Communities along the east coast of England have been told to prepare for large waves and possible flooding throughout Friday 13 January and into Saturday morning. The Environment Agency said…
With wet and windy conditions expected from Friday and into the Christmas weekend, the Environment Agency is urging people to check their flood risk – especially if driving or staying…
LEEDS, England, December 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hesco, manufacturers of the patented flood barrier JACKBOX™, a lightweight recyclable flood wall, has successfully won the tender to become the sole supplier…
Following the winter flooding last year, more than 1,200 troops across the UK have been put on 24-hour standby to help in the event of flooding this winter. As part…
Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that the majority of instances of coastal flooding around the United Kingdom in the last 100 years have been due to moderate…
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…
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced last week that UK insurers have a small army of people ready to go into immediate action in the event of any flooding…
A new scientific review of the winter floods of 2015/2016 confirms that the event was one of the most extreme and severe hydrological events of the last century. The new…
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…
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…
Beaches left decimated by the severe winter of 2013 to 2014 have still not recovered almost three years later, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth. The…
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…
The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the leading trade association for insurers in the UK, is advising anyone who has suffered damage caused by the floods and high winds as…
Update, 24 November 2016 It is thought that Storm Angus has claimed 2 lives. A woman after being swept out to sea off the coast of Folkestone, Kent, amid gale-force…
Storm Angus – the first named UK storm of this winter – brought high winds, rain and waves to parts of southern England and Wales on Sunday, with further rain…
It is 50 years today since the devastating floods in the city of Florence, Italy. It is thought that over 100 people died in the flooding, with around 20,000 people…
