According to the report titled "District-Level Climate Risk Assessment for India: Mapping Flood and Drought Risks Using IPCC Framework", 51 districts in India face "very high" flood risk ...

"Too many communities" are exposed to flooding, the government said, as updated mapping from the Environment Agency identified thousands more properties at risk. Thousands more homes in England ...

“This study is an effort to integrate vulnerability assessment with proneness to two hazards: flood and drought, and exposure to these hazards, to gain a comprehensive understanding of ...

These flood models are used for more than warnings. They also guide risk assessments for development, insurance and decisions on building protective infrastructure, so accuracy is important.

modelling and use of technology to fill in gaps in some parts of the country and give a much more accurate assessment of surface water flood risk. The assessment also found about 2.4 million ...

The assessments will be used by the government, Environment Agency and local communities to improve flood resilience. Around 4.6 million of the identified properties are at risk from flash ...

In its first assessment of how ... The number of at-risk properties could be even higher if more houses are built on floodplains, but could be lower if flood defences are improved.

Julie Foley, director of flood risk ... erosion. The assessment on coastal erosion, the first to be published since 2017, warns that 3,500 properties are in areas at risk of being lost to ...

He said bringing "affordable housing" to the harbour areas was his key concern, but a lack of flood defences in St Sampson, puts "potential for 1,000 new homes" at risk. In response the DPA ...

Using the best available data from both the Environment Agency and local authorities, the new National Assessment of Flood Risk (NaFRA) provides a single and updated picture of the current and future ...

Holiday decorations maker Mr. Christmas is recalling 44,600 wireless decorative tree light controllers for a potential fire risk. The wireless receivers of the recalled holiday tree light ...