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Case study: Flooding on the Somerset Levels and Moors 2013/14

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  • ArticleFlooding in a town

    Coastal surges and flooding in the UK: a prompt for more sustainable drainage?

    In early January 2014, at the same time that North America was experiencing heavy snow storms and sub-zero temperatures, the UK was also facing its own package of extreme weather.

  • Case studyRising flood water with road sign

    Working with Nature: Building resilience to flood events in Pickering, Yorkshire

    In December 2015 and January 2015 the UK experienced extreme flooding as a result of Storm Desmond, Storm Eva and Storm Frank

  • LectureA levee on a river bank that has burst its banks

    Explaining the evolution of floods in time and space - Associate Professor Dr Louise Slater

    School Member Lecture, 1 March 2023

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