Flooding: How Do We Tackle The Biggest and Most Destructive Natural Hazard? | Into the Blue Podcast
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While there are many natural hazards endangering the population of the planet, none are more destructive than flooding, with a quarter of the worlds population being exposed to flooding at some point in their lives. The University of Southampton's Professor Ivan Haigh and NOC's Professor Jenny Brown join Dr Zoe Jacobs on Into the Blue to discuss the risks flooding poses to coastal communities in particular and the ways we are mitigating those risks, including the creation of The Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT). Find out more about FLOOD-CDT here - https://flood-cdt.ac.uk/ Subscribe to Into the Blue on your preferred podcast platform or YouTube to ensure you don't miss out on future episodes - https://linktr.ee/nocintotheblue
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