09 May 2019
Environment Agency calls for urgent action to protect country from river and coastal floods Entire communities might need to be moved away from coasts and rivers as the UK takes urgent action to prepare for an average global temperature rise of 4C, the Environment Agency warned. The agency said on Thursday that difficult decisions would have to […]
19 Mar 2019
Engineering first as Dutch flood defence scheme is unveiled in Somerset Environment Agency: The tiny coastal community of Stolford has become the first location in the UK to benefit from innovative flood defence technology pioneered in Holland. Overlooking the Bristol Channel, Stolford has a history of coastal erosion and is prone to flooding. In 1981 […]
19 Mar 2019
1. Cliff falls Two very lucky people just missed by major Dorset cliff fall Environment Agency video captured the moment bystanders had a lucky escape after 1,000 tons of rock fell from cliff at West Bay in Dorset. 2. Innovation on the Aire – moveable weirs that respond to the flow conditions in the river […]
20 Feb 2019
This research project has developed new guidance to estimate local drainage rates when mapping and modelling surface water flood risk This research project has developed new guidance to estimate local drainage rates when mapping and modelling surface water flood risk. The information can be used to validate and update the national maps, called the Risk […]
13 Feb 2019
£67.4 million Ipswich tidal flood barrier officially opened The new flood scheme will protect 1,600 homes and 400 businesses in Ipswich over the next century. Environment Agency: 8th Feb: The Environment Agency’s new tidal flood defence barrier for Ipswich has been officially opened by Floods Minister, Dr Thérèse Coffey, ensuring more than 1,600 homes and […]
13 Feb 2019
Reduce flood risk with the Woodlands for Water scheme – The pioneering project run by the Forestry Commission and Environment Agency is once again being offered in the North East and Yorkshire. Forestry Commission and Environment Agency – Published 11 February 2019 Expert advice on creating woodlands that will reduce flood risk and improve water quality is […]
30 Jan 2019
Insurance Times ‘Environmental risks have again placed prominently in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks report Companies in the UK and around the world are sleep-walking into a catastrophe around environmental risk. This is according to Zurich’s group chief risk officer Alison Martin, who spoke to Insurance Times at the World Economic Forum’s launch of the Global […]
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