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Global Flood News: World Cup city declares flood emergency
May 30th, 2014
Strong preventative measures are required to be put in place by the Brazilian host city, as the waters of an Amazon tributary swell. Read the article in full here. Alberta has >>>

Dealing with home insurance refusal due to flood risk
May 23th, 2014
A recent report in the Daily Mail highlights an issue faced by many property owners in the UK: insurers refusing to provide home insurance cover due to flood risk, based >>>

Global Flood News: Major floods in the Balkans
May 23th, 2014
Major floods in the Balkans have affected more than a million Bosnians and are the worst in the region since records began, 120 years ago. Read the article in full here >>>

Risk of extreme rainfall increases 25% in England & Wales
May 20th, 2014
A new study published by the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute suggests that the likelihood of a very wet winter in England and Wales has increased by around 25% >>>

Global Flood News: As sea levels rise, over 2200 homes are at risk of flooding
May 16th, 2014
Sea levels along the Lothian coast are set to rise by almost half a metre by 2080, putting more than 2000 homes at risk. Read the article in full here. An >>>

Global Flood News: £5 Million project to protect Bath from Flooding
May 9th, 2014
Bath and North East Somerset Council and the Environment Agency are working together on an infrastructure project which will provide flood defences for parts of Bath’s city centre. Read the >>>

Global Flood News: Wales vulnerable to coastal flooding
May 3th, 2014
Natural Resources Wales report informs of 47 recommendations to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding in the future. Read the article in full here. Severe weather threatens as many as 73 >>>