Flood Poverty
Climate change promises to bring more frequent and extreme weather and of course more floods. According to the Environment Agency winter rainfall is set to increase by a staggering 59% by 2050.
Climate change promises to bring more frequent and extreme weather and of course more floods. According to the Environment Agency winter rainfall is set to increase by a staggering 59% by 2050.
I have spent the last year or so travelling around the country talking to homeowners and businesses who have suffered the appalling consequence of being flooded.
Surface water flooding occurs when intense rainfall overwhelms drainage systems.
From 1st April 2021, Northamptonshire County Council and the seven district and borough councils have been replaced by two new Unitary Councils – West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire.
This Flood Toolkit website is currently being updated to reflect these changes. If you or others have been impacted by flooding then please continue to report it on our Report a Flood page and a member of the flood and water team will respond.