Climate change has made some types of floods more likely. In a recent post for The Conversation, Professor Hannah Cloke writes that people should be empowered to prepare for the…Read More >
Geography and Earth Sciences
Climate change: six positive news stories from 2019
Extreme weather events may be becoming more frequent, but at least we’re getting better at forecasting them. Professor Hannah Cloke contributes to a round-up of some good news stories about…Read More >
Britain is in the middle of a drought – so how come there’s flooding?
Flooding expert Professor Hannah Cloke puts the recent heavy rain across the UK in context and gives her top tips for future flood preparedness in a new post for The…Read More >
Before Idai
A day before Cyclone Idai hit the coast of Mozambique last month, humanitarian aid – clean water, blankets, emergency shelter – had already been put in place. Dr Liz Stephens…Read More >
Before the flood
We’ve all seen news footage of the devastation that flooding can cause – buildings smashed to driftwood, crops destroyed and people huddled on rooftops in a brown sea of floodwater….Read More >
