#flooddefences — Public Fediverse posts
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Usual “no expert” disclaimer, but…
Surely flood defences don’t solve any problems, it just shifts it downstream.
With some places now seeing almost annual flooding as nearby rivers burst their banks, isn’t it time to let nature do its thing and turn some areas over to the rivers?
Obviously this is no easy thing, but trying to control nature is pointless.
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Flood defences in disrepair across #England
The asset condition of #FloodDefences shows proportion of those being in adequate condition now stands at just 92.6%, it was 97.9% in 2018-19
Optimal level is 98%
Approximately 5.7mil properties in #England at risk of flooding. an increase of 500k between 2021-22 & 2022-23 alone
1% decrease in adequate flood defences puts additional 10k properties at risk
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Flood defences in disrepair across #England
The asset condition of #FloodDefences shows proportion of those being in adequate condition now stands at just 92.6%, it was 97.9% in 2018-19
Optimal level is 98%
Approximately 5.7mil properties in #England at risk of flooding. an increase of 500k between 2021-22 & 2022-23 alone
1% decrease in adequate flood defences puts additional 10k properties at risk
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Flood defences in disrepair across #England
The asset condition of #FloodDefences shows proportion of those being in adequate condition now stands at just 92.6%, it was 97.9% in 2018-19
Optimal level is 98%
Approximately 5.7mil properties in #England at risk of flooding. an increase of 500k between 2021-22 & 2022-23 alone
1% decrease in adequate flood defences puts additional 10k properties at risk
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Flood defences in disrepair across #England
The asset condition of #FloodDefences shows proportion of those being in adequate condition now stands at just 92.6%, it was 97.9% in 2018-19
Optimal level is 98%
Approximately 5.7mil properties in #England at risk of flooding. an increase of 500k between 2021-22 & 2022-23 alone
1% decrease in adequate flood defences puts additional 10k properties at risk
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Flood defences in disrepair across #England
The asset condition of #FloodDefences shows proportion of those being in adequate condition now stands at just 92.6%, it was 97.9% in 2018-19
Optimal level is 98%
Approximately 5.7mil properties in #England at risk of flooding. an increase of 500k between 2021-22 & 2022-23 alone
1% decrease in adequate flood defences puts additional 10k properties at risk
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Hackathon participants from Gujarat #semanticClimate - #architects #Urbanistik #carbontraders #flooddefences #desiners #spacesyntax using #machinelearning #nlp #AI for automated searching of worlds climate literature with lit-reviews made from 100s of thousands of papers down to a pin-point sets in minutes rather than months :-)
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Growing proportion of #England’s #FloodDefences in disrepair, analysis finds
Poor state of #CriticalAssets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to #storms
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/01/growing-proportion-of-englands-flood-defences-in-disrepair-analysis-finds
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More than 4,000 #English #FloodDefences ‘almost useless’, analysis finds
Exclusive: Hundreds of ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ defences are in areas battered by #StormBabet, according to analysis by #Unearthed
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/30/more-than-4000-english-flood-defences-almost-useless-analysis-finds
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The river walls are a vital part of #London's #FloodDefences. Repeated raising of the river walls tells the story of changing river levels.
The walls preserve evidence of signs and symbols for mariners and others, of on-shore boundaries, such as parish and property markers and infrastructure, like cranes and drains.
The river wall at #Greenwich is partly built from reused masonry and a fragmentary inscription to 'Neighbours and Friends' survives - perhaps a fitting reminder to act together to protect communities at risk from #ClimateChange.
You can read more about river walls on the #Thames in this #ThamesDiscoveryProgramme blog http://www.thamesdiscovery.org/frog-blog/thames-river-walls-london-s-overlooked-flood-defences
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📢 Under ONE WEEK TO GO to share your views on the future of the #Thames riverside.
https://tinyurl.com/ThamesEstuary2100
#ThamesEstuary2100 #FloodDefences #ClimateChange #RiverRecoveries