2014 (UK wide) Click to add title
Imagine you experienced this emergency How might it have felt? What would you have done to prepare, cope and respond? What could you have done to help or support the community? Click to add title
Write a letter to a friend or relative Describe the event: How you were affected. How you felt. How you responded and stayed calm during the event. How you might be better prepared in the future. Click to add title