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UK – Hundreds of Homes Damaged After Storm Franklin Causes Rivers to Rise

UK – Hundreds of Homes Damaged After Storm Franklin Causes Rivers to Rise

23 February, 2022

Hundreds of homes have been flooded in England and Wales after heavy rainfall from Storm Franklin caused rivers to rise from 20 February 2022. Authorities say flood defences have protected…

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UK’s Climate Is Getting Warmer and Wetter Says Met Office

UK’s Climate Is Getting Warmer and Wetter Says Met Office

2 August, 2021

The Met Office says the UK is getting warmer and sunnier but also wetter as a result of climate change. 2020 was third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on…

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Western Europe – Storms Cause Floods in Switzerland, Germany and UK

Western Europe – Storms Cause Floods in Switzerland, Germany and UK

26 July, 2021

Thunderstorms affected parts of western Europe over the weekend 24 to 25 July 2021. Flooding caused traffic chaos on roads in London, UK and Berlin, Germany. Vehicles were swept away…

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UK – Flash Floods Cause Chaos in Eastern England

UK – Flash Floods Cause Chaos in Eastern England

11 July, 2021

Heavy rainfall in eastern England, UK on 09 July 2021 caused streets to flood, disrupting traffic and damaging homes and businesses. The city of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire was the worst…

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UK – 300,000 Homes in England Now Better Protected From Floods Says Environment Agency

UK – 300,000 Homes in England Now Better Protected From Floods Says Environment Agency

24 March, 2021

More than 300,000 homes in England are now better protected from the effects of climate change compared with 2015, the UK’s Environment Agency announced on 24 March 2021. Exceeding its…

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Storm Christoph: UK Flood Response Improving, but Lockdown Confused the Messaging

Storm Christoph: UK Flood Response Improving, but Lockdown Confused the Messaging

26 January, 2021

Overlapping disasters struck parts of England and Wales in January as Storm Christoph battered communities which were already suffering from the effects of a prolonged period under lockdown. It was…

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UK – Storm Christoph Floods Prompt Evacuations

UK – Storm Christoph Floods Prompt Evacuations

21 January, 2021

Storm Christoph brought heavy rain to parts of the UK from 19 January, 2021, increasing river levels in parts of North Wales and the North West of England. The UK’s…

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UK – Widespread Flooding After Storm Bella

UK – Widespread Flooding After Storm Bella

28 December, 2020

Heavy rainfall brought by Storm Bella caused flooding across Central England over the last few days,  prompting evacuation orders and high water rescues. Strong winds from the storm also caused…

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UK – Floods Prompt Rescues and Evacuations in Wales and South West England

UK – Floods Prompt Rescues and Evacuations in Wales and South West England

20 December, 2020

Heavy rainfall swept across parts of the United Kingdom over the weekend 18 to 20 December 2020, causing flash flooding in parts of Wales and South West England. Whitebarrow in…

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Insurers Float Fast Flood Protection, as Britain Fails to Confront Risk

Insurers Float Fast Flood Protection, as Britain Fails to Confront Risk

25 November, 2020

LONDON, Nov 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As climate change brings more intense storms and rising seas, Britain faces rapidly growing and shifting flood threats – something few of those…

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UK – Flood Rescues in Northern England After Rivers Overflow

UK – Flood Rescues in Northern England After Rivers Overflow

3 November, 2020

Heavy rain in northern England has led to rivers breaking their banks in parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, leaving roads closed and motorists stranded. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service…

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UK and Ireland – Flash Floods After Storm Francis Brings Heavy Rain

UK and Ireland – Flash Floods After Storm Francis Brings Heavy Rain

26 August, 2020

Storm Francis brought strong winds, rough seas and heavy rainfall to parts of UK and Ireland from 24 August 2020. In Ireland, the worst of the flooding was in reported…

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Europe – Storms Cause Flash Flooding and Landslides in UK, France and Italy

Europe – Storms Cause Flash Flooding and Landslides in UK, France and Italy

13 August, 2020

After days of high temperatures, heavy rainfall brought by summer storms has caused flooding and landslides in parts of the United Kingdom, France and Italy. This follows dramatic flash flooding…

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Letting Rivers Run Wild Could Reduce UK Flooding – New Research

Letting Rivers Run Wild Could Reduce UK Flooding – New Research

9 June, 2020

The UK government currently spends £2.6 billion on flood defences in England, and that amount is set to double by 2026. Flooding in February 2020 showed how that’s likely to…

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Perils Estimates Insured Losses for UK’s February Floods at US$367

Perils Estimates Insured Losses for UK’s February Floods at US$367

2 April, 2020

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has disclosed its initial loss estimate for the floods in the United Kingdom in February 2020. The February 2020 Floods…

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Japan’s Experience With Earthquakes Can Help Teach Us to Learn to Live With Floods

Japan’s Experience With Earthquakes Can Help Teach Us to Learn to Live With Floods

17 March, 2020

The intense rainfall from storms this winter has caused severe flooding in numerous cities across the UK. The storms have left at least eight people dead, and economic losses have…

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