http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk The latest news items posted to floodrisknet.org.uk. daily 1 2006-04-23T14:58:39Z http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2008-06-15-cpps A silly season in the making? No publisher hamish 2008-06-15T19:38:23Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2008-03-20-bhssw-radar Presentations from the BHS Southwest meeting "Weather Radar for Water Management" are now available on the web. No publisher hamish 2008-03-20T19:49:24Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2007-12-floods-directive Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (ref L 288/27 dated 06/11/2007). No publisher hamish 2007-12-17T15:42:39Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2007-07-25-furedi Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at University of Kent, has written a couple of articles this week on flooding and natural disasters and people's remarkable ability to cope. No publisher hamish 2007-07-25T11:23:32Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2007-03-22-bhs-wolf The BHS Peter Wolf Young Hydrologists Symposium aims to bring together young hydrologists, both postgraduates and those working in industry, to promote exchange of hydrological ideas and experience, and to help establish networks among hydrology researchers. No publisher hamish 2007-03-22T12:47:39Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2007-01-hydrowiki Hydrowiki has been created as an effort to advance hydrology education. It is being developed as a collaborative encyclopedia of hydrology topics generated by students, faculty and researchers from educational and other institutions throughout the world working in disciplines relating to hydrology. No publisher pappenbe 2007-01-11T10:12:53Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2007-01-ideas-factory The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has issued a ‘Call for Participants’ to take part in a five-day sandpit to look for innovative ways to address the problem of coping with extreme weather events. No publisher hamish 2007-01-04T12:18:30Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2006-12-19-mmce Registration is open for the 2007 Summer School in mathematical methods for coastal engineering, to be held in Plymouth, UK, 19-28 June 2007. No publisher hamish 2006-12-19T13:33:52Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2006-12-15-apfm The World Meteorological Organisation/Global Water Partnership Associated Programme on Flood Management lists two new publications: Legal and Institutional Aspects and Environmental Aspects of Integrated Flood Management. No publisher pappenbe 2006-12-15T10:37:55Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2006-12-12-upgrade I've just finished a major upgrade. New member registration should now work. Sorry to anyone who has been frustrated by this. No publisher hamish 2006-12-12T22:25:51Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2006-12-08-foresight-book Thomas Telford have published (or will publish, the publication date is January 2007) a new book which, "summarises previously unpublished science and engineering behind the Foresight Project of Flood and Coastal Defence performed on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology (now the Office of Science and Innovation) and reveals the methodological basis for the study as well as its outcomes." No publisher hamish 2006-12-08T14:50:12Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2006-12-04-ima-cfp The conference will provide a forum at which engineers, mathematicians and statisticians can meet to exchange views on this important technical area. The emphasis will be on new developments in the mathematical and statistical techniques applicable for assessing flood risk. The conference will be of interest to flood defence practitioners; flood defence managers; statisticians, mathematicians and civil engineers in research and universities. No publisher hamish 2006-12-04T08:55:59Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/new-fp6-project-flash Observations, Analysis and Modeling of Lightning Activity in Thunderstorms, for use in Short Term Forecasting of Flash Floods. No publisher hamish 2006-11-16T17:06:53Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/2005-11-13-bhssw Dawei Han writes: "The BHS South West Young Hydrologist's Meeting was held at Bristol University on 25 October 2006. Some of the speakers had kindly provided the PowerPoint files to be placed at the BHS SW web site." No publisher hamish 2006-11-14T10:35:20Z News Item http://www.floodrisknet.org.uk/news/Stern%20Report Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economics Service and Adviser to the Government on the economics of climate change and development, has presented to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer his report on the Economics of Climate Change No publisher pappenbe 2006-11-13T15:36:34Z News Item