Leading the way in flood resilience
March 13, 2019
Research into flood resilience in Newcastle is making waves already according to findings presented at a conference in the city. Following the signing of the Newcastle Blue-Green Declaration in February 2016, the Urban Flood Resilience Consortium, led by the University of Nottingham, met last week to present key findings from two research projects (Blue-Green Cities …
Keeping our heads above water – Nottingham experts tackle flood risk head on
January 6, 2016
Leading experts in flood management from The University of Nottingham are playing a major role in how research can be used to make UK cities more resilient to flooding. Over the next week, scientists from the University will present their research findings at a series of events looking at how cities across the UK can …
Are the Cumbria floods due to climate change?
December 11, 2015
The current floods that have affected parts of Cumbria, Lancashire and south Scotland have been caused by unprecedented amounts of rainfall. This has led a lot of people to understandably raise a number of important issues and questions, such as: is the flooding a a sign of climate change; how unusual has the rainfall been …
How can we keep our heads above water?
February 25, 2014
After the wettest winter on record what can we do to protect ourselves from future flooding? Colin Thorne, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Nottingham, says we need to establish blue green areas in our towns and cities, update our Victorian drainage system and decide how much and where we are going to …
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