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New research on the European Little Ice Age in England has upended established narratives and provided a window into an era of climatic instability not too different from our own.
The climate policies I research aren’t working – as I found out the hard way.
As the sea rises and storms get stronger, movable flood barriers are going to be used more often.
On one stretch of Nottingham’s River Trent, floods that arrived every 50 years now return in ten.
The storm came from an unusual direction and dumped exceptional amounts of rain along the east coast.
A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
Warnings can now be sent to everyone in a place likely to be flooded – not just those who opt-in.
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Knowledge Exchange Fellow In Flood and Society, University of Hull
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Principal Hydrologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Oxford
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Professor of Hydroclimatology, University of Oxford
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Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University
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Senior Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Postgraduate researcher, University of Southampton
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Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Engineering, Cardiff University
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Professor in sea level and flooding, University of Southampton
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Professor in English Literature and Cultural Studies, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Early Modern English Literature, Western University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University