UK Floods – Lib Dems Call for Increase in Flood Defence Spending
During their annual party conference, the Liberal Democrats in the UK backed a series of measures to deal with the increased flood risk faced by the country. The measures include:…
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Factors Behind the Recent Winter Floods in UK
New scientific review investigates potential influences on recent UK winter floods. Press release by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK – 27 August 2014 A comprehensive review of all…
Report Claims Increased Flood Risk is the Greatest Threat to the UK from Climate Change
A report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in UK released yesterday claims that increased flood risk is the greatest threat to the UK from climate change. Models of…
The Cost of the UK Floods
From figures and estimates currently available, the floods and storms that hit the United Kingdom during late 2013 and the first two months of 2014 are likely to cost the…
Flood Threats Across Europe
While much of the UK is enjoying the antics of the its government in the face of the flooding across southern England, other areas of Europe also face a weekend…
Floods in UK – No End in Sight
Floods have swept across the UK once again after a weekend of heavy rain, high tides and storms, causing damage in Scotland, Wales and England. There are currently 2 severe…
Photos of UK Storms and Floods, December 2013 to January 2014
As part of our efforts to document in some way each major flooding incident from around the world, we are now working on building a collection of photos and images…
Widespread Flooding in UK after Worst Storms for 20 Years
The British Isles have been battered by storms without let up since 22 December 2013 and more is forecast to come with “Storm Christine” lined up to hit Britain and…
UK Faces Holiday Floods
The River Ouse in York overflowed yesterday, flooding parts of York city centre. Heavy rainfall in the region, especially in the surrounding higher ground, led to a rapid rise in…
Storms Bring Floods Across British Isles
After the “Tidal Surge” floods and storms earlier this month yet another storm has battered areas up and down the British Isles. The current storm first struck late yesterday, Wednesday…
UK Storm Floods Update
The storm and tidal surge has affected hundreds of locations through Wales, Scotland and England. The storm seems to be passing, but the threat of flooding remains. The UK’s Environment…
Storm Surge Floods in UK
The storm and tidal surges mentioned in our earlier report (North Sea Flood Threat) have now hit England, and evacuations are currently taking place along the eastern coast of the…
The 1953 North Sea Floods
In light of the flood warnings for North sea coastal areas of Scotland, England and Germany for 5 and 6 December 2013, we decided to take a timely look at…
North Sea Flood Threat
Can the North Sea Floods of 1953 happen again? A storm that is likely to hit parts of Northern Europe between Thursday 5 December and Friday 6 December prompted authorities…
Flash Floods Expected in UK
After the recent heatwave across much of the United Kingdom, storms and flash floods have been forecast for many areas. So far there have been some reports of flash floods…
Flooding in UK 2007
2007 is regarded as one of the worst years in recent times for flooding in the United Kingdom. Much of the flooding occurred during a period between June and July.…
