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Final Blog: Sweden's Floods


    It's crazy to think that we are already on our last posts for this class. For mine, I will conclude Sweden's hazards and disasters by talking about it's most damaging hazard: floods. The total cost of flood damage ranges between SEK 1-6 billion (118,252,580-709,515,480 in US dollars). Floods do more damage to Sweden than any other natural disasters do.

    One thing I would suggest to prevent this disaster would be to make sure no homes are built to close to the cut banks, reducing the chance that, when there is a flood, homes would be damaged during it. I would also want to make sure that, for at least the homes that are located near rivers, houses were sturdy and have water seals to protect them if they were to be hit with a flood. 

    Another thing I would suggest is putting out more warning systems. All people need to be able to understand it, and it would need to be a simple system and in a language they understand.

    Most of Sweden's floods happen because of rainfall in summer and autumn, and in spring the main reason for floods is snowmelt. 







    Of course, I would want to target homes that need protection near bodies of water, which seem to be center Sweden. There is still a chance of homes getting destroyed by flooding even if they are far from a lake, but of all the houses in the country, I would want to help the ones near lakes first. 

    If I were to move to Sweden, I would probably choose to move to Stockholm. Sweden itself is one of the safest countries in the world, and Stockholm is also very beautiful. It is not near any fault lines, and is very safe when it comes to crime. Stockholm still does get floods, but, as it is hard to fully avoid this hazard, it doesn't get as many floods as other parts of Sweden do.

    As I said before, floods are impossible to fully escape, however it is good to take precautions so that no or few people are effected by this hazard. 

    

Sources:

https://matterflow.com/article/safest-cities-world-live

https://www.climatechangepost.com/sweden/river-floods/


Comments

  1. Ana GGDecember 8, 2020 at 11:59 AM

    Very nice research in this final reflection! Congratulations!!

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