New modelling puts 4.6mn English properties at risk from rain that falls faster than the ground can absorb it — a jump of 43 per cent on a year ago. Insurers are beating a retreat, but few homeowners are prepared to accept they are vulnerable
Environment secretary Steve Reed tells FT previous Tory administration committed a ‘dereliction of duty’
Political leaders, on the day and over the decades, failed to heed warnings — or issue them as the waters surged
Environment Agency says updated analysis has produced more pessimistic outlook of threat to homes by 2050
West Worcestershire MP urges Environment Agency to expedite permanent scheme as storm causes damage across country
The Spanish monarch’s humiliation in flood-stricken Valencia helped to vent public anger — but there are better ways to solve a crisis
Also in this newsletter: European lawmakers open to simpler post-Brexit trade relations
Brussels’ pledge of up to €10bn following European floods comes as insurers face estimated €3bn in claims
Government plan for 1.5mn new homes must consider location and drainage as extreme weather becomes more common
Insurance premiums and adaptation measures have not kept pace with climate change
Scientists warn of flood risk as warming oceans fuel the ‘Pineapple Express’
Inadequate investment in flood defences leaves capital and other areas at risk, warn two reports
River levels expected to hit communities over coming days, as PM dismisses claims government has been slow to act
ABI calls for more support for homeowners after string of damaging storms
World Meteorological Organization forecasts new patterns of both extreme flooding and drought across the globe
Death toll expected to rise after Storm Daniel devastates eastern city
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s enlargement debate genie is very much out of the bottle
Mark Hoban says growing challenge from climate change requires action from insurers and homeowners
Residents blame Moscow-installed authorities for blocking evacuation efforts and abandoning them following Kakhovka dam burst
Also in this newsletter: floods in northern Italy make stark the impact of climate change, again
First countrywide test of system designed to be used in the event of life-threatening emergencies will take place at 3pm on April 23
Powerful Pacific storms and heavy snow wipe out extreme drought in California, NOAA says
Submerged Hollywood sign
