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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #49 Uncharted waters: Flooding and drought
Description: This winter a series of weather bombs detonated across the
UK, overwhelming river systems and overtopping flood defences. River levels were
off the charts, 4000 properties flooded, some temporary defences failed and
people took to the streets in canoes.
The UK is entering unchartered territory as far as flooding
is concerned. Yet the threat of drought is not far away as climate change tells
us that warmer temperatures and drier summers are here to stay. Facing the
reality of global heating and rising sea levels means managing water
differently – considering hydrological boundaries instead of administrative
ones. In this ep...