What is flooding? And how do we tackle it?

About this episode

This episode explores the science and impact of flooding and coastal change, including measurement, dangers, and technological solutions.

We dive into the science and impact of flooding and coastal change. In partnership with UK Research and Innovation, this podcast explores what flooding is, how we measure tides, the dangers flooding presents to people and places, and how computing and AI are helping us predict, manage, and reduce its impact... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

People in this episode

Host: The Naked Scientists

Topics covered

• flooding
• coastal change
• science
• AI
• impact
• prediction
• management

Keywords

• flooding
• coastal change
• tides
• AI
• prediction
• management
• impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Research and Innovation

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