Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated

As the sea rises and storms get stronger, movable flood barriers are going to be used more often.

Ivan Haigh, Lecturer in Coastal Oceanography, University of Southampton • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 • ~7 min

As sea levels rise, coastal megacities will need more than flood barriers

Flood threatened settlements must get everyone involved in an effort to become truly resilient cities.

Olalekan Adekola, Senior Lecturer in Geography, York St John University • conversation
March 15, 2022 • ~5 min

Floods are going to get worse: we need to start preparing for them now

Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.

Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL • conversation
Dec. 6, 2021 • ~8 min

Letting rivers run wild could reduce UK flooding – new research

Efforts to engineer Britain's rivers over the past 75 years have only made flooding worse.

George Heritage, Honorary Research Fellow in Hydromorphology, University of Salford • conversation
June 2, 2020 • ~6 min

As sea levels rise, are we ready to live behind giant walls?

A new study suggests raising dykes along a third of Europe's coastline, but there are more cost-effective options.

Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading • conversation
May 11, 2020 • ~6 min

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