#PavedGardens raise #FloodRisks

Nice example for the importance of #Accessibility in #RiskCommunication. Wondering if there are more? Is there something for #FloodRisks as well?

Nice visualisation of potential #FloodRisks due to heavy rain...

Folsom Planning Commission Denies Rezone Request for Kension Group Property The Folsom Planning Commission voted to deny a zoning change for a 38-acre parcel.

In a heated meeting, the St. Tammany Parish Zoning Commission rejected a controversial rezoning proposal that could have endangered residents in a flood-prone area.

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#TammanyParish #LA #CitizenPortal #FloodRisks #StTammanyParish #CommunitySafety

Suicide Basin

CBJ has issued Emergency Alert warning that Suicide Basin is full, "Now is the time to pack a go bag." Release is expected within next 6 days. Now is 7 pm Aug 10. Details (and updates) from National Weather Service at https://www.weather.gov/ajk/suicideBasin
#Alaska #CBJuneau #Juneau #FloodRisks

Community Voices Opposition to Proposed 70-Acre Development at Public Hearing Residents urge rejection of development due to potential flooding risks from rainwater runoff.

Residents are raising alarm bells over a proposed 70-acre development that could unleash devastating flooding risks in Wilson County.

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#WilsonCounty #TN #CitizenPortal #FloodRisks #CommunitySustainability #WaterManagement #WilsonCountyEnvironment

Conservation Commission reviews concerns over potential Vernal Pool development in Anaconda Drive Residents voice opposition to development due to flooding and environmental risks.

Concerns are rising in Lakeville as residents fear a proposed development could threaten a vital vernal pool and spark flooding risks to nearby homes.

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#MA #CitizenPortal #ZoningRegulations #FloodRisks #EnvironmentalProtection

Other considerations include danger for emergency service personnel who could be risking their own lives trying to save people who have already been advised to leave high risk areas. #agsky #adaptation #floodrisks

28 Major U.S. Cities Are Sinking, Mostly Because of Groundwater Withdrawal, Study Finds - EcoWatch A new study finds that 28 of the most populated cities in the U.S. are sinking, which can increase flood risks and weaken infrastructure.

A new study has revealed that 28 of the most #populated cities in the U.S. are sinking, which can increase #floodrisks 🌊 and weaken #infrastructure 🏙️.

Just eight cities in the U.S. make up 60% of the 34 million people living on subsiding land.

✒️ Paige Bennett

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8/13 "This is dangerous," says Calvin Bonenberger Jr., Rising Sun's town administrator. When it rains, volunteer firefighters rescue people from flooded mobile homes, risking electrocution or drowning. "It's avoidable," he argues.
#FloodRisks #RuralSafety

🌊 Playing with Danish Bluespot data to communicate potential #FloodRisks more effectively to houseowners and non-professionals... This data is widely used on private and public portals. 3D could improve the understanding of water levels relative to structural elements.

#DKgreen #DKpol #ClimateRisk

As a part of @exeter.ac.uk #SDGTeachIn, we have Peter von Lany (Jacobs ) at our #CWSseminars today, talking about #Climate #Adaptation #Pathways for #FloodRisks #Management & #WaterSecurity

#SDGs #Policies

Effingham County residents voice flood concerns over new development plans Residents question flood risks and lack of benefits from ongoing development in Effingham County.

Residents of Effingham County are raising alarm bells as new developments threaten their homes and rural way of life, citing fears of flooding and a lack of protective measures.

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#EffinghamCounty #GA #FloodRisks #SustainableDevelopment #CitizenPortal

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Marshalls launches 'one of a kind' modular rain garden kerb - Specifier Review Marshalls has launched the industry's first off-the-shelf rain garden kerb system, creating an easy way to develop sustainable, biodiverse rain gardens to mitigate increasing flood risks.

#Landscaping specialist Marshalls has launched the industry’s first off-the-shelf #raingarden #kerb system, creating an easy way to develop sustainable, biodiverse rain gardens to mitigate increasing #floodrisks.

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Tell your MP to get on the right side of history by banning wind farms on protected peatland Under existing planning regulations, windfarms are not allowed on land with strong conservation protections (like Walshaw Moor) – but there are certain exceptions. Recently the government ask…

Please everyone write to your MP to urge the government in its reforms of onshore wind planning regs to #BanWIndfarmsOnProtectedPeat in order to protect nature+climate and mitigate #floodrisks from upland mismanagement bit.ly/3BoChFl

How Catalonia's emergency alert system works during extreme weather events Mobile alert system sends real-time warnings to residents about flood risks and other hazards

How Catalonia's Emergency Alert System Works During Extreme Weather Events

#Catalonia #Weather #FloodRisks #ExtremeWeather

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🚨🌊 I created a feed for #FloodRisks: bsky.app/profile/did:...
This feed contains posts mentioning flood risk terms from management, engineering or scientific side, except posts from bots (eg flood risk alerts) and have some mechanics to filter out commercial offers from shops. Fine-tuning is wip.

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