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In 2024, the United Kingdom experienced flooding. In early January, Storm Henk resulted in severe weather warnings and floods across the English Midlands.In April, flooding was widespread across England particularly on the south coast and the North East in the aftermath of Storm Kathleen and Storm Pierrick.
It was the third time in less than 17 months that the region was affected by a major flood. On 19 October 2024, heavy rains and floods in Catania. [83] On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84]
The Met Office issues a severe weather warning as Storm Henk hits parts of the UK, bringing winds of up to 80 mph (128 km/h), along with the risk of flooding. [7] A man in his 50s dies on the A433 near Kemble, Gloucestershire after a tree falls on his car during high winds. [8] [9]
Climate change threatens the UK but more research and attention to the polar region is needed to better understand it, MPs said. Up to 1.5 million UK properties at risk of flooding Skip to main ...
The agency had invested more than £200m in flood prevention measures across the county over the past 10 years. There was a 10-year plan in place to mitigate flood risk in Scotter, he added.
Locally severe flooding occurred in Lincolnshire, The Wash, north Norfolk and Kent. Improvements in flood protection following the devastating flood of 1953 meant that the catastrophic losses seen during that storm were not repeated. The storm caused severe damage to many piers along the east coast of England. 1981: UK tornado outbreak
Take flooding on three major rivers in the region - the Severn, Wye and Teme. We can plot out when levels breached 5m. When I did that first climate change report we saw five such events in a five ...
232,112 [8] (estimate for UK only) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland: 2020–2023 The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide death toll of 6.9 million people. 200,000+ [9] 1557 influenza pandemic: 1557–1561: From 1557 to 1559 the population contracted by 2%. 150,000+ Seven ill years: 1695 ...