Dr. Rachel Rebecca

Flood risk, CO2 reduction, climate change, science comm. Once a geologist always a geologist. Personal but passionate account.
Birdwatcher. She/Her.

[Milton Keynes City Council @mkcouncil]

Join our cycling volunteers taking part in a year-long trial to help us gather key information to plan for MK's infrastructure.

You'll get an innovative sensor light that picks up key data as you cycle.

To apply go to https://t.co/G8onRt2xe0
@HeartMKNews @BritishCycling

[EnvAgencyAnglia @EnvAgencyAnglia]

Around 3.2 million properties in England are at risk of flash flooding, which happens when the amount and intensity of rainfall overwhelms local drainage.

It can happen very quickly.

Be prepared, check your flood risk: https://t.co/uG0cNGpto0

#FloodActionWeek

[NWS Northern Indiana @NWSIWX]

If you're seeing the Northern Lights tonight, here's an explainer of how the different colors can appear! We are currently seeing a vivid display of pinks and greens here at the office!

[Mary Long-Dhonau OBE @floodmary]

Great to see that @Wickes are now stocking some basic #flood products! ( it'd be great if they added air brick covers #flood barriers & puddle pumps too!)
https://t.co/QPQvGzaqYi

[Mary Long-Dhonau OBE @floodmary]

I've made a very practical quick film about preparing for a #Flood, using things you may well have around your home.
Please share.

Preparing for a flood https://t.co/UXoDZjwqEw via @YouTube

[Met Office @metoffice]

☔️ September 2024 has been the wettest September on record for some counties, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

Get the details in the Press Release below, or read this short thread 👇🧵

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

Another scale busting map!

September rainfall for the UK.

Huge variation but parts of southern England seeing over three & a half times their average rainfall.

Incredibly Bedfordshire & Oxfordshire saw their wettest month (of any month) in at least 188 years.

[The Flood Hub @TheFloodHub]

#Floodwater on roads? Be mindful of bow waves!
Not only can they damage your car, but they also pose a risk to nearby homes and pedestrians.
Avoid driving through floodwater.

Watch our animation of to learn more ⬇️

#FloodingUK #Flooding #Flood #NorthWest

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

Not just the huge individual rainfall totals that’s exceptional, it’s the widespread nature of the heavy rain

Thousands of square kilometres of central England have seen 100mm + in a few days.

That’s every square metre having 100 litres (same as a wheelie bin) plus poured on it

[Mary Long-Dhonau OBE @floodmary]

With more #flooding on the way, I'm reposting my 'quick fix' flood reduction blog. You never know, it may help someone!

[Dr. Rachel Rebecca @mcrandom]

@floodmary I've seen people move them. And some of the excuses for ignoring them are 🤯

[Mary Long-Dhonau OBE @floodmary]

Why is it that during #floods, drivers all over our country have no regard for 'road closed' signs & drive through flood water, forcing bow waves of water into people's homes?
Show some compassion

BBC News - 'Arrogant' drivers ignored flood road closures
https://t.co/Xkn1GNWlZO

[The Parks Trust @TheParksTrust]

We have recently dealt with a fly tipping incident at Stonepit ☣️

As the waste contained asbestos tiles, this was very expensive to safely remove.

Please use licenced operators to help prevent waste being disposed of illegally and report witnessed fly-tipping to the police

[The Flood Hub @TheFloodHub]

🏞️💧 Do you have a watercourse running beneath, through or adjacent to your boundary? You may be a riparian owner!
Download our resource to find out more about riparian ownership and their responsibilities ➡️ https://t.co/oJbfCKkdir

[Mary Long-Dhonau OBE @floodmary]

Were you #Flooded during winter 23/24 and have benefitted from @floodre's #BuildBackBetter scheme? Are you willing to share your story with me? I'm putting together an EMag highlighting the benefits of the scheme. You can remain anonymous. E.g. 'Fred and Bertha Nottingham.'

[Dr. Rachel Rebecca @mcrandom]

@TheParksTrust One has appeared in my back garden! After months of it being flooded from a very wet winter and the grass left to grow, it popped up!

[The Parks Trust @TheParksTrust]

Have you spotted any orchids yet this year?

These superstars of the wildflower world have now hit their peak flowering season and are being appreciated by our local pollinators 🦋

📷 Common Orchid, Tattenhoe Valley Park
📷Pyramidal Orchid, Linford Lakes Nature Reserve

[Royal Institution (now on Bluesky) @Ri_Science]

The moment we stopped watching Bridgerton

Let us explain ...

Things were going great and we were really getting into Season 3.

That is until we watched this scene unfold before our eyes ....

[Mary Long-Dhonau OBE @floodmary]

There are reports of #Flooding from the recent -very heavy - downpours, If you know anyone who has sadly been #Flooded, here is the link to my #Floodrecovery guide.
https://t.co/ym1vWBW6Jk

[The Parks Trust @TheParksTrust]

Make a difference in MK's parks!

Join us on 25th May or 8th June to help remove Himalayan Balsam from North Loughton Valley Park. This invasive plant crowds out native plants posing a threat to the local environment🌿

Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/arT2AD92Fq