With more rain events, lasting for longer periods of time and hotter temperatures in the summer months, extreme weather systems are becoming the norm in the UK, with severe disruption from flooding making people’s lives a misery. This, combined with rising sea levels, a growing population and built environment has increased the importance of our [...]

Climate change is already bringing more extreme weather patterns, and they’re set to get worse. Rainfall events are becoming more frequent, more intense and lasting for longer, putting more pressure on existing drainage systems. The Flood and Water Management Act, launched in 2010, outlined a series of stringent measures to combat surface water flooding. [...]