Torrential rain represents an opportunity to build a better society

By Maryam Imani, Associate Professor of Water Systems Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University

A month’s worth of rain has poured down in just a few hours in parts of central and southern England. More than 300 flood-related emergency calls were made, major roads were submerged, trains were delayed, and an enormous sinkhole opened up on a football pitch in south London.

This follows similar torrential rain across central and eastern Europe two weeks ago, which led to flash floods and widespread damage and deaths. As climate…

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