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Flood Risk Management, Past Present and Future
Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7EA
Monday 3 Apr 2023
7.30pmFree to members; non-members £5; students £3. Attendance is in person in the Victorian Gallery at Leicester Museum, or online via Zoom. Tickets from Eventbrite - follow Tickets link below.
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Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
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Flood Risk Management, Past Present and Future
A Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society lecture by Professor Lynne Frostick CBE
Climate change is already impacting on the rivers and coasts of our country. River flow records are exceeded regularly and sea level rise is accelerating. Even if the world population agreed to stop emitting carbon dioxide today, there is at least a hundred years of embedded change already in progress. This lecture will outline past and present trends in flood risk and then suggest ways society can adapt become resilient to the threat of flooding.
Formerly a Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Hull, Professor Frostick’s work in the aftermath of the 2007 floods in Hull played a vital role in shaping UK flood policy through the national Pitt Review. She remains an Emeritus Professor at Hull’s Energy & Environment Institute today, and is committed to enhancing opportunities for women in STEM careers.
This is a joint lecture with the Society's Geology Section.
Climate change is already impacting on the rivers and coasts of our country. River flow records are exceeded regularly and sea level rise is accelerating. Even if the world population agreed to stop emitting carbon dioxide today, there is at least a hundred years of embedded change already in progress. This lecture will outline past and present trends in flood risk and then suggest ways society can adapt become resilient to the threat of flooding.
Formerly a Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Hull, Professor Frostick’s work in the aftermath of the 2007 floods in Hull played a vital role in shaping UK flood policy through the national Pitt Review. She remains an Emeritus Professor at Hull’s Energy & Environment Institute today, and is committed to enhancing opportunities for women in STEM careers.
This is a joint lecture with the Society's Geology Section.
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