Scientists Look to Skies to Improve Tsunami Detection
A team of scientists from Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has developed a new approach to assist in the ongoing development of…
Flood Protection
Flood risk, warning and protection
UN Disaster Forum to Push for Risk-Cutting Plans, Finance
The U.N. conference in Cancun is the first opportunity to review progress on a global plan to reduce the threat of disasters, agreed in Japan in 2015, writes Sophie Hares.…
Germany – Study Sees Improvements in Flood Risk Management Since 2002 Floods
A review of flood risk management in Germany has compared how the country coped in the wake of the 2013 floods with the situation after the major floods of 2002.…
New Tool Could Help Predict, Prevent Surging Waters in Flood Plains
A group of international scientists studying China’s Yellow River has created a new tool that could help officials better predict and prevent its all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as…
WMO Issues Guidance to Support Integrated Flood Management
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has developed a new guidance document to support the design of well-balanced strategies for Integrated Flood Management. Floods are the most common natural disaster with…
Canada – Survey Shows Nearly All Those Living in High Flood Risk Areas Are Unaware
Thousands of Canadians are currently battling flood. In the east, flooding across the province of Quebec has affected 146 cities or municipalities, with 2,429 homes flooded, 1,520 people evacuated and…
Australia – Brisbane River Catchment Flood Study Released
In Australia yesterday the Queensland government and four local councils launched their comprehensive flood study of the Brisbane River catchment. In a statement the Queensland government said that the Brisbane…
As Indian Kashmir’s Lush Valleys Turn to Concrete, Fears of Flooding Rise
House-building in Indian-administered Kashmir has put people at higher risk of floods, and made region more reliant on food imports, writes Athar Parvaiz. SRINAGAR, India, April 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
Dutch Scientists Say 50% More People at Risk of Coastal Flooding by 2080
Increased sea-level rise and land subsidence in the future mean that 50% more people will be exposed to coastal flooding by 2080, according to a study by scientists in the…
USA – Corps of Engineers Breaks Ground on Fargo-Moorhead Flood Risk Management Project
The US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Board of Authority hosted a 1997 Flood Commemoration and Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood…
Citizen Science – Communities Can Fill the Gaps on Flood Data Says Study
Flood-hit communities are the best placed to collect information about flash flooding which might otherwise be underestimated or missed altogether, scientists at Newcastle University say. Community Monitoring The team from…
UK – Replenishing Lincolnshire’s Beaches to Reduce Coastal Flood Risk
A major annual scheme to replenish beaches gets underway this month, to reduce flood risk to thousands of Lincolnshire homes and businesses The Environment Agency’s flagship Lincshore scheme involves dredging…
Latin America Needs to Climate Proof Infrastructure – World Bank
TEPIC, Mexico, April 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Melting glaciers, intense storms and other climate-related shocks are expected to ramp up pressure on Latin America’s infrastructure, which needs to be…
UK – Government Announces £1 million Natural Flood Management Competition
The Environment Secretary in the UK recently announced a new £1 million natural flood management competition as part of the government’s drive to reduce flooding by using a range of…
Climate-Threatened Louisiana Rebrands Itself as ‘Master of Disaster’
U.S. state moves to protect its coast from erosion and floods, while creating jobs and exportable knowledge, reports Megan Rowling. The vibrant U.S. city of New Orleans, famous for its…
UK – City of Leeds Installs Innovative Moveable Weirs
The first phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has reached a major milestone as all three moveable weir gates have now been successfully put in place at Knostrop Weir…
