Category Archives: Partnerships

EFAS 13th Annual Meeting in Sweden

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Richard Maxey

Last week I attended the annual meeting of the European Flood Awareness System partners. Each year the meeting is held in a different location. This year it took place in Norrköping, Sweden, home of the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, … Continue reading →

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Ready for winter – new flooding communications programme

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Richard Maxey

The Scottish Flood Forecasting Service (SFFS) will have another outlet for its flood guidance activities this winter. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is launching a campaign to provide the public with advance notice of potential flooding. Through a newly … Continue reading →

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The European Flood Awareness System – 2015 annual meeting

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Richard Maxey

Last month I attended the 10th annual partners meeting of the European Flood Awareness System, of which the forecasting service is a member. EFAS provides forecasts across Europe, using a gridded LISFLOOD model fed by deterministic and probabilistic rainfall forecasts from ECMWF. Alerts … Continue reading →

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Hydrology of Scotland: some hydrometric perspectives

Posted on May 14, 2015 by michaeldcranston

Dr. Andrew Black contributes the final piece of our two-part feature on the climatology and hydrology of Scotland. It’s rare to be invited to offer some personal perspectives on matters hydrological, but gives a useful chance to reflect.  It’s almost 20 … Continue reading →

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The Climatology of Scotland – four seasons in one day?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by michaeldcranston

Martyn Sunter contributes the first of a two-part feature on the climatology and hydrology of Scotland. Having worked for the Met Office in Scotland since 1994 I have experienced the challenges of monitoring and forecasting our interesting weather and climate. Here … Continue reading →

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#FRMis10: Future flood risk management strategies

Posted on February 5, 2015 by michaeldcranston

When the inaugural SNIFFER Flood Risk Management conference was convened in 2005 many of the current approaches to flood risk management were very much in their infancy – if at all conceived. 10 years on and the ‘FRMis10’ conference agenda– … Continue reading →

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Engaging with hydrometeorology across Europe

Posted on April 25, 2014 by lindaspeight

In the SFFS we have 12 operational flood forecasting hydrologists working on a rota system as well as meteorologists on shift at the Met Office. Similar numbers of people are working in most countries across Europe and worldwide. Combine this … Continue reading →

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