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Implementing effective flood management is challenging, partly because not all floods are the same.
Trees act like sponges because their roots help soil to absorb water, plus trunks are a natural barrier to floodwaters.
As the sea rises and storms get stronger, movable flood barriers are going to be used more often.
The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding of the Dnieper River gives the Russians a natural defense.
Flood threatened settlements must get everyone involved in an effort to become truly resilient cities.
Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.
Efforts to engineer Britain’s rivers over the past 75 years have only made flooding worse.
A new study suggests raising dykes along a third of Europe’s coastline, but there are more cost-effective options.
Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.
In failing to acknowledge that the capacity of rivers can change quickly, some flood models and defences may not be equipped to deal with the consequences when they do.
Hundreds of millions more people will now be at risk from rising seas in the coming decades - with Asia and island nations most vulnerable. How we react to the climate crisis is now even more crucial.
The spate of high intensity tropical cyclones making landfall in Southern Africa has been tied to very warm sea surface temperatures.
African countries are sure to face more flooding in the future, they need to adapt or risk loosing the progress that’s already been made
To lessen the impacts of flash flooding in dry regions like Jordan, we need to educate local authorities on how best to manage their water.
Scientists correctly realised there was an increasing risk of major flooding. But they didn’t know humans were to blame.
Cities’ metros and subways are threatened by rising flood risks but innovative engineering could protect them.
Scientists are setting Japan on the road to recovery, using data to protect against future disasters.
The odds of being hit again by a large flood are higher for cities that have already been flooded before. Here’s why we still don’t move away.
Climate change makes extreme weather more likely – but we also have the power to make our flood responses smarter.
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Professor of Hydrology, Lancaster University
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