Flood risk, warning and protection
COX’s BAZAR, Bangladesh, Dec 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As Cyclone Roanu approached the coast of Bangladesh last May, 10-year-old Mohammad Hossain worried about his father, a fisherman out at…
In the days before Hurricane Matthew, researchers used satellite maps of soil moisture to help forecast where the power would go out along the East Coast. At the American Geophysical…
With a growing global population and increased demand, governments are struggling with how to provide everyone with enough water to drink, writes Chris Arsenault for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. RIO…
A year after Storm Desmond struck the UK and at a time when the UK’s Committee on Climate Change have called for urgent action to address the risks to the…
With rising sea levels accompanying climate change, and a shortage of developable land in rapidly urbanising regions, are floating cities a feasible solution? Several Floodlist articles highlight populated areas in…
Regional Plan Association today released a study showing that parts of the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metropolitan area are at risk of being permanently flooded by sea level…
To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently worked with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
The floods that hit the UK last winter were the most extreme on record – and they may be a sign of worse to come, writes Richard Sadler for Climate…
The Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) Guidelines have undergone their first major update in 30 years. The new guidelines provide a significant improvement in best practice flood modelling, incorporating a…
In our series A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction, about Low Impact Development (LID) and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), there are many examples of ways to encourage…
If children are taught how to respond to disasters and climate change, the whole community benefits, reports Mushfique Wadud. KURIGRAM, Bangladesh, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladeshi teacher Monjurul…
According to a new study by think tank Green Alliance, England’s flood strategy failing and a new approach urgently needed from government to protect communities and stop costs spiralling. The…
An influx of rural migrants putting extra pressure on Dar es Salaam’s housing supply, forcing poorer residents to move to the periphery, writes Kizito Makoye. DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 24…
The first of NOAA’s highly advanced geostationary weather satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 19 November, 2016. The GOES-R is one of the most advanced weather satellites ever…
As natural catastrophes, such as floods, heatwaves or wildfires are expected to become more frequent and intense in the future, mitigating their impacts through working partnerships and the dissemination of…
A new five-year plan to better protect the City of York in England against flooding was announced by the Environment Agency last week. The plan sets out our options to…
