Trees and flood mitigation
by Chris, 10 March, 2017, 0 comments
With the changing nature of our climate, so extreme events have become more frequent. The last fifteen or so years has seen significant episodes of flooding. Flooding used to be a relatively unusual event in the U.K. In consequence, efforts are now being directed at finding ways of mitigating the effects of extreme rainfall.
The risk of flooding is associated with changes in our climate (notably rainfall patterns) and the techniques of land management have changed with the mechanisation of agriculture, the creation of simplified (larger) field systems, land drainage, increased stock densities etc. The U.K. landscape / countryside has altered significantly over the last fifty years. Read more...
