@NERCScience research programme - evolution of flood hazard & risk - developing & applying next generation global flood models. Led by @bedform & @channelwidth
Delighted to announce our new 5-year £3.7m @UKRI_News@NERCscience project addressing the Evolution of Flood hazard and risk - read more here - https://t.co/ePZMocTdMO
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber https://t.co/6cQQpcJVTd
Calling all Early Career Researchers 🚨
Get your voice heard in shaping the future landscape for a more inclusive, equitable & sustainable research culture. Change only happens when you speak up 💪👇
Some of the replies to this.🤦🏻♂️
Surely helping a young person with no parental support to get on in life makes it less likely they’ll need to rely on benefits in later life?
If you disagree, that’s fine. Vote for someone else. The GM I lead will always back our care leavers! 💪🏻
New @EvoFlood project paper preprinted @Nature "Global Estimation of River Bankfull Discharge Reveals Distinct Flood Recurrences Across Different Climate Zones" led by Yinxue Liu @lborouniversity@UniofOxford, based on observations & novel machine learning https://t.co/ZBM4gQvGmf
And yet another huge rainfall event in Europe caused by atmospheric blocking. Over 650mm rainfall in 48 hours over a wide area of France causing widespread flooding. #ClimateCrisis
Left: What standing on I-40, looking down at US 74 normally looks like.
Right: Same view, with flooding from the hurricane
(that's the Blue Ridge Parkway bridge in the distance)
🚨 Acapulco is facing a severe emergency due to Tropical Storm John, which has brought historic torrential rain for the past five days, leaving the entire city, including the Diamond Zone, metropolitan, rural, upper, and western areas, submerged in water.
🧵 I've put together this thread to show just how much flooding has happened around the world, and this is only for the month of September—and it's not even over yet! Please share this because I don't think the message is getting out there.
Türkiye...
https://t.co/LCPBafy4Xj
My group at the University of Minnesota has multiple openings for postdocs and graduate students! We're especially interested in candidates with experimental experience in microfluidics and flumes. Learn more: https://t.co/qtAvxqzfbn
Flooding disaster unfolding right now in Central Europe.
Why is it so bad?
This thread takes a quick look at some of the key ingredients of this record-breaking storm.
The death toll from floods in Bangladesh this week has risen to eight, with more than two million affected after heavy rains caused major rivers to burst their banks, officials have confirmed.
⬇️ https://t.co/0jgV389DdL