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London under water : In the News
Radical sea defence rethink urged
- Source: BBC News
15th January 2010
Rising sea levels and an increase in the frequency of storms could leave many UK coastal areas vulnerable to extreme flooding, a report has warned. The project's findings, which include sketches and details of the proposed "new cities", will be presented in a exhibition that will visit London, Portsmouth and Kingston-upon-Hull.
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800,000 homes face flood risk, warns climate change report
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 18th June 2009
Twice as many British homes will be at risk of flooding than previously thought because of the impact of climate change on sea levels, according to a report by government-appointed experts.
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Sea rise ‘to exceed projections’
- Source: BBC News
- 11th March 2009
The global sea level looks set to rise far higher than forecast because of changes in the polar ice-sheets, a team of researchers has suggested.
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Scientists to issue stark warning over dramatic new sea level figures
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 9th March 2009
Rising sea levels pose a far bigger eco threat than previously thought. This week's climate change conference in Copenhagen will sound an alarm over new floodings - enough to swamp Bangladesh, Florida, the Norfolk Broads and the Thames estuary
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Projects built despite flood risk on increase, warns Environment Agency
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 10th February 2009
Hundreds of homes, a primary school and a ferry terminal were given planning permission last year despite concerns over flood risks, watchdogs have warned.
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Pitt Review of 2007 flooding published
- Source: The Cabinet Office
- 25th June 2008
The Pitt Review, ‘Learning lessons from the 2007 floods', released and calls for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased risk of flooding and called on the Government to set out publicly how it will make rapid progress, and be held to account, on improving the country’s flood resilience.
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UK Flooding plan ‘needs improvement’
- Source: BBC News
- 25th June 2008
An independent review carried out by Sir Michael Pit has said that builder regulations must be stricter and planning better in flood prone areas and that urgent and fundamental changes are needed to improve flood defences.
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Benn denies flood plan ‘chaos’
- Source: BBC News
- 7th May 2008
A committee of MPs has said Britain’s Flood Defences are in a ‘chaotic state’ and that there is a ‘total lack of awareness’ as to how vulnerable certain parts of the country are to flooding.
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