Mind the gap!

There has been much talk of ‘levelling up’ between the poorer and wealthier regions of the UK. Spending on flood defences is a case in point. Does the Treasury’s revised Green Book 2020 give this the green light?

We all …

What’s the worst that could happen?

Nothing is more essential to reservoirs than the dams that hold them in. For these, we calculate Probable Maximum Flood – because it could happen.

Dams contain the body of water in a reservoir, with a spillway to ensure water …