Cory Fletcher

The Exe is a beautiful river, but constantly under threat of unchecked pollution, which damages its precious ecosystems.
Luckily, there are campaigners who care and are working hard to stop the destruction, including @exetergreens.bsky.social

The graph shows the dramatic increase in flood events on the rivers Wye, Severn and Teme.

The article concludes by speaking of mitigation measures required at local, national and global scales. Yes, however...

No mention of the adaptation measures needed for flood safety. Are there any?

West Midlands climate change review reveals flooding trend The BBC's David Gregory-Kumar and Shefali Oza examine the issue of flooding in the West Midlands.

An interesting reflection of a BBC reporter looking at how climate change has impacted the West Midlands since 2000.

Flooding on the Severn, Wye and Teme rivers happened five times in five years back then.

Now, there are five times as many flood incidents.

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Packed out room in the European Parliament tonight for the (re)launch of the SEArica Intergroup (seas, rivers, islands & coastal areas).

Lots of much needed focus on pollution and blue economy.

Albeit a lack of discussion on the interplay of climate with sea level rise and extreme weather ⛈️

The EU kickstarts its efforts to establish a European Water Resilience Strategy.

🦦 Nature based solutions for resilience against extreme weather

🌊 Drought and #flood management plans

🏞️ River basin collaboration

🤝 Stakeholder involvement

Open consultation 👉 ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Freedom from EU regulations (or lack enforcement thereof) has contributed to actual shit floating off our beautiful coastlines

My parents’ generation spoke of childhood marred by disgusting beaches in the 70s

Now my generation will speak of pristine blue flag beaches in the same way

Still furious

South West Water to spend £2.5bn as part of environmental plan The water firm will reduce the amount of water taken from the River Camel under the five-year plan.

Reducing the amount of water taken from the De Lank River, in the River Camel catchment goes towards cleaning up the mess caused by SWW mismanagement.

But one big investment in infrastructure after years of misuse of water does not a-sustainable-water-programme-make.

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Plus ça change 🙄 the governments change, but the disregard remains.

Bristol Cycling Campaign did a poll recently that asked what colour bike infrastructure should be to clearly delineate it from road space or general pavement.

The main suggestions are:

GREEN
RED
YELLOW (buff)
BLUE

Which is your personal preference and why?

Eg in Gibraltar they have 🔵 which looks aesthetically pleasing, but the infrastructure is separated from traffic and therefore separate from driver psychology (in the main…you never know)

Interesting question! Weighing in as non-resident here, but in agreement with your other commenters that 🔴 represents some kind of uniformity. Also, it seems to communicate a clear no-go to drivers although perhaps also invokes anger. Would be interesting to study what other colours exist and why.

Eager to see how the work of the Flood Resilience Taskforce comes together. Do you see a role for communities in the decision-making process concerning flood management and not just the clean-up efforts? I wonder what are the challenges of integrating this into town and parish council structures.

Interesting discussion taking place in the UK’s HoL on #FloodResilience

“Where is the discussion about nature-based solutions to hold water and release it slowly and gradually?

[…]Do the Government recognise that the flood plain is not beside the river? The flood plain is part of the river.”

Growing up in Plymouth with a curiosity for the French language, before DAB radio, we used to drive up to the cliffs in Plymouth, turn over to AM and get Europe 1 on long wave 📻 bit crackly albeit the best francophone option. Welcome back to the 20th century, the UK (and Gibraltar??) 🤷‍♀️😩😁

Sublime 🚞

More unpredictable meteorological patterns as a result of climate change brings a higher risk of pluvial flooding.

Authorities cannot hold back the river. Decisions about how to manage the risks of flooding are sorely needed.

Striking similarities with authorities under scrutiny for lack of preparedness following floods in both Wales and Valencia.

#Climate adapted flood plans are not new. Flood safety in Belgium pivoted from flood control to flood risk approach early 00s, creating more space for the river and #nature

Bluesky meet the Belgian blue sky, de retour after a seriously long absence 🥹🌅l🚉

British house problems 🥲🤣🐌