Flood risk, warning and protection
Both people and infrastructure could be better prepared to withstand hurricanes, floods and rises in sea level. LONDON, March 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The U.S. government urgently needs to…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of families on Vietnam’s typhoon-battered coast will receive free storm-proof houses, which can help pull them out of poverty, government and…
For many ecologists, fieldwork involves majestic mountains or rushing rivers or large tracts of wilderness. At the very least, it means exploring natural areas that aren’t defined by human development.…
As extreme rainfall increases as a result of climate change, Colombo is moving to keep itself above the floodwater tide. COLOMBO, March 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When heavy rain…
A Washington State University research team is solving a high-tech waste problem while addressing the environmental challenge of stormwater run-off. The researchers have shown they can greatly strengthen permeable pavements…
Earlier this month Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announced $46,000 funding to the province of Ontario under the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) to better plan for…
A shocking two-thirds of drivers would gamble with their safety by driving through floodwater – even though this is the leading cause of death during a flood, new figures have…
BARCELONA, Jan 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As drought-hit Cape Town faces the prospect of its taps running dry as soon as April, it is joining a project to work…
LONDON, Jan 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Caribbean island of Dominica, still reeling from Hurricane Maria last September, is on the “frontline of the war on climate change” and…
More than 2,000 homes and businesses in Warrington, England, will benefit from the town’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme, officially opened on 26 January, 2018, by Environment Agency Chief Executive,…
A £21 million flood defence scheme to better protect hundreds of businesses in Sheffield’s Lower Don Valley opened on Thursday 25 January, 2018. The new flood alleviation scheme will benefit…
A study by Columbia University has found that adding protective barriers around street trees could reduce load on city sewers, increasing the effectiveness of urban Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). In…
KATHMANDU, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nepali farmer Bhoj Raj Paudel had just left home to visit his parents when a hill above it collapsed, destroying his ranch and…
Funding has been secured for a £42 million upgrade to the tidal flood defence scheme in the Humber Estuary – improving flood protection to 113,000 properties. Led by the Environment…
CHENNAI, India, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Efforts to bolster Indian cities against climate change and make them greener must include citizens who are being hit hard by rising…
Ambitious plans to create a new “Northern Forest” that will stretch from Liverpool across to Hull in England have been kick-started following an announcement by the UK Prime Minister Theresa…
