12 Sep 2017
50 years of data from hydrometric stations covering all European countries were assessed in this major study to analyze the timing of flood events. A closer look at the shift in the timing of floods pointed to climate change as the main factor. Later winter storms, heavier summer rains and earlier snowmelts are all evidence […]
12 Sep 2017
The report was commissioned by the Adaptation Sub Committee of the government’s Committee on Climate Change for its second progress report on the National Adaptation Programme. The report reviewed a sample of major recent flood defence schemes to understand how they have contributed towards the long-term management of residual flood risk in the context of […]
22 Aug 2017
Britain’s seabird colonies face catastrophe as warming waters disrupt their food supply “For reasons that are not entirely clear – though they are almost certainly concerned with climate change. Our seabird colonies, especially those in northern Scotland, are withering away. At the same time, the government has displayed a complete dereliction of duty in failing […]
09 Aug 2017
Bob Earll: For my generation George Orwell’s books ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’ were key reading and masterpieces of how words and communication were controlled for the good of the state. Although this is nothing new and Ian Hislop’s Orwell lecture highlighted that in the time when they were written Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini were […]
01 Aug 2017
Phil Williamson writes: With regard to ocean acidification, research effort has been reduced. But there have been new findings from observations – as featured in the new MCCIP report, out today and at www.mccip.org.uk/arc10, with associated Science Reviews. Marine Climate Change Impacts This report card summarises how our understanding of marine climate change impacts has […]
01 Aug 2017
Guardian article picks up on MCCIP report cards and other reports – lots of links: Squid and anchovies, more commonly eaten by Britons holidaying abroad, are being drawn into UK waters in large numbers by climate change, according to major new report that suggests the nation’s long-lost bluefin tuna is also returning. However, global warming […]
09 Jul 2017
Scientists at the University of Southampton are warning that future coastal impact studies must take account of extreme sea levels – a phenomenon expected to occur more frequently as rising waters combine with high tides and storm surges to potentially devastating effect. A new study published today in Nature Communications – led by the University […]
10 May 2017
Four articles wrapping up the last Parliament – Bruce Horton Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Committee House of Commons The environment and climate change have had a low profile in the run-up to the general election. However, BEIS Secretary of State Greg Clarke has told MPs that leaving the EU’s internal energy market would be […]
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