Flooding and floods in Europe
Liz Truss, the UK environment secretary, told parliament on 05 January 2016, that around 16,000 properties were flooded in England in December 2015. The minister said that according to the…
Parts of northern England have suffered more flooding after 2 days of heavy rain. In the last 24 hours, the River Aire in Leeds, Yorkshire, has reached record levels. December…
Flooding has been reported across several counties in Ireland after further heavy rain increased levels of the River Shannon in the west and caused some flash flooding on roads in…
Yet again, distressing images of flood damage and destruction in Cumbria, northern England are prompting calls for further investment in UK flood defences and fearful talk of climate change. There…
As heavy rain continues to contribute to the devastating flooding in Cumbria, there have once again been calls – notably from the environmentalist George Monbiot – for the reforestation of…
Storm Desmond, an active European windstorm, brought strong winds and heavy rain to Ireland and the UK over the past weekend, causing severe flooding, disruption and three reported fatalities. The…
What should we actually expect from flood defence measures in this kind of situation? And why do they sometimes fail? Ross Woods, of University of Bristol writes for The Conversation.…
Further flooding has struck in the county of Cumbria, northern England, after more heavy rain fell on Wednesday 09 December. Meanwhile the UK government has announced financial support of £15…
The UK’s Environment secretary, Liz Truss, has confirmed that the flooding in Cumbria triggered by rainfall from Storm Desmond has damaged over 3,000 homes and businesses. In a statement made…
Severe flooding has been reported in parts of southern Norway after heavy rain brought by storm Synne between 04 and 06 December 2015. Maudal in Gjesdal, Rogaland saw just under…
Parts of northern England have seen severe flooding after rain brought by Storm Desmond between 04 and 05 December 2015. Thousands have been forced from their homes and one person…
PARIS, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three Balkan nations – hard hit by severe flooding – were among the six countries most affected by extreme weather events in 2014,…
Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in Albania yesterday, 22 November 2015. Some areas around Tirana saw almost 9 cm (3.5 inches) of rain in 24 hours. Albania’s General Directorate of…
Parts of Britain and Ireland experienced heavy rain over the weekend of 14 to 15 November 2015. In England and Wales, the Environment Agency’s flood defences were called into action,…
The river Sió in north eastern Spain, broke its banks in the early hours of Tuesday, 03 November 2015, inundating the small town of Agramunt, Catalonia, about 100 km north…
Calabria and Sicily in southern Italy endured heavy rain since Sunday 01 November 2015, resulting in severe flooding and an increased thereat of landslides. At least 2 people have died…
