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AI6YR Ben<p>Apparently there is no stringer coverage in South Texas, these are all TXDOT videos of last night's Flash Flood Emergency. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/RGV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RGV</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxPS4VRtakA&amp;list=RDNSn-2Z2DAKxMk&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GxPS4VRtak</span><span class="invisible">A&amp;list=RDNSn-2Z2DAKxMk&amp;index=2</span></a></p>
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!<p>Residents uploaded videos of cars submerged nearly entirely on city streets and personal property destroyed in the wake of Thursday’s <a href="https://federate.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a>.</p><p>Storms stun Valley cities as rainfall shatters records going back to 1911 | MyRGV.com<br><a href="https://myrgv.com/local-news/2025/03/27/storms-stun-valley-cities-as-rainfall-shatters-records-going-back-to-1911/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">myrgv.com/local-news/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">7/storms-stun-valley-cities-as-rainfall-shatters-records-going-back-to-1911/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SouthTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthTexas</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Heavy rains beginning on March 23, 2025, have caused historic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> across Queensland, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, with the town of Stonehenge submerged after the Thomson River exceeded the 1974 flood levels on March 27. Major flood warnings remain in effect as several rivers continue to rise dangerously."</p><p><a href="https://watchers.news/2025/03/27/entire-settlements-submerged-as-historic-floods-batter-queensland-australia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">watchers.news/2025/03/27/entir</span><span class="invisible">e-settlements-submerged-as-historic-floods-batter-queensland-australia/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>That seems... wet. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a></p>
iWeatherNet 🌪⚡️<p>Southern Texas has been drenched by torrential <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rainfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainfall</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McAllen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McAllen</span></a>, TX was particularly hit hard, with intense rainfall causing cars to be stranded in floodwaters. iweatheret.com 🌊 TxDOT crews are monitoring roads throughout the night.</p>
John Englart<p>Record <a href="https://c.im/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Flooding</span></a> in Western Queensland but this ABC article doesn’t mention global warming increases rainfall (7% for each 1C) contributing to <a href="https://c.im/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flood</span></a> disasters.<br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/record-outback-flood-western-queensland-evacuate-residents/105102092" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/rec</span><span class="invisible">ord-outback-flood-western-queensland-evacuate-residents/105102092</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>A parched Spain has emerged from drought only to face floods <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-parched-spain-emerged-drought.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-parched-</span><span class="invisible">spain-emerged-drought.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/24/weather-tracker-severe-thunderstorms-threaten-flooding-northern-australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/24/weather-tracker-severe-thunderstorms-threaten-flooding-northern-australia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/storm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storm</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/thunderstorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderstorm</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/thunderstorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderstorms</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Giving rivers room to move: How rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-rivers-room-rethinking-benefit-people.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-rivers-r</span><span class="invisible">oom-rethinking-benefit-people.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p>
Mr and Mrs Trellis<p>More than half of world’s most populated cities are getting wetter.... <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f4b8a2ae-4b66-48c6-8e28-c8dd765d9fca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/f4b8a2ae-4b66-4</span><span class="invisible">8c6-8e28-c8dd765d9fca</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>University of Georgia: Storm surge virtual reality simulation designed to save lives. “Weather the Storm, a virtual reality simulation that takes users through the effects of storm surge to communicate its devastating and sometimes fatal consequences, is now available for download. The simulation aims to empower coastal residents to actively prepare for hurricanes.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/26/university-of-georgia-storm-surge-virtual-reality-simulation-designed-to-save-lives/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/26/university-of-georgia-storm-surge-virtual-reality-simulation-designed-to-save-lives/</a></p>
Morpheus Being<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Qld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qld</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Qldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qldnews</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/InDaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InDaily</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.indailyqld.com.au/news/just-in/2025/03/26/drenched-furthest-town-from-sea-flooded-by-record-rain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indailyqld.com.au/news/just-in</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/26/drenched-furthest-town-from-sea-flooded-by-record-rain</span></a></p>
CBC Manitoba<p>Low to moderate risk of spring flooding for most Manitoba rivers, lakes<br>Most Manitoba rivers and lakes are at a moderate to low risk of flooding this spring, according to the&nbsp;province's hydrologic forecast centre.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manitoba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/rivers-lakes-flood-risk-low-moderate-1.7493101?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ri</span><span class="invisible">vers-lakes-flood-risk-low-moderate-1.7493101?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>Drowned lands and poisoned waters threaten Peru’s campesinos and their livestock</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/drowned-lands-and-poisoned-waters-threaten-perus-campesinos-and-their-livestock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/03/drow</span><span class="invisible">ned-lands-and-poisoned-waters-threaten-perus-campesinos-and-their-livestock/</span></a></p><p>“When we see that cattle are already sick, we have to kill them to eat them before they die, but we’re poisoning ourselves. It shows on our skin, on our hands. It shows because we are eating an infected animal. But we prefer to kill them to eat them before they die on their own and we lose, because it’s a source of livelihoods for all these families.”</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Campesinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Campesinos</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Poison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poison</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-mountain-glaciers-catastrophic-millions.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-mountain</span><span class="invisible">-glaciers-catastrophic-millions.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/mountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mountain</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glaciers</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>These California coastal cities face heightened flood danger from a tsunami, data show <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-california-coastal-cities-heightened-danger.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-californ</span><span class="invisible">ia-coastal-cities-heightened-danger.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1931424/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1931424/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Left Florida for New Mexico Saving $1,000 Monthly, Safer From Climate <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChrisGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisGates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CityOfficial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfficial</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HoaFee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoaFee</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HomeInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiamiBeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiamiBeach</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/month" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>month</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewMexicoSaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexicoSaving</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/part" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>part</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthBeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthBeach</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/year" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>year</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>In Tornadoes and wildfires, we dread,<br>Forty lives lost, many tears shed,<br>Mother Nature's fierce rage,<br>Leaves a devastating stage,<br>United, may we rise and spread hope instead.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tornadoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tornadoes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/21/weather-tracker-tornados-and-wildfires-kill-at-least-40-across-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/21/weather-tracker-tornados-and-wildfires-kill-at-least-40-across-us</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>Public water in Mingo County, WV</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Budget cuts today, destitution tomorrow. Will politicians ever learn? Probably not, thy only thibk to the next byelection</p><p>“Every £1 invested in flood defences prevents around £8 of damage – £3 of that is a direct saving to the government because more than a third of the damage is to publicly owned infrastructure such as roads, railways, schools and hospitals.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/flood-defences-spending-warning" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/20/flood-defences-spending-warning</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ShortSighted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortSighted</span></a></p>