Duct tape kept out more flood water than sandbags in laboratory tests
A cheap roll of duct tape cut flood water leakage through a door by 97% in lab tests.
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Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas – new research
Satellite data shows roads, settlements and infrastructure are expanding into the same valleys that are vulnerable to floods and landslides.
Cities are sinking – but citywide averages hide the real problem
Satellite data shows how unevenly cities are sinking. In Jakarta, some coastal areas are subsiding by as much as 7cm a year.
Flood survivors should be given proper support – instead they’re told to get ‘resilient’
Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.
Total flood defence is a myth: we must learn to live with the water
Floods happen. Rivers have always inundated their floodplains and the sea has always tried to reclaim land that has been taken from it. This is certainly true in Somerset, whose name derives from the Old…
Upstream must work with downstream to fix flooding
With much of the UK still underwater and flooding set to continue, knee jerk reactions abound. Politicians bicker, flooded communities and farmers lobby their causes and calls are made to dredge rivers…
Flood defences simply aren’t good enough – here’s what needs to be done
With the promise of more periods of intense rainfall in years to come, what do we need to do to protect ourselves more from flooding in future?
Why are so many people still living in flood‑prone cities?
The odds of being hit again by a large flood are higher for cities that have already been flooded before. Here’s why we still don’t move away.
From Noah’s flood to Shakespeare’s storms, what literature reveals about our changing relationship with the weather
Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
Flash flooding is a serious threat in the UK – here’s how scientists are tackling its prediction
Alerting people to the threat of surface water flooding is still in its infancy, but a new review reveals a combination of prediction modelling and weather watching aims to help affected communities.
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