Reforesting the Uplands / Drying out the Lowlands
by Donald McPhillimy, 11 February, 2014, 9 comments
Having been flooded out of my house ten years ago, due to a flash flood, I know that the pain and sadness of flooding is immense. My heart goes out to those who are battling the rising water levels caused by some of the most extreme weather for a century. It’s not surprising that in their anger, people are lashing out at the nearest targets.
Not enough dredging ? Dredging isn’t the answer. Increasing the capacity of the river channel by a small amount is not going to contain the huge extra volume of water spreading across the floodplain. And it will probably just dump the water on someone else downstream. Read more...
