Why flooding is still so difficult to predict and prepare for
(WorldNews Environment)

Olesea vetrila/Shutterstock Before you read this story, take a minute to stop and look around you. Now imagine your surroundings under two feet of dirty, sewage-filled water . If you´re at home, everything is trashed. Never mind your car, your furniture or washing machine. They will be ruined, but those things can be replaced. Think of your wedding album, soaked and spoiled. The music box your grandmother gave you, full of stinking mud. That is the reality of being flooded. And sadly, it´s a reality that many people in the UK - in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - have faced in the recent floods. Tragically, floodwater can also be life-threatening . Read more: Flood defences simply aren`t good...