{"id":50727,"date":"2024-09-02T09:56:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T08:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=50727"},"modified":"2024-09-02T09:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T08:56:45","slug":"uk-to-receive-earlier-flood-and-drought-warnings-using-high-tech-sensors-and-real-time-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-to-receive-earlier-flood-and-drought-warnings-using-high-tech-sensors-and-real-time-monitoring\/50727\/","title":{"rendered":"UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real-time monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has announced that a new project for scientists using the latest tech and real-time data will make it easier to predict where future flooding and droughts will strike in the UK.<\/p>\n
It will help key bodies, such as local authorities and the Environment Agency, stem the worst of extreme weather\u2019s impact on communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n This will save lives, homes, and businesses and help to cut the devastating cost of such events to the UK economy, estimated at \u00a3740m a year.<\/p>\n