Mike Harper

Mike Harper is an Asset Performance Team Leader within the Flood and Coastal Risk Management team based in the Penrith Office. He has worked for the Environment Agency in various roles for nearly 10 years. When he is not at work he enjoys paragliding above the Lake District.

10 years on from the Cumbrian and Carlisle Floods of 2005

Mike Harper, 8 January 2015 - Flood

Over the years Carlisle has experienced some severe flooding, but none worse than in January 2005 when over 1,800 properties in the city flooded. Power and telephone lines were disrupted; road and rail networks were closed. I joined the Environment …

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