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Is the UK prepared for more floods?

Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 8:02 p.m.

The UK is experiencing more rain and more floods than previously, and because of climate change this is set to get worse. More than 6 million homes are at risk of flooding in the UK. \nWhat is the state of the country\u2019s flood defences? Can people get insurance? What can we do to prepare for a wetter future?

David Aaronovitch is joined by the following experts:\nLouise Slater, Professor of Hydroclimatology at the University of Oxford\nEdmund Penning-Rowsell, Research Associate at Oxford University Centre for the Environment\nHannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology at the University of Reading\nSteven Forrest, Lecturer in Flood Resilience and Sustainable Transformations, Hull University

Production team: Nick Holland, Kirsteen Knight and Charlotte McDonald\nProduction Co-ordinator: Sophie Hill and Katie Morrison\nSound: Neil Churchill\nEditor: Richard Vadon