it s incredibly fast. it s a wave of destruction. it s physically and mentally hard for people here. there ve been repeated devastating floods here in recent years. and when the water subsides, it can take months to repair the damage to homes and businesses. across the uk, destruction from flooding costs an estimated £700 million per year. here at the fathom labs in bristol, they re simulating all of the causes of flooding, creating maps that will help people to plan and prepare. we d call this a flood hazard map. so what we ve done is we ve simulated the probability and intensity of flooding on every river in the uk. scientists used layers of information about what causes flooding. they mapped the terrain of mainland britain and combined that with data on rainfall patterns, how water s moved through our rivers and around our coastal area. they ve combined all this information with details from the met office about how exactly climate change
get in this area? it s catastrophic. it s incredibly fast. it s a wave of destruction. it s physically and mentally hard for people here. there ve been repeated devastating floods here in recent years. and when the water subsides, it can take months to repair the damage to homes and businesses. across the uk, destruction from flooding costs an estimated £700 million per year. here at the fathom labs in bristol, they re simulating all of the causes of flooding, creating maps that will help people to plan and prepare. we call this a flood hazard map. so what we ve done is we ve simulated the probability and intensity of flooding on every river in the uk. scientists used layers of information about what causes flooding. they mapped the terrain of mainland britain and combined that with data on rainfall patterns, how water s moved through our rivers and around our coastal area.