Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding – new research: A beaver-like dam at Wilde Brook on the Corve catchment in Shropshire. Daniel Jones, Author provided Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding. Our new research has found that such natural barriers intentionally …
Flooding in Nigeria is on the rise – good forecasts, drains and risk maps are urgently needed: Forecasting, risk plans and effective drainage systems can mitigate the impact of severe floods. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images. Getty Images Nigeria is one of the most flood-prone countries in west Africa. Many areas experience …
If more houses had water butts, it could help with drought, flooding and water pollution: A small rain tank could supply 15% of a household's total annual water consumption on average across the UK. Alexander Knyazhinsky/Shutterstock Earlier this year, southern England experienced its driest July on record. The drought affected many parts of the UK …
A root cause of flooding in Accra: developers clogging up the city’s wetlands: Wetlands in Accra have become popular targets for developers. Wikimedia Commons Ghana has six designated Ramsar sites. These are wetlands designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that seeks to protect them. In Ghana, these sites …
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Millions of UK homes are at risk of flooding – here’s how to protect yourself if you live in one of them: About 5 million properties are at risk of flooding in England alone. The impacts can be huge: storms Ciara and Dennis in 2020 cost £360 million in insurance payouts, while the recent Storm …
South Africa in the news: Water and Sanitation on flooding in Western Cape catchments: Download logo The National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) wishes to provide an advisory regarding floods in some catchments in the Western Cape. As of Saturday, 4 December 2021, the South …: “South Africa” – BingNews Brian O’Driscoll praises Marcus …
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Nigeria has a flooding challenge: here’s why and what can be done: Nigeria's perennial flooding is a challenge to the attainment of sustainable development goals. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images One of the most prevalent natural disasters in Nigeria is perennial flooding. Some states are increasingly experiencing annual flooding during the rainy season. Increasingly, …
Coastal flooding could save atoll islands from rising seas – but only if their reefs remain healthy: big sea/Shutterstock Communities living on coral atoll islands, which rarely rise more than four metres above the surface of the sea, face a strange paradox. On the one hand, these islands are among the most sensitive to the …
Europe’s catastrophic flooding was forecast well in advance – what went so wrong?: Almost 200 people dead and many others still missing. Billions of euros’ worth of damage. Communities devastated. Thousands of homes destroyed and their occupants traumatised. I am a flood forecaster who helped to set up the forecasting system that was used to …
South Africa in the news: Arms are flooding into Nigeria as if war is on — Bolaji Akinyemi: I said the only authentic African country because I’m aware that south Africa is there, I’m aware that Rwanda is there but we are the only African power. If I can still use that word without you …
Climate change is flooding the Arctic Ocean with light – what it means for the species that live there: This is a transcript of episode 5 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, How climate change if flooding the Arctic Ocean with light. In this episode, two experts explain how melting ice in the far north is …
Why COVID-19 has left the UK especially vulnerable to flooding this winter: Dave Knibbs / shutterstock Winter is here and, as a researcher who monitors flooding, I find it more daunting than ever. The UK faces a formidable trend of warmer and wetter winters, which already increase the risk of floods. On top of that, …
Flooding can help resurrect wetlands and slow climate change – here’s how: Neil Entwistle, Author provided Flooding is known only for the ruin it brings to homes and livelihoods, but targeted flooding, to create or restore floodplain wetlands, is part of the solution to climate change. That’s because the damp and low-oxygen conditions of wetlands …
Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries – we’re making new biodegradable materials to help: Bubbers BB/Shutterstock Squeezed by lower fuel demand during the pandemic and the rise of renewable energy, the oil industry is staking out a new future for itself in plastics. Instead of powering vehicles or generating electricity, oil companies are increasingly looking …
Letting rivers run wild could reduce UK flooding – new research: The River Caldew in Cumbria. Drew Rawcliffe/Shutterstock The UK government currently spends £2.6 billion on flood defences in England, and that amount is set to double by 2026. Flooding in February 2020 showed how that’s likely to be a good investment, as climate change …
Lockdown and flooding raise the risk of a spike in mosquito-borne diseases in Kenya: A family sitting under a treated mosquito net. GettyImages As soon as the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Kenya, the government banned public gatherings of more than 15 people. Schools, colleges and universities were closed . Within two weeks, …