WALES: Flood Risk Still High; Warnings Remain on Swollen Rivers with Rain ExpectedByline: By ERYL CRUMPDaily Post (Liverpool, England)
Commuters are being warned to expect major travel disruption today as the clean-up begins in the wake of Storm Henk. Several major roads have been closed, some train lines have been blocked, as many as 10,000 homes have been left without power, and there are hundreds of flood wa...
Flood risk today According to the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH), the period from July to December 2023 was the rainiest on record in the UK since 18901. Climate change makes it harder to predict and prepare for floods, and flood zones may become outdated, worsening the prob...
II. Extending warning mechanisms In the subsequent evaluation of the flooding event, it became apparent that warnings and awareness within the general public of flood-related risks were very much insufficient [88,156]. Part of the problem was that the July 2021 flood exceeded all floods the affe...
Yellow warnings for wind and rain have led to the cancellation of New Year's Eve events in parts of the UK. More than 200 flood warnings and alerts have been issued, bringing disruption to travel across the country.
and streets were conducted with little to no suitable protection equipment. Hence, involved persons were exposed directly to large amounts of flood sediments. However, the first warnings concerning possibly polluted sediments and dust stress emerged days after the flooding (e.g., [84]), leaving ...
Flood Warnings Issued as Heavy Rain Batters Wales; TRAVEL MISERY FOR COMMUTERS, BUT WEEKEND LOOKS BRIGHTERByline: KATHRYN WILLIAMS kathryn.williams@walesonline.co.ukWestern Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
Surface water flood warnings requirements and potential in England and Wales. Appl Geogr 2011, 31, (3), 891-900.Parker, D. J., Priest, S. J., & McCarthy, S. S. (2011). Surface water flood warnings requirements and potential in England and Wales. Applied Geography, 31(3), 891-900...
The flood defence agency in England and Wales has been pursuing a programme of flood warning system enhancement, engaging householders at risk in improving their warning responses,. The immediate aim of this paper is to test and revise a model of economic benefits of warnings, but the survey ...
2007 . New insights into the benefits of flood warnings: results from a household survey in England and Wales. Environmental Hazards , 7: 193–210.Parker D J, Tunstall S M, McCarthy S 2007 "New insights into the benefits of flood warnings: Results from a household survey in England and ...