Northampton station was flooded, the Queensferry Crossing closed, towns around the country were flooded in just some of the havoc caused by Storm Bert, the second named storm of the 2024-25 season.
Completion of a 10-year programme of work in Leeds this autumn has delivered 1 in 200-year flood protection for the city and some engineering firsts for the UK too.
Better utilisation of engineering and modelling expertise in advance of the flash floods in eastern Spain over the past week could have reduced the devastation, engineers have told NCE.
Ministers “have no availability” to visit Hemsby and discuss funding for coastal defence works, the local MP who invited them has heard.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has taken enforcement action against works which negatively impacted flood protection features.
The effects of Storm Ashley have been seen on transport routes across the UK, while a section of the Thames Path collapsed, affecting mariners.
An £11M boost for sea defences at Anchorsholme, an area in the north of Blackpool, has been agreed by the Environment Agency.
Tens of thousands more properties are at risk now compared to 2018 due to deteriorating flood defences, according to a leak to the Guardian newspaper.
Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme is to be developed after the Environment Agency and Burnley Borough Council announced a funding gap was closed and planning approval was achieved.
A new £40M institute called the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has been launched by the government as part of efforts to protect homes, infrastructure and farms from extreme weather.
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