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London Borough of Newham

…-heatspots-using-landsat-8-thermal-satellite-data Visualisation of present-day surface water flood risk in Newham, percentage of total area of Newham within flood risk areas Source: Using data from Risk of Surface Water Flooding 1.5% 4.5% 21.1% While no open-source maps of future surface water flood risk are available for Newham, trends in heavy rainfall events can be used as a proxy…

… Transition Plan Mayor’s foreword Rokhsana Fiaz, OBE Align title to this boxAlign title (24pt) to this box The threat of climate change is greater in Newham than almost anywhere else in the UK. We have already witnessed the devastating effects of extreme heat waves, flooding and soaring living costs on our residents, and these are set to increase as climate change worsens. It is not just our…

… must act, but also influence and convene (source: Arup) 16 Newham’s Just Transition Plan The Bigger Picture In July 2021, 22 areas of Newham had multi-day road closures, due to flooding. Newham Hospital was left partially underwater and unable to accept A&E patients due to torrential rain. “Our research … shows that the poorest people and people of colour are disproportionately…

…. The frequency and magnitude of extreme rainfall events is expected to increase under a warming climate; for example, rainfall events with more than 20mm of rain within an hour are projected to be four times more likely by 2080 than in the 1980s10. This threshold was reached during the London July 2021 floods when 40mm of rain fell over three hours at Kew Gardens, flooding the underground and other…

… infrastructure, including Stratford station. With this intensifying rainfall in mind, the Environment Agency’s Risk of Surface Water Flooding maps indicate that: → 1.5% of the borough’s total area is at high-risk of flash flooding (1 in 30 year event) → 4.5% of the area is at medium-risk (1 in 100 year event) → 21.1% of the area of Newham is at some risk (1 in 1000 year event) This means the frequency…