When Peruvian government forces began eradicating coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine, without warning in a remote corner of Peru’s principal coca growing region last November, they were met…Read More >
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Saving lives and reducing damage with flood early warnings
By Professor Hannah Cloke, hydrologist, Water@Reading If you knew there was a strong chance that your local river was about to burst its banks and sweep away your house, you’d…Read More >
Will the ‘little boy’ of the Pacific bring disaster? Improving El Niño flood forecasts
By Rebecca Emerton, Water@Reading research group When an El Niño is declared, or even forecast, we think back to memorable past El Niños (such as 1997/98), and begin to ask…Read More >