Hannah Cloke
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Born | Hannah Louise Cloke |
Alma mater | University of Bristol (BS, PhD) |
Awards | Plinius Medal (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Land surface models Large scale hydrology Ensemble flood forecasting[1] |
Institutions | University of Reading King's College London |
Thesis | Modelling riparian hydrology and streamflow generation (2003) |
Website | www |
Hannah Louise Cloke OBE is a British hydrologist who is Professor of Hydrology at the University of Reading.[1][2] She was awarded the European Geosciences Union Plinius Medal in 2018 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Birthday Honours.
Early life and education
[edit]Cloke's father was a geography teacher and her uncle is a professor of human geography.[3] She studied geography at the University of Bristol where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1999 and a PhD in 2003.[4] Cloke worked at the Joint Research Centre on the European Flood Awareness System.
Research and career
[edit]Cloke joined the Department of Geography at King's College London. She was part of the Europeanizing Flood Forecasting program, which looked at flood forecasting and management in the European Union.[5]
She joined the University of Reading in 2012, where she is a professor of hydrology.[6] Cloke co-directs the Water@Reading group, which concentrates on water science, policy and societal impacts.[7] She is the Director of the Natural Environment Research Council programme Flooding from Intense Rainfall.[8] She is interested in flood forecasting and risk management, leading the project TENDERLY (Towards END-to End flood forecasting and a tool for ReaL-time catchment susceptibilitY).[8] She works with the Met Office, Environmental Agency and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).[9] Cloke's Global Flood Awareness System is a partnership between the European Commission and the ECMWF, and provides hydrological monitoring and forecasting that is independent of political boundaries.[10] She was also involved with the Natural Environment Research Council projects Susceptibility of catchments to INTense RAinfall and flooding (SINATRA) and Improving Predictions of Drought for User Decision-Making (IMPETUS).[11][12] Since climate change will make flooding more probable, Cloke says that we should start to take precautions to protect homes and livelihoods.[13]
Cloke's research helps policymakers make better decisions about flood preparation.[14][15] She has discussed the problems with the United Kingdom's flood defence systems.[16][17] She called for the National Flood Resilience Review to evaluate how flood risks are likely to change in different locations across the United Kingdom.[18] She is supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme. In 2019 Cloke created IMPREXive, a game that allowed players to control flood forecasting during a deluge.[19] The information provided to the players is not always correct; and decisions must be made to keep cities safe.[19]
She has written for The Conversation and The Guardian.[20][21] She was the guest on The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4 in October 2021.[22]
Awards and honours
[edit]Her awards and honours include;
- 2013 Natural Environment Research Council Early Career Impact Award[14]
- 2016 Guardian Research Impact Award runner-up[23]
- 2018 European Geosciences Union Plinius Medal[24]
- 2019 Officer of the Order of the British Empire[25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hannah Cloke publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ Cloke, H.L.; Pappenberger, F. (2009). "Ensemble flood forecasting: A review". Journal of Hydrology. 375 (3–4): 613–626. Bibcode:2009JHyd..375..613C. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.005. ISSN 0022-1694.
- ^ "Professor Hannah Cloke OBE: Forecasting floods for a better future". University of Reading. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Cloke, Hannah Louise (2003). Modelling riparian hydrology and streamflow generation. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Bristol. OCLC 499141030. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.288231.
- ^ "King's College London - Europeanizing Flood Forecasting". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ The University of Reading. "Professor Hannah Cloke - University of Reading". www.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Water@Reading". Reading. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ a b "Flooding From Intense Rainfall | Project FRANC & Project SINATRA". Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Professor Hannah Cloke wins 2018 Plinius Medal". Reading. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Global Flood Awareness System – GloFAS Community Learning Framework". www.globalfloods.eu. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "IMPETUS: Improving Predictions of Drought for User Decision-Making". UKRI. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Professor Hannah Cloke wins recognition for Research Impact | FCERM.net". fcerm.net. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Mileham, Rebecca (2014-08-11). "Dam floods and ponds". eandt.theiet.org. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ a b "NERC - NERC 2015 Impact Awards". nerc.ukri.org. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ UniofReading (2016-12-06), Professor Hannah Cloke: forecasting floods for a better future, retrieved 2019-06-12
- ^ "'Dredging would not have saved Levels'". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Kirk, Ashley (2017-11-23). "What is Britain doing to tackle flooding in the face of extreme weather?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Learning to live with floods will be key to UK policy review". newscientist.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ a b "IMPREXive game highlights importance of forecasting in flood management". www.preventionweb.net. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Cloke, Hannah. "Britain is in the middle of a drought – so how come there's flooding?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Hannah Cloke | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Hannah Cloke and predicting floods". BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Guardian Staff (2016-03-17). "Research impact category: award winner and runners up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Hannah L. Cloke". European Geosciences Union (EGU). Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Hughes, David (2019-06-12). "Queen's birthday honours list 2019 in full: here's everyone recognised this year". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-12.