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- 1. Flood research by numbers
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NERC flood science saves lives, homes and businesses. Here are a few fast facts on some of our successes.
- 2. How can we work with nature to reduce flood risk?
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Our new video explores how using nature to manage flooding can make a real difference to protecting communities.
- 3. Scientists closing in on source of Shetland tsunamis
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Shetland has been hit by at least two more tsunamis in the past 10,000 years than previously thought, and scientists are working to identify where the giant waves originated.
- 4. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Chris Haughton and Dr Emily Shuckburgh
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Dr Emily Shuckburgh worked with author and illustrator Chris Haughton to show how scientists measure the impacts of CO2 over time.
- 5. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Nicola Davies and Professor Ed Hawkins
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Poet Nicola Davies teamed up with Professor Ed Hawkins to explore climate and weather in a series of poems set to images.
- 6. Solving the mystery of Shetland's tsunami sands
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Shetland's wild, rugged landscape has long fascinated scientists, but for one British Geological Survey marine geologist, it's the seabed around the islands that have ignited his interest.
- 7. Keeping back the floods resources available
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Want to get to know your fluvial from your pluvial? Use our posters and postcards to get up to date with what causes flooding and what's being done to reduce its impact.
- 8. Flash Flood! - Environmental science in virtual reality
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If you came to last October's Into the blue science showcase in Manchester you may have been offered the chance to immerse yourself in a dangerous virtual river valley, with the game Flash Flood!
- 9. Managing flooding by working with nature
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The government announced £15 million for natural flood management initiatives, we went to find out more about what they are and what they can do.
- 10. Is climate change causing more UK floods?
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Nick Reynard, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology's lead for natural hazards, reports.
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