As the UK experiences high levels of rain, Somerset Levels in the south-west of England is trying to cope with extreme flooding and its consequences.
For the second winter running the UK has been hit by widespread flooding, accompanied by agonised debates over whether government is really committed to adequate spending on flood defence. Largely overlooked…
The storm came from an unusual direction and dumped exceptional amounts of rain along the east coast.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes and might never return.
Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
London has lost the natural buffer that used to help water drain away. As the sea level rises and storm surges get more prevalent, chances of flooding are greater.
Coastal and river flooding struck Britain again this week with huge waves hitting southern and western coasts and around 100 flood warnings still in place by Wednesday evening. Disturbing but, sadly, not…
The mechanisms are there - but where’s the evidence?
I’ve just returned from sandbagging near the swollen River Parrett at Langport, a town next to the flooded Somerset Levels. There, local people are using new media to take action in the midst of a disaster…
In spite of monsoon season and cyclone Nivar, the most recent floods are largely man-made disasters.
