Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
Jeremy Walker, chair of the innovative ‘Slowing the Flow’ project in North Yorkshire, explains how a range of land management measures are helping to reduce flood risk in the market town of Pickering. The project, which was officially completed this …
This is a guest blog by Polly Turton, a climate change adaptation consultant based in Arup’s Advanced Technology and Research (AT+R) team in London. It originally appeared on the M&S blog. The British love to talk about the weather. Comedians …
On the day we launch our Flood Action Campaign, John Curtin, the Environment Agency’s Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management writes about the importance of being #floodaware. In the last month alone we’ve seen the devastating impact that …
The Met Office and Environment Agency are always striving to improve forecasts and warnings and to empower people to make good decisions that protect lives, property and infrastructure. This is particularly important during flooding and other severe weather. It’s now …
After the terrible floods of early 2014, we have been busily working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, Winchester City Council and Southampton University to deliver new defences to reduce the risk of flooding in Winchester. The crystal clear waters …
I’ve been lucky enough to work on a number of different projects since working for the Environment Agency but I feel most proud of the work that I’ve been doing more recently – using high tech cameras to monitor flooding. …
Flooding can occur from many different sources. We saw this in winter 2013-2014 when the storm surge caused flooding on the east coast, there was widespread river flooding across many counties, chalk springs started to flow leading to groundwater flooding …
Northumberland County Council speak about the partnership approach to the £26m Morpeth Flood Alleviation Scheme and how their £12 million contribution has helped deliver the ambitious project. It’s the first time a major scheme to reduce the risk of flooding …
In this guest blog Christina Worsley from not-for-profit environmental charity Newground CIC writes about people's misconceptions about flood risk and how people can better protect themselves. At Newground I work with individuals, communities and businesses across Lancashire to help them to manage …
Mike Still, Managing Director, Client Service at Marsh, Chairman of Business in the Community’s Business Emergency Resilience Group and The Prince’s Business Ambassador to Scotland, writes in time for winter about a business led-approach that might just help a business …
