Floods could hit England while country is still in drought, forecasters say | Flooding

Floods could strike England while the country is still in drought, the forecasters said.

Heavy showers threatening lives and goods could strike this fall, the rain devastating certain areas, but still not providing respite by months of dry time which left the rivers, the groundwater and the drained tanks.

The chief meteorologist of the Met Office, Will Lang, “said on droughts and floods:” These two things do not exclude each other. You may have an increased risk of flooding as well as drought conditions. Current unstable time forecasts, it is unlikely that it is sufficient to reverse the effects of drought in the coming weeks in the fall. ”

If drought must be declared, Lang said: “We are going to need more rain than that.” He also pointed out that he might not fall where it is necessary, in the east of the country.

Caroline Douglass, executive director of floods at the Environment Agency, said that drought conditions could exacerbate all floods: “Strong precipitation on really dry areas can actually cause floods, really hard soil can act like concrete, causing a run on roads and more hard surfaces.”

Strong raw rains would not be sufficient to put an end to drought, she said: “What we want to sink, regular rain that has put things well, not sudden flood events. There is certainly not yet to drought.”

A new time and climatic prospects of the Met Office indicate an increased probability of a humid fall than the average fall, which led experts to fear that there can be floods.

The government floods the working group, which was created last fall after years of misery caused by heavy showers, will meet on Monday.

Met Office and Environment Agency experts will advise ministers on how to prepare potential floods this fall and winter season.

Last year, there were several devastating floods of thousands of damaged houses and 20 people lost their lives.

The flooding action group has so far taken measures such as the provision of an improved forecast service for surface water floods, known as the rapid flooding, which gives short-circuit updates on incoming flood risks and can help the first stakeholders direct their efforts.

The Minister of Floods, Emma Hardy, said: “I know in the first hand the disturbance that floods have about people’s lives and the unexpected costs it causes.

“Since its creation last year, our working group has helped guarantee that communities have the protection they need the dangers of floods.”

Approaching the planned wet fall, the collection of the main flood stakeholders – including Hardy, emergency services and the environmental agency – arrives at a crucial moment.

Lang has added: “While long -range forecasts are leaning towards more humid conditions than the average conditions for the coming months, precipitation should vary considerably from one region to another. There is an increased probability of western weather conditions, which generally bring more precipitation to the western and northern parts of the United Kingdom, while the eastern and southern areas may experience healthier than the national average. “