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Flood Risk at Britain’s Landmarks: What Six Famous Sites Reveal

Flood risk at the UK’s most famous landmarks is rising, and the pattern it reveals matters far beyond the sites themselves. In its Building Future Communities 2025 report, Aviva uses a handful of Britain’s best-known places — Hampton Court Palace,…
Posted on 4th February, 2026
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Flooding Across England and Wales Ahead of Christmas 2025

In the weeks leading up to Christmas 2025, large parts of England and Wales experienced prolonged and disruptive flooding. Rather than a single storm-driven incident, the period was marked by repeated rainfall, saturated ground conditions and flooding that often persisted…
Posted on 22nd December, 2025
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VE Day and the Weaponisation of Flooding in the Netherlands

In the closing weeks of the Second World War, as Nazi Germany faced certain defeat, its occupying forces in the Netherlands turned water against the people it had once kept safe. The deliberate breaching of dikes and the release of…
Posted on 8th May, 2025
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How to Maintain Your Drains to Prevent Surface Water Flooding

You can prevent most surface water flooding around a UK home with three habits: keep gutters and drains clear, check soakaways after heavy rain, and know when a blockage needs a professional rather than a hose. Surface water flooding happens…
Posted on 26th February, 2025
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The Pitt Review: impact, legacy and the gaps that remain

The Pitt Review was the independent inquiry, published in 2008, that reshaped how the United Kingdom manages flood risk. Commissioned by the government after the catastrophic summer floods of 2007, and led by Sir Michael Pitt, it made 92 recommendations…
Posted on 3rd January, 2025
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Flood Risk at Football Stadiums

Ask a supporter what threatens their club and flooding probably won’t be the first answer. It deserves to be near the top. By 2050, around a quarter of the 92 grounds in England’s top four divisions are expected to face…
Posted on 30th November, 2023
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