Dams: Flood prevention heroes saving billions

Harnessing dams for flood prevention holds the potential to save up to $96 billion, benefitting 660 million people living in flood-prone urban regions, according to a new study

Christmas trees used as flood protection

Unused Christmas trees are getting a new lease of life – as river bank protection in rural areas of Cumbria. The tree trunks donated by the Forestry Commission are used to bolster flood defences by the Environment Agency (pictured). Large spruce logs are secured at the base of eroding river banks and the Christmas trees […]