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| Keywords: outdoor £36 million spent on flood defences, they did work in some areas but not in others. However, all of the water flooding Carlisle came from upstream. In this collection area, hills have been shaved of trees. Tree roots greatly increase the amount of water that percolates into the ground. Flood plains up river have been removed to make more agricultural ground. This land is no longer available to store water and release it slowly, preventing surges. We need to replace the trees we have chopped down, a million trees will absorb tens of millions of litres of water. We need to let rivers be rivers, with their meanders and numerous flood plains. Again these would take up the flood surge, and allow it to drain slowly, over days and weeks, not hours as happened last week. Then we would not have flood in our city. £36 million spent on flood defences, they did work in some areas but not in others. However, all of the water flooding Carlisle came from upstream. In this collection area, hills have been shaved of trees. Tree roots greatly increase the amount of water that percolates into the ground. Flood plains up river have been removed to make more agricultural ground. This land is no longer available to store water and release it slowly, preventing surges. We need to replace the trees we have chopped down, a million trees will absorb tens of millions of litres of water. We need to let rivers be rivers, with their meanders and numerous flood plains. Again these would take up the flood surge, and allow it to drain slowly, over days and weeks, not hours as happened last week. Then we would not have flood in our city. | ||||
