Caring for the Hills Protects Us From Flooding, Says New Research
A restoration scheme on the hills of the Peak District has the potential to reduce the level of flood risk to the towns and villages below, according to researchers. Professors…
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Flooding and floods in Europe
UK – Hull’s £42m Tidal Flood Scheme Gets the Green Light
Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber has been given the go ahead. In the past 65…
Cyprus – Flash Floods Leave 4 Dead
Heavy rain over the last few days has caused flooding in parts of the Mediterranean and Middle East, including Israel, where evacuations have been carried out, and Cyprus where at…
Greece and Turkey – At Least 1 Dead After Heavy Rain and Flash Floods
Update, 01 December 2018 Further heavy rain on 29 November, 2018, affected parts of southern Turkey, in particular the Aegean resort town of Bodrum in Muğla province, where flash floods…
UK – Weather Radar Deployed in Cumbria to Improve Flood Forecasting
The Environment Agency and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have successfully deployed a mobile weather radar in Cumbria. For the next 12 months, the NCAS X-band radar will…
Climate Change Could Lead to Threefold Increase in Powerful Storms Across Europe and North America
Powerful storms that cause extreme weather conditions such as flooding across Europe and North America, with the potential to wreak social and economic havoc, could increase threefold by the end…
Beauty or Safety? Europe Seeks to Protect Heritage From Disasters
ROME, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From the floating city of Venice to prehistoric rock carvings in Spain, Europe’s cultural heritage is vulnerable to floods, quakes and wildfires, and…
Climate Change – The Human and Economic Outlook for Europeans
If warming rises more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and no adequate adaptation measures are implemented, Europe is in danger of being exposed to more frequent and intense extreme weather…
Spain and France – 2 Dead, 150 Evacuated After Flash Floods and Landslides
Heavy rain from around 15 November has caused flash flooding and landslides in parts of eastern Spain and southern France. A man was swept away by flood waters of an…
Venice Flooding Is Getting Worse – and the City’s Grand Plan Won’t Save It
The spectacular centrepiece of Venice, St Mark’s Square, now floods more than 60 times a year, up from four times a year in 1900. Recent storms reportedly helped cover over…
Venice Is Flooded, but Other Cities Are in Much Greater Danger
Venice has flooded. But while worry about the worst floods in a decade and warnings about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise dominate most of the media…
Italy – Deadly Flash Floods in Sicily
Floods in Sicily, Italy, on 04 November have left at least 12 people dead and 1 missing. Around 30 people have now died in severe weather across the country that…
Italy – Storms and Flooding Cause 11 Deaths
At least 11 people have died in Italy after storms and severe weather swept across parts of southern Europe, bringing strong winds, rough seas and heavy rain. Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia,…
UK – Coastal Flood Protection in England “Not Fit for Purpose”
A new, long-term approach to coastal management in England is urgently needed given the expected impacts of climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says. Climate change will almost…
Study Highlights the Rising Danger of Deadly River Floods With Global Warming
Global human and economic losses from river floods are set to rise in coming years, even with the most optimistic climate outlook, says a study led by the European Commission’s…
Historic Sites Face Risk from Rising Seas
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…
