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<\/a><\/p>\n27 May 2015:\u00a0FCERM.net Annual Assembly – Dr. Chris Skinner –\u00a0demonstrating Humber in a Box via Google Cardboard headsets – this is planned to be applied to FFIR work in the near future to demonstrate flash flooding interactively.<\/p>\n 18 May 2015: Denton Primary School\u00a0– R. Thompson\u00a0Demonstration and\u00a0Talk – R. Thompson – “Weather” and forecasting floods<\/p>\n 17 Apr 2015: Members of the FRANC team visited the\u00a0Flood Forecasting Centre<\/a>\u00a0at the Met Office and were hosted by Charlie Pilling while having a project meeting.<\/p>\n 14 Apr 2015: The Big Issue – How to Read the Weather – R. Thompson – article on weather forecasts, their accuracy and how to interpret them.<\/p>\n 26 March 2015: Richard Allan attends and Environment Agency board meeting to discuss Spatial Joint Probability for FCRM and National Risk Assessment project<\/p>\n 24 Mar 2015: Various press through press association – \u00a0R. Thompson – release saying weather unlike cause of plane crash.<\/p>\n 10 Feb 2015: Members of the SINATRA ST1.3 team visited the\u00a0Flood Forecasting Centre<\/a>\u00a0at the Met Office and were hosted by Charlie Pilling<\/p>\n 29 Jan 2015: St Mary All Saints Primary School, Reading – R. Thompson\u00a0Demonstration and\u00a0Talk – R. Thompson – Weather and flooding<\/p>\n 28 Jan 2015: Rob Lamb visit from JBA to discuss scenarios for multiple flooding events<\/p>\n 20-21 Jan 2015: Early Career Researcher Conference held in Reading<\/p>\n 11 Dec 2014: BBC Berkshire – R. Thompson – #weatherbomb “explosive cyclogenesis”<\/p>\n 10 Dec 2014: Sky News\/various radio – R. Thompson – #weatherbomb “explosive cyclogenesis”<\/p>\n 27 Nov 2014: Berkhamsted Geographical Association Talk – R. Thompson – “Improving forecasts and warning of flash flooding”<\/p>\n 1 Nov 2014: Grazeley Primary School – Demonstration and\u00a0Talk – R. Thompson – “Weather”<\/p>\n 6\/7 June 2014: \u00a0Heart –\u00a0R. Thompson – Thunderstorm warnings.<\/p>\n 6 June 2014: \u00a0The Sun – R. Thompson –\u00a0small piece on 5 month rainfall accumulation<\/p>\n 6 June 2014: \u00a0Get Bucks – H. Cloke & R. Thompson –\u00a0Weekend weather prospects ‘improving’ – but flash flood warnings still in place\u00a0 5 June 2014: \u00a0The Guardian – H. Cloke and R. Thompson –\u00a0<\/span>Storms threaten return of floods to England and Wales<\/a><\/p>\n 5 June 2014: \u00a0BBC Berkshire –\u00a0R. Thompson – Thunderstorm warnings & Winter rains.<\/p>\n 5 June 2014: \u00a0Get Reading – H. Cloke & R. Thompson –\u00a0University experts warn of flash-flooding if forecast rain arrives this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Thanks to\u00a0Dr Lila Collet of Heriot-Watt University for the image<\/em><\/h6>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n“The cause of the predicted storms is a low pressure system sitting off the west coast of Ireland which is pulling in warm, humid air from France. \u201cThis is the perfect recipe for an explosive thunderstorm,\u201d said Rob Thompson, a meteorologist at the University of Reading.<\/em><\/h6>\n
[…]<\/em><\/h6>\n
Hannah Cloke, a flooding expert at the University of Reading, said: \u201cThe [flash flooding] problem is likely to be exacerbated in areas where the ground is still wet from the winter floods, particularly in catchments with high groundwater levels and where rivers are still high following Britain\u2019s wettest winter ever.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n
She said: \u201cWhen it rains very heavily, almost anywhere could be at risk. Extremely intense bursts of rain can mean that the soil is simply unable to soak up the water fast enough, so excess water runs off and causes floods in all sorts of unexpected places.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n
![<\/a>Thanks to\u00a0Dr Lila Collet of Heriot-Watt University for the image<\/em><\/h6>\n18 May 2015: Denton Primary School\u00a0– R. Thompson\u00a0Demonstration and\u00a0Talk – R. Thompson – “Weather” and forecasting floods<\/p>\n17 Apr 2015: Members of the FRANC team visited the\u00a0Flood Forecasting Centre<\/a>\u00a0at the Met Office and were hosted by Charlie Pilling while having a project meeting.<\/p>\n14 Apr 2015: The Big Issue – How to Read the Weather – R. Thompson – article on weather forecasts, their accuracy and how to interpret them.<\/p>\n26 March 2015: Richard Allan attends and Environment Agency board meeting to discuss Spatial Joint Probability for FCRM and National Risk Assessment project<\/p>\n24 Mar 2015: Various press through press association – \u00a0R. Thompson – release saying weather unlike cause of plane crash.<\/p>\n10 Feb 2015: Members of the SINATRA ST1.3 team visited the\u00a0Flood Forecasting Centre<\/a>\u00a0at the Met Office and were hosted by Charlie Pilling<\/p>\n29 Jan 2015: St Mary All Saints Primary School, Reading – R. Thompson\u00a0Demonstration and\u00a0Talk – R. Thompson – Weather and flooding<\/p>\n28 Jan 2015: Rob Lamb visit from JBA to discuss scenarios for multiple flooding events<\/p>\n20-21 Jan 2015: Early Career Researcher Conference held in Reading<\/p>\n11 Dec 2014: BBC Berkshire – R. Thompson – #weatherbomb “explosive cyclogenesis”<\/p>\n10 Dec 2014: Sky News\/various radio – R. Thompson – #weatherbomb “explosive cyclogenesis”<\/p>\n27 Nov 2014: Berkhamsted Geographical Association Talk – R. Thompson – “Improving forecasts and warning of flash flooding”<\/p>\n1 Nov 2014: Grazeley Primary School – Demonstration and\u00a0Talk – R. Thompson – “Weather”<\/p>\n6\/7 June 2014: \u00a0Heart –\u00a0R. Thompson – Thunderstorm warnings.<\/p>\n6 June 2014: \u00a0The Sun – R. Thompson –\u00a0small piece on 5 month rainfall accumulation<\/p>\n6 June 2014: \u00a0Get Bucks – H. Cloke & R. Thompson –\u00a0Weekend weather prospects ‘improving’ – but flash flood warnings still in place\u00a0\n<\/a><\/p>\n5 June 2014: \u00a0The Guardian – H. Cloke and R. Thompson –\u00a0<\/span>Storms threaten return of floods to England and Wales<\/a><\/p>\n“The cause of the predicted storms is a low pressure system sitting off the west coast of Ireland which is pulling in warm, humid air from France. \u201cThis is the perfect recipe for an explosive thunderstorm,\u201d said Rob Thompson, a meteorologist at the University of Reading.<\/em><\/h6>\n[…]<\/em><\/h6>\nHannah Cloke, a flooding expert at the University of Reading, said: \u201cThe [flash flooding] problem is likely to be exacerbated in areas where the ground is still wet from the winter floods, particularly in catchments with high groundwater levels and where rivers are still high following Britain\u2019s wettest winter ever.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\nShe said: \u201cWhen it rains very heavily, almost anywhere could be at risk. Extremely intense bursts of rain can mean that the soil is simply unable to soak up the water fast enough, so excess water runs off and causes floods in all sorts of unexpected places.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n5 June 2014: \u00a0BBC Berkshire –\u00a0R. Thompson – Thunderstorm warnings & Winter rains.<\/p>\n5 June 2014: \u00a0Get Reading – H. Cloke & R. Thompson –\u00a0University experts warn of flash-flooding if forecast rain arrives this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a list of recent knowledge exchange, outreach and media for the FFIR project and team. 23 July 2015:\u00a0BBC Look North\/Radio Newcastle\/Radio Tees – Dr. Geoff Parkin and Dr….Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNews - Flooding from Intense Rainfall<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News - 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