Scientists comment on flash floods in Valencia, Spain. Dr Carola Koenig, a Reader from the Centre for Flood Risk … read more
Scientists react to flood warnings issues in England and Wales following recent storms. Prof Roger Falconer, Emeritus Professor of … read more
Scientists react to news of Storm Ciarán. Dr Melissa Lazenby, Lecturer in Climate Change at the University of Sussex, … read more
A report issued by World Weather Attribution has looked at climate change attribution of the flooding disasters in Libya and … read more
Scientists respond to news that Eastern Libya has been hit by severe flooding following Storm Daniel. Prof Hannah Cloke, … read more
An analysis by World Weather Attribution has looked at the Pakistan flooding and attribution. Prof Ted Shepherd, Grantham Professor … read more
The State of the UK Climate 2021 report examines the UK’s climate in 2021 and how it compares to previous … read more
A report issued by World Weather Attribution looks at climate change and the heavy rainfall events that lead to severe … read more
Following thunderstorms on Sunday 25th July there have been incidences of flash flooding in parts of London, as well as … read more
Hundreds have died in Western Europe after heavy flooding. Comment sent out 19/07/2021: Prof Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters … read more
There have been reports of a dam bursting in northern India in the state of Uttarakhand on Sunday as a … read more
A study, published in Scientific Reports, looked at global sea level projections and coastal flooding over the 21st century. … read more
The government have announced their new long term plan to tackle flooding in the UK. Prof Hannah Cloke, Professor … read more
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced spending commitments for multiple areas of science and technology in the UK. Comments … read more
Some areas of the UK are continuing to experience flooding conditions, with flood warnings in place for over 90 locations … read more
Parts of the UK have experienced severe flooding due to major storms (Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis) on consecutive February … read more
Reaction to the flooding across the UK following extremely high levels of rain fall. Nick Reynard, Science Area Head … read more
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published a report on the prevention of future floods which makes a number of recommendations including simplifying risk communication and improving resilience. read more
An article published in the journal Nature Climate Change has modeled the effects of climate change due to human activity, and report that it increased the likelihood of extreme rainfall. read more
As flood waters start to subside those affected, politicians and the media start to ask how we can prevent such flooding events in future, could more have been done and what are the longer term solutions. Four of the UK’s leading flooding experts from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology came to the SMC to speak to journalists. read more
