Since completing her PhD in 2003, Professor Hannah Cloke from the University of Reading has led an ongoing program of NERC-funded #research aimed at deepening our understanding of flood risk.

Watch the video to learn how Hannah developed new techniques and methods to identify uncertainty in flood forecasts and help identify the most likely and possible extreme scenarios. Help policymakers make informed decisions on flood preparedness issues, such as when to close a floodgate or evacuate or not.

Working with UK industry and flood forecasting agencies across the UK, Europe and the Far East, she has delivered changes in decision-making practices, better flood warnings and reduced flood risks. flood in the world.

Hannah was a finalist, and eventual winner, in the Early-Career Impact category of NERC's inaugural Impact Awards, which recognizes an early-career researcher who has achieved outstanding economic and/or societal impact in the UK or in the international.

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