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Flood-hit areas call for ‘permanent solution’ as rain could ‘slow down’ recovery

Flood-hit communities are calling for a “permanent solution” to increasingly frequent flooding as heavy rain could “slow down” recovery from three storms that hit the UK within a week. Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin left 1.4 million households ...

22 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Warnings for heavy snow and gusty winds as significant flooding expected

The UK is braced for strong winds and heavy snow amid continued warnings about significant flooding. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind across north-east England, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and parts of Scotland from 6am to 3pm on ...

22 Feb 2022 at 23:55

Bosses of water firms should face prison for pollution – Environment Agency

Water company bosses should face jail for the worst pollution incidents, the Environment Agency has said as it detailed the sector’s “shocking” performance in 2021. The agency’s annual environmental performance report for water companies said ...

14 Jul 2022 at 14:01

Humanity closer than ever to catastrophic biodiversity loss, expert warns

Humanity is closer than ever to irreversible climate breakdown 60 years on from the birth of the modern environmental movement, the head of the Environment Agency will warn. In a speech to environmental think tank Green Alliance in London on ...

12 Jul 2022 at 15:05

Greenwashing ‘creates false confidence about climate crisis’

A failure to identify greenwashing creates a false confidence about how the climate crisis is being addressed, the outgoing chair of the Environment Agency will warn. Achieving climate resilience and nature recovery will require “robust, ...

04 Jul 2022 at 10:03

England facing drought if hot and dry weather continues

England faces drought in August if the hot and dry weather continues, with officials set to meet to discuss how to cope with the conditions. The country is not in widespread drought but most of England except for the North West has ...

25 Jul 2022 at 16:40

Drought declared in Yorkshire

A drought has been declared in Yorkshire, the Environment Agency said. The region is the ninth of the 14 areas of England administered by the agency to have been moved to drought status in the past week. Droughts were declared in ...

16 Aug 2022 at 13:19

Summers could last longer with increased drought risk, says Met Office

Future summers in the UK could last longer with an increased risk of drought, according to research from the Met Office. The study found that “summer-like” weather patterns will lead to warmer and drier autumns, as well as ...

30 Aug 2022 at 22:19

Dairy giant fined £1.5m for breaching pollution limits

Food giant Dairy Crest has been fined more than £1.5 million for repeatedly discharging illegal levels of sewage into Cornish river systems from the UK’s biggest creamery. The Davidstow Creamery in north Cornwall operates ...

23 Jun 2022 at 19:04

Harmful algal bloom ‘most likely cause’ of North Sea crab and lobster deaths

A harmful algal bloom is the most likely cause of thousands of dead and dying crabs and lobsters washed up on North Sea beaches last year, officials said. An investigation into the incident, which saw crustaceans washed ...

31 May 2022 at 17:03

England could remain in drought beyond spring 2023, experts say

Average rainfall over winter will not be sufficient to avoid drought conditions in England continuing beyond spring 2023, the National Drought Group has forecast. This could lead water companies to impose strict water ...

14 Oct 2022 at 17:15

Hosepipe ban lifted in Yorkshire despite county remaining in drought

A water company which supplies more than five million households is ending the hosepipe ban it introduced at the height of the summer drought. Yorkshire Water said the county is still classified as in drought by the ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:01

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