Ocean Warming Intensifies Power of Typhoons
The violence of typhoons that devastate Asian coastal regions is being magnified by rising sea surface temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions, reports Tim Raford for Climate News Network. LONDON,…
Flood Protection
Flood risk, warning and protection
UK Floods – Climate Change Confusion Over Government’s Flooding Review
The UK government has unveiled its long-awaited review (PDF) of the risk the UK faces from heavy rain and flooding. Prompted by severe flooding during the wettest December on record…
UK Flood Review – Improved Flood Modelling, Infrastructure Protection and Temporary Defences
The UK’s Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom yesterday set out how lessons from last winter’s floods have helped build a new approach so the nation is better prepared and more resilient…
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Threaten Tibet, Nepal
[LHASA] Tibet’s expanding glacial lakes threaten downstream communities in Nepal, reports Jane Qiu for SciDev.Net. Geologists gathered in Beijing for the 33rd International Geographical Congress, held in August, reported that…
SuDS Case Study – “Slowing the Flow” in Pickering, Yorkshire
In the third article in the series “A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction“, Ed Hill looks at the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) project called “Slowing the Flow”…
USA – September is National Preparedness Month
Disasters and emergencies can happen at any time, often without warning. Natural hazards threaten thousands of lives and cause billions of dollars in damage every year throughout the nation. September…
As Disaster Losses Mount, Sri Lanka Develops Tool to Track Them
Right now, there is no uniform system to calculate losses, which is hampering disaster planning measures, reports Amantha Perera for Thomson Reuters Foundation. ARANAYAKE, Sri Lanka, Aug 30 (Thomson Reuters…
UK’s Medmerry Flood Defence Scheme Showcased at World Conservation Congress
The Environment Agency’s innovative flood defence scheme in West Sussex, “Medmerry”, is being showcased at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii this week (w/c 5 September 2016). Held every…
USA – NOAA Launches National Water Model
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) in the United States of America announced on 16 August 2016 that it had launched a new predictive model, the National Water Model.…
New Aqua Monitor Tool Reveals How the Earth Has Changed Over the Past 30 Years
The Aqua Monitor, a tool developed by the Dutch research institute Deltares to monitor land and water changes around the globe, reveals that the world has gained 115,000 km2 of…
Don’t Count on Technology to Save You in a Disaster – Researchers
Technology like drones and smartphones are no substitute for sound infrastructure in delivering aid, reports Megan Rowling for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. BARCELONA, Aug 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Newfound…
Surging Seas Spell Trouble for Coastal Wildlife and Nature-Loving Humans
Rising sea levels along the eastern United States seaboard will have devastating impact on a wide variety of species, including humans, according to a new report issued this month by…
Pakistan Expands Glacier Monitoring in Effort to Cut Disaster Risk
With glaciers melting faster in the face of climate change, flood risk is rising and early warnings will be key, report Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio. ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (Thomson…
USA – Village in Alaska Votes to Relocate Due to Threat of Rising Seas
A Native American village in Alaska has voted to relocate its entire population of some 600 people due to the threat of rising seas, by Sebastien Malo for the Thomson…
Can a Single Region in Florida Show the State How to Adapt to Climate Change?
With every passing year, Southeast Florida faces more pressure to adapt to climate change. The region already experiences the effects of climate change, such as flooding on sunny days during…
Sri Lankan Mangroves Respond to Conservation Plan
[COLOMBO] A year after Sri Lanka launched a mangrove conservation plan with funds from a U.S. conservation group about half of its 37,000 hectares of mangrove forests are in a…
