Scientific work to predict flooding events
New high-speed computing techniques are being used to improve the accuracy and reliability of current flooding prediction methods. The work is being funded by the Swindon-based Engineering and Physical Sciences Research council. It's being carried out by Professors Pender and Bevan at Heriot-Watt and Lancaster Universities. The project will... view more... (2002-02-04)
Is Britain flooding more than before?
Are river floods becoming more common? Are they bigger than they used to be? According to the results of a study to be published online today in Journal of Quaternary Science, researchers from the University of Wales in Aberystwyth demonstrate that Britain is now flooding more than in the past due to deforestation. Accurate instrumental records of... view more... (2003-02-25)
£4M for research into predicting and preventing flooding
A Research consortium is being set up to tackle the problem of flooding in the UK. Our changing climate is likely to lead to an increase in the frequency and severity of flooding. To meet these challenges a research consortium is being set up to tackle the problem of flooding in the UK. Funding for the consortium will come from the Swindon based... view more... (2002-08-15)
Before the Flood - Increasing Flood Problems and How to Manage Them
River flooding is a serious issue for society, and Scotland has its own particular set of challenges in the years ahead. That's the message from Professor Garry Pender, Professor of Environmental Engineering at the School of the Built Environment at Heriot-Watt University in a public lecture on 15 May '03. The incidence of floods worldwide has... view more... (2003-05-15)
Heavy Rainfall on the Increase
With at least one episode of serious flooding already this autumn, new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that one of the main contributors to flooding, three or more days of heavy rainfall in a row, is on the increase. view more (2001-11-19)
Millions More at Risk Worldwide from Effects of Climate Change
Many millions of people could be placed at risk as a result of higher temperatures in the future, according to new research co-ordinated by the University of East Anglia (UEA). A group of researchers, led by Professor Martin Parry, of the Jackson Environment Institute at UEA, estimated the additional numbers of people likely to be at risk from... view more... (2001-12-10)
Predicting an answer to the threat of flooding
The latest advances in computer flood modeling and animation that could help to improve the way we protect the UK's towns and cities from flooding will be highlighted at this year's BA Festival of Science in Norwich. view more (2006-09-08)
Rising sea levels are increasing the risk of flooding along the south coast of England
A new study by researchers at the University of Southampton has found that sea levels have been rising across the south coast of England over the past century, substantially increasing the risk of flooding during storms. view more (2009-10-09)
Floods policy is more than a knee-jerk response to crisis
One billion people, a sixth of the world's population, currently live in the path of potential major flood disasters, according to a recent report from the UN University in Tokyo. In Britain, dramatic flooding of rivers has become a regular feature of evening news programmes. And each time major flooding occurs in the UK, the public demands an... view more... (2004-06-22)
Geotimes: The impending coastal crisis
Coastlines are the most dynamic feature on the planet. In the March issue, Geotimes magazine looks into the risks of increased development along our coastlines and what that means for erosion, flooding and future development. view more (2008-03-13)
Superfloods hit the capital @ London `Catastrophes` conference
Flooding of the world`s coastal lowlands has the potential to generate major future catastrophes. The melting of the great ice sheets in North America and Asia at the end of the last ice age caused extreme flood events that changed global climate and played an important role in human settlement and migration. These `superfloods` are probably the... view more... (2002-08-17)
Floods to become commonplace by 2080
Flooding like that which devastated the North of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown. view more (2009-01-08)
NASA helps Texas respond to most widespread flooding in 50 years
On July 3, a NASA aircraft equipped with a state-of-the-art sensor provided emergency response officials with critical soil moisture data for several regions across Texas that were threatened by flooding. view more (2007-08-06)
Geologist decries floodplain development
Midwesterners have to be wondering: Will April be the cruelest month? view more (2008-04-02)
Scientists Debate Wisdom of Plan to Save Venice From Flooding
WASHINGTON - The Italian government recently decided to move forward with planning for the construction of underwater, mobile floodgates to mitigate flooding in Venice, situated on islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. The soundness of the plan is discussed by several scientists in the May 14 issue of Eos, published by the American Geophysical... view more... (2002-05-08)
Scientists use new techniques to narrow down impact of global warming on specific regions
People will soon be able to find out how vulnerable their own local area is to global warming, thanks to new techniques developed by scientists. view more (2005-11-28)
Gulf bay double whammy: Rising seas, dammed rivers
New research finds that every U.S Gulf Coast bay in Texas and Louisiana is vulnerable to significant flooding and expansion within the coming century due to a combination of rising seas and reduced silt flowing from dammed up rivers. view more (2006-10-24)
New flood-tolerant rice offers relief for world's poorest farmers
A gene that enables rice to survive complete submergence has been identified by a team of researchers at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and at the University of California's Davis and Riverside campuses. view more (2006-08-10)
Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings
Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping should help curators protect the sites, according to a Penn State researcher. view more (2009-10-19)
"Extreme rainfall" incidents increasing in parts of UK
Extreme rainfall events-those likely to lead to flooding-have become more frequent and intense over a 40-year period in parts of Britain, particularly in Scotland and the North of England. view more (2006-09-05)
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