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Hell and High Water: Are we ready for the floods?
Manage episode 479699523 series 1301229
2024 experienced the wettest period since records began and extreme rainfall events are becoming more frequent because of climate change. So what's being done to protect us from flooding - and is it enough? The Government has said it will build 1.5 million new homes by the end of the current parliament - but File on 4 Investigates has discovered that hundreds of thousands of homes have already been built in areas at high risk of flooding. And a measure to protect new properties against flash floods caused by intense rainfall has never been made compulsory - despite being introduced 15 years ago.
Reporter: Adrian Goldberg Producer: Fergus Hewison Technical Producer: James Bradshaw Production co-ordinator: Tim Fernley Editor: Carl Johnston
456 episodes
Manage episode 479699523 series 1301229
2024 experienced the wettest period since records began and extreme rainfall events are becoming more frequent because of climate change. So what's being done to protect us from flooding - and is it enough? The Government has said it will build 1.5 million new homes by the end of the current parliament - but File on 4 Investigates has discovered that hundreds of thousands of homes have already been built in areas at high risk of flooding. And a measure to protect new properties against flash floods caused by intense rainfall has never been made compulsory - despite being introduced 15 years ago.
Reporter: Adrian Goldberg Producer: Fergus Hewison Technical Producer: James Bradshaw Production co-ordinator: Tim Fernley Editor: Carl Johnston
456 episodes
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