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Flood Mitigation Project Shortlisted for Award

Flood Mitigation Project Shortlisted for Award

30 November, 2019

A research project on mitigating the impacts of the devastating floods has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2019 in the United Kingdom (UK). The THE Awards…

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Why Flooding Is Still So Difficult to Predict and Prepare For

Why Flooding Is Still So Difficult to Predict and Prepare For

19 November, 2019

Before you read this story, take a minute to stop and look around you. Now imagine your surroundings under two feet of dirty, sewage-filled water. If you’re at home, everything…

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UK  – Met Office and the Environment Agency Mark 10 Years of Flood Forecasting

UK – Met Office and the Environment Agency Mark 10 Years of Flood Forecasting

11 October, 2019

Earlier this month the UK’s Met Office and the Environment Agency marked a 10-year partnership in flood forecasting which has saved lives, livelihoods, and protected infrastructure. The partnership has led…

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Bangladesh Promises to Improve Local Flood Warnings After Complaints

Bangladesh Promises to Improve Local Flood Warnings After Complaints

1 October, 2019

DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh will seek to improve the way it communicates flood warnings to local people in regions at risk of rising waters, a minister said on…

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Why Forecasting Floods Should Be a Global Collaborative Effort

Why Forecasting Floods Should Be a Global Collaborative Effort

4 September, 2019

The number of people exposed to the risk of floods is rising. More and expanding human settlements are being built in flood-prone areas, especially in Africa, Asia and South America.…

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Virtual Reality Helps Scare Residents to Flee Looming Storms, Research Says

Virtual Reality Helps Scare Residents to Flee Looming Storms, Research Says

1 July, 2019

NEW YORK, June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Virtual reality simulations work better than traditional alerts in motivating people to evacuate ahead of hurricanes, research said on Friday, part of…

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New Flood Prediction Technology Will Save Lives and Livelihoods Across the World

New Flood Prediction Technology Will Save Lives and Livelihoods Across the World

1 July, 2019

Unique, real-time street level flood prediction technology developed at Loughborough University has been commercially launched to save lives and livelihoods worldwide. Cities across the globe are increasingly vulnerable to surface…

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USA – Researchers Find Patterns Associated With Extreme Floods

USA – Researchers Find Patterns Associated With Extreme Floods

14 May, 2019

Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found. Researchers analyzed relatively rare floods in the United…

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New Scale to Characterize Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric River Storms

New Scale to Characterize Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric River Storms

12 February, 2019

A team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of “atmospheric rivers,”…

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Research Reveals Large Scale Global Patterns of Extreme Rainfall

Research Reveals Large Scale Global Patterns of Extreme Rainfall

31 January, 2019

An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models. Extreme rainfall – defined as the top…

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Australia – Updated Flood Maps for Canberra Released

Australia – Updated Flood Maps for Canberra Released

12 December, 2018

New flood maps for Canberra provide the most comprehensive flood risk information ever available to the Territory, Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman said on 04 December, 2018.…

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UK – Weather Radar Deployed in Cumbria to Improve Flood Forecasting

UK – Weather Radar Deployed in Cumbria to Improve Flood Forecasting

27 November, 2018

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…

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As Rains Lash Sri Lanka, Warnings Arrive on Time

As Rains Lash Sri Lanka, Warnings Arrive on Time

6 June, 2018

Weather and disaster offices have for years faced criticism for a lack of flood early warnings – but that is changing this year, experts say. MARAWILA, Sri Lanka, June 6…

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Supercomputers and Space-Based Laser to Help Predict Extreme Weather Events

Supercomputers and Space-Based Laser to Help Predict Extreme Weather Events

22 May, 2018

To quantify the likelihood of dangerous weather events taking place, Dr Peter Stott from the Met Office – the UK’s national weather service – has helped code a computer model…

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New Storm Forecasting Methods Mark ‘Huge Leap Forward’ – U.S. Official

New Storm Forecasting Methods Mark ‘Huge Leap Forward’ – U.S. Official

18 April, 2018

“Most people immediately think of wind when they visualise a hurricane … But the reality is multiple hazards – wind, heavy rain and storm surge” LONDON, April 13 (Thomson Reuters…

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New NASA Model Finds Landslide Threats in Near Real-Time During Heavy Rains

New NASA Model Finds Landslide Threats in Near Real-Time During Heavy Rains

26 March, 2018

For the first time, scientists can look at landslide threats anywhere around the world in near real-time, thanks to satellite data and a new model developed by NASA. The model,…

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