Insurer floats designs for a ‘flood-proof home of the future’
Prompted by the rising risk of flooding in the UK, insurance giant LV= has teamed up with interior designer Gaby Blackman and flooding expert Dr Jess Neumann to design a 'flood-proof home of the future', highlighting some 'extreme measures' that may be necessary in the future.
‘It is inevitable that at some point some of our communities will have to move back from the coast,’ warns Environment Agency chief
"Climate change is happening now, and its impacts will continue to worsen.
When the levee breaks: Sir James Bevan on climate change & the limits of flood protection
A speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, in June 2022.
In Pictures: BIG reveals hurricane-proof floating city concept for the UN
The United Nations has drawn up plans for a sustainable 'modular maritime metropolis', which could be home to over 10,000 people while withstanding rising sea levels and climate catastrophes