Western Europe Coasts Face a Pounding
Extreme weather caused by global warming could lead to more violent and more frequent storms devastating beaches on exposed Atlantic coastlines in Europe, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network.…
England
UK Floods – Multi-Million Pound Port Clarence Flood Alleviation Scheme Completed
The Environment Agency have announced that a multi-million pound scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to 350 homes and 32 businesses in Port Clarence, Teesside in North East England…
UK Floods – Cuts to Fire Service Leave Communities at Greater Risk
Cuts to the fire service are leaving more and more communities at risk when flooding strikes, according to a recent report by the by the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) in…
PERILS Reduces Loss Estimate to £662M for Floods from UK’s Storm Desmond
PERILS AG has today disclosed its second loss estimate for the floods in the UK from 04 to 24 December, 2015, following storm Desmond. The revised estimate of the property…
UK Floods – 2013 to 2014 Winter Floods Caused £1.3 Billion Damage
An official report by the Environment Agency in the UK reveals that the winter floods of 2013 to 2014 caused damage in England and Wales costing around £1.3 billion. Residential…
UK Floods – New Tidal Flood Warning Signs for Norfolk Coast
Residents motorists along coastal areas of Norfolk, eastern England, will soon benefit from newly installed digital flood warnings signs. The signs will be illuminated when tidal flood alerts and flood…
UK Floods – Revitalising Natural Landscapes Can Reduce Flood Risk
During his visit to moorlands in Derbyshire, England, on 19 February, Sir James Bevan, the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, said that revitalising natural landscapes can reduce flood risk.…
Report – Flood Losses in Europe to Increase Fivefold by 2050
The European Environment Agency recently published a report on flooding in Europe, “Floodplain management: reducing flood risks and restoring healthy ecosystems”, where researchers examined data on floods dating from 1980…
Climate Change Behind Floods in South of England, 2013-2014
Floods which battered Southern parts of England in 2013 and 2014 are likely to have been caused by human-induced climate change. Oxford University recently charged a team of scientist from…
UK Floods – Flood Re Sets Out Transition Plan
Flood Re, the body set up by the UK government and the insurance industry to reduce the cost of cover in flood-prone areas of the UK is set to launch…
Report: Surface Water Flooding to Increase Sharply, Putting the Success of Flood Re into Question
The Flood Re insurance scheme will fail to reduce flood risk and the number of London households eligible for the scheme could increase by up to 75% during its lifespan,…
UK Floods – 30,000 Tonnes of Water-Damaged Household Goods to be Dumped in Landfill Sites
Analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, reveals that the equivalent to almost 30,000 tonnes of water-damaged household goods have…
UK Floods – Linking Extreme Rainfall, Flooding and Climate Change
Linking extreme rainfall, flooding and climate change in the recent UK deluges – a report by Nick Reynard, the Science Area Lead for Natural Hazards at the UK’s Centre for…
UK Floods – Flood Rescues and Houses Damaged in Cornwall
Saturday 06 February saw some heavy downpours in England – particularly in the South West and the Midlands – as well as parts of Wales and Scotland. An amber severe…
UK Floods – Seven Ways We Can Fight Back Against Flooding
There is no panacea for flood events, but there a range of things we can either do better or start doing to mitigate or adapt to them. The recent UK…
UK Floods – Heathrow and VisitBritain Campaign to Help Tourism in Flood-Hit Areas
Heathrow Airport and VisitBritain, the tourist board of Great Britain, have teamed up to help the tourist spots of flood-hit areas in Scotland and northern England. Striking images of Cumbria,…
