UK flood defence plans are inadequate, warn scientists

More investment and improved planning needed with number of extreme wet days set to riseMore investment in flood defences and improved planning for future disasters are urgently needed, scientists have warned.They predict that the number of extreme wet days - which have already increased this century - will continue to rise in the coming decades and will bring even greater devastation than that experienced this month after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis swept across the country. Continue reading...