26 Apr 2023
South West Water has announced that its ongoing hosepipe ban now includes Cornwall and parts of Devon, and that restrictions could last until December. The company says that “our water resources across the region remain under pressure and as we go into the summer period we have taken the necessary action to safeguard supplies and […]
29 Mar 2023
Leading environmental commentator rails against government inaction on metering and private abstractions, as well as Ofwat and water companies Never mind the H20: this scheme to move water from Severn to Thames could be the new HS2 England’s water woes have a solution. But trying to move vast volumes of water from west to east […]
29 Mar 2023
22 Mar 2023
Covered by the BBC It might feel wet this week but experts are warning that parts of England need unseasonable rainfall to compensate for an abnormally dry winter. Rivers in some of England and Wales ran their lowest on record for February, according to data from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. […]
08 Mar 2023
From the Guardian The scenes are rare enough in mid-summer; in early March, they are unprecedented. Lac de Montbel in south-west France is more than 80% empty, the boats of the local sailing club stranded on its desiccated brown banks. In northern Italy, tourists can walk to the small island of San Biagio, normally reached […]
02 Mar 2023
England had its driest February in 30 years according to provisional figures from the Met Office, as meteorological winter concluded with a dry and mild month for most. Rainfall was in short supply in February, with high pressure dominating much of the month and no UK nation reaching its long-term average rainfall for February. England […]
15 Feb 2023
One hot, dry spell away from drought returning this summer, National Drought Group warns The Environment Agency and National Drought Group members continue to take action to reduce risks, improve water supplies and protect the environment. Following the driest summer in nearly 30 years, experts are warning that another hot dry spell could see drought […]
22 Jan 2023
In 2022, a third La Niña year brought much rain to Australia and Southeast Asia and dry conditions to the other side of the Pacific. These patterns were expected, but behind these variations there are troubling signs the entire global water cycle is changing. Our research team watches the global water cycle closely. We […]
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