UK Floods – Flood Free Homes Campaign
A new campaign to raise the issue of long-term flood defence investment and land and water management in the UK has been launched today. Behind the “Flood Free Homes” campaign…
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UK Floods – List of Flood Defence Projects Announced
In a flurry of press releases sent out yesterday 02 December 2014, the UK Environment Agency announced a list of flood defence projects for England and Wales as part of…
UK National Flood Action Campaign – “Floods destroy – be prepared”
After the seemingly endless flooding of last winter, the UK Environment Agency has launched a 2 week national flood action campaign entitled ‘Floods destroy – be prepared’. The campaign is…
Insurers say UK Needs Additional £500 million for Flood Defences
Just 2 weeks after the Lib Dems called for increased spending on flood control in the UK, earlier this week was the turn of the insurance industry. The Association of…
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:…
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…
Further Floods Threaten UK
As many as 7,500 properties have been flooded around the UK since the beginning of December, yet there is still more flooding to come. Further flooding is expected over the…
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…
174,000 Insurance Claims Made After UK Floods
UK insurance companies have now had chance to assess the costs of the floods that hit the country in late December 2013 through to early January 2014. Yesterday, the Association…
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…
