Japan's experience with earthquakes can help teach us to learn to live with floods
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 08:30
in Earth & Climate
The intense rainfall from storms this winter has caused severe flooding in numerous cities across the UK. The storms have left at least eight people dead, and economic losses have been estimated at a few billion pounds. The government has responded by announcing flood defense spending will be doubled to £5.2 billion pounds over the next five years. Such severe flooding may seem like a rare event, but—as those living in the most flood-prone areas will tell you—it is not.