IN this neat series of pictures Dave Throup of the Environment Agency highlights the impact of flooding on farming, as well as roads and streams in rural areas.
1/4 Look at this soil erosion near Shrawley #worcestershire this morning. Bare soil, slope, lots of rain... pic.twitter.com/aW6Zn8CJgN
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 5, 2014
2/4 Light soil gets washed down the hill, big gulleys form in field. pic.twitter.com/4A6r05mZs1
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 5, 2014
3/4 Soil washed out through the gate and over the verges... pic.twitter.com/rW27E7FboI
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 5, 2014
4/4 Down the road and into the nearest ditch or stream. Result = soil lost to farmer! road dangerous! stream polluted pic.twitter.com/68QTkCxxPo
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 5, 2014
Many ways of reducing risk of this - contour ploughing, cover crops, buffer strips to name a few. pic.twitter.com/sWP9tNGGbK
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 5, 2014
If you don't think soil loss is much of an issue have a look at the Severn Estuary from space on 16 Feb this year! pic.twitter.com/kaZW1eYvFR
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) March 5, 2014
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