Latest Water & Floods News

As this issue lands, much of Houston and the towns surrounding it are still underwater and 60 people are confirmed dead as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey.

The main spillway on the Mosul Dam in Iraq has reopened a year after Italian engineering giant Trevi started repairs on the structure.

Floodgates at two flood protection reservoirs in Houston, Texas, have been opened to allow a “controlled” release of water into the already flooded Buffalo Bayou river after a hurricane hit the city last Friday.

With the second anniversary of the launch of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals fast approaching, what have we achieved? The blunt answer - not enough.

New “ground breaking” sensors have been installed on the foundations of two offshore wind turbines in northern England to analyse their performance in the harsh marine environment.

Highways England is looking into ways of reducing the cost of building a canopy over roads, to protect the environment from harmful vehicle pollution.

A new interactive map showing past, present and future construction projects in London has been launched by its mayor.

Severn Trent’s tunnelling machine, Wiggle Blaster, has completed the tunnelling for a £60M water and waste improvement scheme in Newark.

A major £27M flood alleviation scheme has been completed in Morpeth, Northumberland, two years after the main dam was constructed.

The NCE100 Technical Excellence award is proof that innovation thrives in the industry