Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
The recent news about the sharks in Sussex caused a flurry of excitement on Twitter. We’re proud of our work to build natural flood defences and protect nature at Medmerry. Here’s how it came about. Medmerry is the UK’s largest ever managed …
Over the last few months we have been been busy modelling flood risk for the River Thames Scheme, which will make sure 15,000 homes and businesses are better protected from flooding. The project will reduce the flooding risk of communities from Datchet to Teddington through a programme of projects …
For the past 17 years we have been capturing LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) data in England. LIDAR uses a laser to scan and map the landscape from above and is widely considered to be the best method for collecting …
In my last blog I told you a bit more about the work I do as a Hydrometry and Telemetry Officer. Now its time to get to the techie bit and a spot of background. River gauging at weir sites …
As regular followers of my Twitter feed (@AlanBarrierEA) might be aware, I have recently become one of the flood forecasters based at the Thames Barrier. I've spent the past couple of months shadowing the existing team of flood forecasters, who …
In my last blog I promised to tell you more about the work we are doing to reduce site visits and therefore reduce carbon emissions. In order to reduce the amount of site visits we have to do we are …
I’m David Murphy, Programme Executive for the River Thames Scheme, and this is my first blog. I’ve worked for the Environment Agency for 26 years in operational and national roles, managing flood risk across the country. I’ve seen lots of …
You may have seen my first blog where I explained a bit about my role as a hydrometry and telemetry officer and how hydrometry and telemetry form the foundation of some of the most important functions performed by the Environment Agency. …
I have lived in Deerhurst since 1987. I knew the village was at risk of flooding even before I decided to buy a house here and that houses had last flooded in 1947, but that didn’t put me off. There …
In this joint blog from the Environment Agency and the Met Office, we look at the issue of so-called ‘super tides’. There has been a lot of media coverage about the potential impact of so-called ‘super tides’, which are due …
