Charlotte Lyddon and Rob Newton respond to a letter writer who said we need to bring in Dutch expertise to stop the endless cycle of flooding in Britain We don’t need to import Dutch expertise ( Letters, 24 February ) – England already has excellent flood scientists and engineers. What we lack is sustained funding and a government that listens. With climate change, flooding is becoming unavoidable. But in England we still do not fully understand how and why many floods happen. Our complex coastlines, estuaries, and river systems are under-researched, leaving major gaps in knowledge. Continue reading...