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![Coastal Erosion at Skipsea on the East Yorkshire Coast. © Matthew J Thomas / iStockphoto](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/iStock-1299945115_Holderness_Coast.jpg)
Spotlight on BGS coastal erosion data
BGS GeoCoast data can support researchers and practitioners facing coastal erosion adaptation challenges along our coastline.
![Vincent van Zalinge. Unsplash License.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/vincent-van-zalinge-GvSLkDH7XdI-unsplash.webp)
Burrow-detecting devices could protect flood defences
BGS scientists have trialled a new way of detecting animal burrows in clay flood embankments.
![Monitoring storm water runoff in the catchment using autosamplers to gather information on the isotopic and chemical composition of the river waters, and how this changes across the catchment depending on land use. © Leo Peskett / Heriot Watt](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/P1038306.webp)
Natural flood management: is geology more important than trees?
Looking at innovative ways of creating resilience to flooding hazards with natural flood management.
![Bank erosion of the River Gretna, Cumbria’](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC02802-1.jpg)
River erosion: the forgotten hazard of flooding
Impacts from flood events can be widespread, long-lasting and extremely costly. The UK Government and environmental protection agencies continue to invest heavily in mitigation measures, as well as trying to predict which areas are most at risk.
![River bank reinforcement. © Copyright Roger Whittleston and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/geograph-391552-by-Roger-Whittleston.jpg)
GeoScour dataset launch event
BGS Product Development invites you to the launch of our newly updated dataset, GeoScour.
![Aerial view of Oxford in flood](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/P883135_Oxford_flooding.jpg)
Groundwater level forecasting
BGS deliver probabilistic forecasts of groundwater levels across the UK’s principal aquifers to provide a range of services that build national resilience to groundwater extremes.
![A flooded road and field](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GWF10Feb2014-124.jpg)
BGS to deliver three-year groundwater flood forecasting service to support emergency response to flooding
BGS is delivering a national-scale early warning system for groundwater flooding, alongside the Environment Agency and the Met Office.
![Floodplain wetland, Eddleston](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Floodplain_wetland_Eddleston.jpg)
Building with nature and geology to protect against flooding
Discover how BGS is working alongside partners to investigate the effectiveness of natural flood management initiatives and mitigate the threat of flooding.