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As flood risk rises, some communities question the idea of resilience

Source: Phys.org · Published 23 Oct 2026, 18:00

Climate change is increasing flood risk across the U.K. As floods become more frequent and intense, communities are increasingly encouraged to become resilient and "live with water." Yet in some flood-prone areas, residents are rejecting these calls, concerned that resilience is less about helping communities and more about transferring responsibility from institutions to citizens.

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