SEVERE floods are likely to happen more often in the future, explained BBC weatherman Paul Hudson at Lundwood.
The meteorologist spoke to an audience at Priory Campus, many of whom were victims of the summer storms.
He warned that, due to climate change, flooding is likely to become a regular feature of British weather and advised what can be done to help.
“It’s basic physics. The warmer a body of air, the more water vapour it can hold.
“There are a number of things we can do such as recycling more, changing power supplier and using energy saving light bulbs.
“If every house used energy saving bulbs, you’re maybe talking about taking out one coal-fired power station.”
The talk was one of a series of three events organised by the Neighbourhood Learning Net and Yorkshire Forward.
Paul said his presentation was primarily educational and was designed to encourage people to go into higher education.
He also used the example of Hull to explain that no-one was immune to the danger of floods due to inadequate drainage systems.
“In Hull there were 6,000 flooded houses and virtually none of those were next to the river Hull or the river Humber."
