04 Jan 2017
Major flooding in UK now likely every year and UK is poorly prepared
Guardian ‘A year after severe floods in wake of Storm Desmond, John Krebs says ministers still have no coherent long-term plan to deal with it. UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts John Krebs warns Government. Major flooding in the UK is now likely to happen every year but ministers still have no coherent long-term […]
07 Dec 2016
UK Winter 2015/2016 floods: One of the century’s most extreme flood episodes
A new scientific review of the winter floods of 2015/2016 confirms that the event was one of the most extreme and severe hydrological events of the last century. The new hydrological appraisal – ‘The Winter Floods of 2015/2016 in the UK’, published on the first anniversary of Storm Desmond (December 5th), brings together both river […]
12 Oct 2016
Property level resilience – lack of investment wasting billions
Property level resilience has been understood and well documented in the UK for 20 years, and an effective supply chain in place for at least 10 years. Yet very little of the £1 billion + paid out annually by insurers to households damaged by flooding is used to install even simple resilience measures that would […]
04 Nov 2015
Flood risk assessment for planning applications – Environment Agency Guidance
Environment Agency: Find out when you need to do a flood risk assessment as part of your planning application, how to do one and how it’s processed. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-assessment-for-planning-applications Contents When you need an assessment When you don’t need an assessment When to follow standing advice How to do an assessment Get information to complete an […]
11 May 2015
Flooding and Somerset Levels 2013 -14 Impacts on wildlife and habitats
Natural England: The aim of this document is to summarise our understanding of what has happened to wildlife and habitats in the Somerset Levels and Moors as a result of the winter 2013-14 flood, as best we can. It is not a detailed assessment of the impact of the 2013-14 flood event on wildlife and […]
18 Jan 2015
Flood Re – Affordable flood insurance one step closer
Defra ‘People in the highest flood risk areas will be better protected against spiralling insurance costs as Flood Re comes one step closer to implementation today. After ongoing negotiations with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Flood Re, an agreement has been reached on a number of matters regarding how Flood Re will operate. […]
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