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The first week of 2024 has already seen intense flooding in multiple parts of the country which serves as a reminder why our Build Back Better scheme is so important 🏠 Find out more about Build Back Better and how it could help you on our website 🔗 floodre.co.uk/buildbackbette…

💧Are you aware of Flood Re #BuildBackBetter scheme? Build Back Better enables homeowners to install property flood resilience measures up to the value of £10,000 when repairing their properties after a #flood.

And now the real kicker! Every prediction is showing very significant increases in peak river flows and levels in the near future due to climate change. You can check out your local rivers here eip.ceh.ac.uk/hydrology/cc-i…

What to do? We can’t engineer our way out. Raising existing defences won’t be technically, financially or environmentally possible. Designing future defences to a much higher standard of protection would make them many times more expensive & physically huge.

Catchment scale attenuation provides some hope for the future. But is complex, requiring joined up policy & funding. Reducing flood peaks by slowing runoff with multiple interventions. Before anyone asks wide-scale dredging would make things much worse (here at least).

Finally, if you live behind a flood defence, don’t be complacent. They will protect you from most floods. But not all. You should expect to be flooded in future. Have a plan for when it happens. gov.uk/government/pub… Ends

It may be an improving weather picture across the #Midlands but #FloodWarnings are still in place in parts of the #RiverSevern and the #RiverTrent Levels on the country's longest (Severn) and third longest (Trent) rivers remain high so stay #FloodAware check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk

We're calling on the government to think bigger and bolder when it comes to tackling flooding. Flooding is impacting more people, leaving some with the misery of repeated flooding and no hope. #FDGiA #Shropshire #Worcestershire #Gloucesteshire #Wiltshire theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/j…

Carbon dioxide emissions -> Global warming -> Increase in UK temperatures -> More intense UK rainfall -> Higher risk of flooding

The #EnvironmentAgency’s #Flood Warning Service is designed to give warning when #flooding is expected from #rivers and the #sea. You can register to receive flood alerts and warnings online➡ gov.uk/sign-up-for-fl…, or by calling the Floodline number➡ 0345 988 1188

The Hydrological Summary for December 2023 has been published! #riverflow #rainfall #reservoirs #groundwater #UKSCAPE UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology ➡️ mailchi.mp/ceh/december-2… 💧UK rainfall was 148% of the December average 🚨River flows were notably high for many areas

Friends don't let friends make bad charts! Chenxin Li, pulled together a lot of great advice for data visualization, with clear "do this, not that" examples for each item. Here are a few of my favorites, see the link below for more.

River Severn & Vrynwy mixing as they meet at the confluence near Crew Green at our monitoring station. Ok, it’s not the blue &white Nile but I always find it amazing to see how the two rivers mix & come together, the Severn being more silt rich today after recent rain.

Remember how wet February was and the impacts on river systems? "It was the fourth wettest February for England using records from 1871" The Water situation reports are now available. Do we need a new colour for beyond exceptional! 👇 gov.uk/government/col… Environment AgencySE

Another great careers fair event with Dr Stacy Phillips and Beth. We left lots of students suitably enthused on the world of the Environment Agency and the opportunities we can offer.

Great evening at the Shrewsbury Colleges Career Fair hopefully inspiring the next generation into environmental careers. Was also nice to be able to share with people the wide range of excellent work that we do across the Env Agency Midlands & Environment Agency!

The lower stage of the Frankwell flood barriers will go up after 7.30am on Wednesday 10 April Flood alerts are in place for the Severn Vyrnwy confluence, River Worfe, Wesley Brook and Albrighton Brook Stay aware:orlo.uk/MHMyH Be prepared: orlo.uk/Twlgq

We have two flood schemes in #Shrewsbury working all year to keep the town safe. You might not know they’re there, but they reduce flood risk to over 280 homes 🏠 This #FloodActionWeek learn the actions YOU can take as well to prepare for flooding 👉 gov.uk/prepare-for-fl…