Wetland Word of the Week 10
This week's wetland word is...
... deluge which is a severe flood or a heavy fall of rain. It can also be employed as a verb meaning to overwhelm with a flood. If you are the poetic sort, you could also put it to use as a metaphor: "I've got a deluge of emails to deal with!".
Climate change is bringing more frequent and intense flooding to the UK. It’s recognised that traditional defences like concrete dams, embankments and walls are no longer going to be enough to protect us.
We need alternative solutions.
This is where natural flood management comes in. This is an approach that uses natural wetland features in the landscape like ponds, floodplains and wet woodlands to slow the flow of water and reduce the risk of an area being overcome with a deluge. Find out more here.
Words by Marianne Nicholson
Feature image of flood by James Lees
