How to Save Underground Railways From Climate Change Flooding
When superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012, it caused a massive 14-foot storm surge. Several New York City subway stations were flooded and the subway was shut down for…
Flood Protection
Flood risk, warning and protection
Vietnam – Vinh Phuc $150 Million Flood Control Project
The World Bank has announced that its Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million in support for the Vinh Phuc Flood Risk and Water Management Project in Vietnam, which…
UK – River Ouseburn Diverted as Part of £7 Million Newcastle Flood Scheme
The Environment Agency in England has announced that the River Ouseburn has been diverted as part of a major scheme to tackle flooding in Brunton Park, Newcastle. Northumbrian Water and…
How Your Garden Could Help Stop Your City Flooding
Urban flooding represents the most common yet severe environmental threat to cities and towns worldwide. Future changes in rainfall extremes are likely to increase this threat, even in areas that…
In Cities, Flooding and Rainfall Extremes to Rise as Climate Changes
Cities face harsher, more concentrated rainfall as climate change not only intensifies storms, but draws them into narrower bands of more intense downpours, University Of New South Wales engineers have…
Somalia – New Dam Projects to Provide Water And Flood Protection
Somalia has moved to construct flood mitigation structures under a new climate change adaptation framework, which is supported by the United Nations and the European Union as part of plans…
RISC-KIT – Training in Coastal Risk Assessment
RISC-KIT is to offer training in the use of their Coastal Risk Assessment Framework (CRAF), a tool used to identify risk “hotspots” for coastal flooding. Training will also focus on…
Papua New Guinea – UN Report Says Urgent Need for Flood Warning Systems
A new report “Assessment of the Early Warning Systems for inland and coastal flooding in Papua New Guinea” was presented on Thursday, 28 April, 2016, by Climate Change Development Authority…
Cameroon Fights Flooding by Turning Plastic Waste Into Jobs
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, April 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Retired Cameroonian footballer Roger Milla is already famous for being the oldest goal scorer – at age 42 – in World Cup…
Ethiopia – Government Announces New Flood Prevention Measures
Ethiopia’s National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency has announced that the government has set up new measures to protect inhabitants from river flooding in flood-prone areas as the country expects…
Record Balkan Floods Linked to Jamming of Giant Airstreams
Disastrous floods in the Balkans two years ago are likely linked to the temporary slowdown of giant airstreams, scientists found. These wind patterns, circling the globe in the form of…
Historic Preservation Needs to Be Part of Disaster Planning
New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities in the USA fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of…
Saving Lives Through Real-Time Flood Forecasting
In October 2013, Austin, Texas experienced record levels of flooding. The historic Onion Creek Halloween floods caused several deaths, devastated hundreds of homes, and nearly $30 million in damage. Because…
Ethiopia, UK Met Agencies Join Forces to Battle Weather Extremes
KONSO, Ethiopia, March 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It is the seventh consecutive year that Deneke Degaga, a father of eight, is facing a crop failure. Degaga, 38, lives in…
Slow the Flow – Somerset Rivers Authority’s Natural Flood Management Project
“There isn’t one solution to flooding. We need a range of solutions,” says Councillor John Osman, chair of the Somerset Rivers Authority in the UK. The Somerset Rivers Authority has…
Building Climate Resilience with Nature in South Florida
New partnerships and pilot projects in Miami-Dade County, Florida, aim to use natural infrastructure to make communities safer and more resilient. MIAMI, FL, March 29, 2016 – In an effort…
