Floods don’t care – time to prepare for a wet winter Check, Prepare, Act to keep you and your loved ones safe from flooding In 2020, Christmas was a total washout for many people, when floods arrived only 2-days days before Christmas day. Mary Dhonau 17 Dec 2021 5 min read Flooding
Ditch the sandbags: expert tips on how to protect your home and business from flooding in a wetter winter As Storm Arwen approaches, the Met Office is warning of a wetter winter into January and February 2022. This will almost certainly lead to flooding of homes and businesses. Angela Terry, environmental scientist and founder of onehome.org said: “Floods can be devastating costing lives and destroying property. They are also tricky to predict. But there are steps which home and business owners and renters can take to limit the impact of rising water. Angela Terry 2 Dec 2021 3 min read Flooding
How to stay cool during a heatwave Top tips for beating the heat. Rachel England 20 Jul 2021 5 min read Heatwaves
How to prepare for flooding Climate change means the UK is wetter than ever before. With severe weather warnings predicted now and for the foreseeable future, here’s how to guard against the increasingly likely risk of floods. Rachel England 18 Oct 2019 4 min read Flooding
Why we all need to prepare for floods and droughts here in the UK When you’re looking out at heavy rain, it’s difficult to imagine drought as an issue in the UK. So the statistic that there is less fresh water per person in the South East of England than there is per person in Morocco is quite shocking. Angela Terry 2 Jul 2019 4 min read Flooding
How can we minimise damage to buildings from flooding? The very real cost of floods Flooding events such as those in Winter 2015/16, have challenged all aspects of industry. Angela Terry 4 Oct 2018 4 min read Flooding
Hot tips: How to stay cool in the summer sun Many of us struggle in a heat wave. And as temperatures rise across Europe, knowing how to stay cool in warm weather is increasingly important. Angela Terry 10 Jul 2018 4 min read Heatwaves
Water shortages: 7 top tips on how to conserve water in a drought and potential hose pipe bans As record breaking summer weather continues, reduced rainfall and unprecedented demand for water means that water shortages and hose pipe bans are occurring across the UK. Angela Terry 5 Jul 2018 8 min read Drought
Check if your home or business is at risk from floods Stop! Floods Is my house at risk of flooding? With one in six homes at risk, yours may well be. Find out if you are and what you can do about it. Angela Terry 11 Apr 2018 9 min read Flooding
How to make your home or business resilient to floods In this article we describe how best to stop your home from flooding and measures to make your home more resilient should it flood in the future. Angela Terry 11 Apr 2018 10 min read Flooding