From historical buildings to cultural artefacts and works of art in museums and galleries, important heritage sites across the world are at risk of flood damage. The articles below look at how our heritage can be protected from floods and, in the wake of flood damage, how it can be restored.
Growing damage to the historic city could imperil its status, UNESCO warns, as a flood protection system remains delayed. By Anna Scholz-Carlson for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. LONDON, Nov 21…
The city of Venice was recently hit by the worst flooding in more than 50 years. Water in the lagoon that surrounds the city rose 1.87 metres higher than normal,…
Venice has been at hazard from rising seas for years. But so now are almost all historic sites near Mediterranean coasts, a survey finds. Report by Tim Radford for Climate…
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by the year 2100 as seas rise due…
Europe has launched a new drive to protect its heritage sites from the risk of disasters, an issue given added urgency by a string of earthquakes that wrecked age-old buildings…
In an earlier article “Is Enough Being Done to Protect European Cultural Heritage Resources From Flood Risk?” FloodList examined the process of incorporating disaster protection for heritage resources into broader…
It is 50 years today since the devastating floods in the city of Florence, Italy. It is thought that over 100 people died in the flooding, with around 20,000 people…
New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities in the USA fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of…
As many insurance companies will tell you, the cost of flooding can be enormous. Using the handy tool at FloodSmart shows that if a modest, 1000 square foot home was…
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the commencement of construction of the heritage railway line in Knysna, South Africa, known as the ‘Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe’. It will be a sad…
