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Flood
Posts about our work managing flood risk and responding to flooding
Looking back at the November 2000 floods in York
Mark Fuller had just returned from a holiday in November 2000 when he joined the incident team who were working round-the-clock to manage the biggest flood of the River Ouse that York has ever seen.
The Flood Strategy is go!
The Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy finished its journey through Parliament, meaning that we can start to put it into action, getting the nation better protected and prepared for the effects of climate change for decades to come.
How we keep the UK’s longest river flowing to protect water supply, business and habitats
From its source in mid Wales to its mouth at the Severn Estuary, the River Severn might be the UK’s longest river at 354km, however, occasionally it still needs a helping hand. The River Severn forms part of a large …
The history and importance of the River Aire washlands
For those who follow me on Twitter, you’ll have seen that I’ve spent a lot of time recently supervising our pumping operations in the River Aire washlands in Yorkshire. It’s quite difficult to explain the complexity of the flooding and …
The wettest February: between hills and sea
As people will have seen on ITV’s “Britain Underwater” this week, the experience of having your home or business flooded is hugely distressing. The emotional and economic damage cannot be scrubbed away with the mud. This month, I’ve met …
What is groundwater flooding?
Groundwater flooding can happen when the level of the water within rock or soil underground rises, meaning that water seeps through the surface.
The November floods and farming
Last week, in Lincolnshire, I visited the local Environment Agency incident room where staff work around the clock monitoring weather patterns and river levels so they can warn and inform communities at risk and help coordinate the emergency response. The …
Autumn floods: devastation and resilience
Emma Howard Boyd, Environment Agency Chair, writes about her experiences this week meeting people affected by flooding.
Autumn flooding
Blog post by Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, in which she talks about the impacts of the Autumn flooding and the work that the Environment Agency is doing to reduce flood risk and help keep communities safe.