Fire, Flood and Space, Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 26 – 27 March 2019.
The Natural Hazards Partnership Conference 2019 in Southampton covered Wildfires, Earth Observation and Surface Water Flooding. Representatives from the emergency services, the public sector, utilities companies and academia presented and debated a variety of perspectives relating to the impacts and risk of natural hazards.
Click here for a Conference Summary. Key messages and presentations can be found below:
- Ensuring that the work across all forums is focused on the user and their requirements.
- Achieving a better understanding of uncertainty in our modelling and forecasting.
- The importance of working together on common goals.
- Improving communication and making our work interesting and engaging to different audiences.
Session 1: Wildfires
The NHP Daily Hazard Assessment – Deborah Lee, Met Office
Wildfire Overview – Simon Thorp, Chair of England & Wales Wildfire Forum
Wildfires in Wales, Craig Hope, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
A UK Approach to Fire Danger Rating System – Rob Gazzard, Forestry Commission
Session 2: Observations from Space for Resilience
Observations from Space for Resilience – James Norris, GEO Secretariat
Operational Services for the Public Sector – David Hodgson, Contractor to UK Space Agency
Wildfire observations – Prof. Martin Wooster, NERC National Centre for Earth Observation
Session 3: Surface Water Flooding
Surface Water Flooding Model – Steve Cole, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Operational Surface Water Flood Forecasting – Graeme Boyce, Flood Forecasting Centre
Flooding from Intense Rainfall Project – Linda Speight, University of Reading