WMO warns nations across the world : Prepare for El Niño
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is warning countries across the world that an El Niño extreme weather event is set to arrive in the coming months with 90% certainty.
Commons Committee to explore how UK should adapt to extreme heat amid record-breaking May temperatures
Next week the cross-party House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will explore how the UK should adapt to a rapidly heating climate after the UK recorded its highest ever May temperature on Tuesday 26 May.
Lords Committee warns taps could run dry if Government doesn’t act on drought threat - “England at risk of sleepwalking into serious water scarcity"
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee is warning that England’s water supply is under growing strain and that, without urgent action, the risk of drought in England threatens the very systems on which people and nature depend.
Climate Change Committee warns British way of life under threat from heat, flooding and drought
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is warning in a new report published today that the British way of life is under threat from heat, flooding and drought - and that the UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today.
House of Commons EAC launches new inquiry into Treasury’s role in environment and climate policy
The House of Commons cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is today launching a new inquiry into the Treasury’s role in shaping decisions on climate, nature and the environment across government.
WMO warns Earth's climate increasingly out of balance - and impacts could last for potentially thousands of years
The World Meteorological Organization WMO is warning that Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history – the climate is increasingly out of balance, driven by rising greenhouse gas concentrations that are warming the atmosphere and oceans and accelerating ice melt.
World Meteorological Organization warns Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is warning that Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice.
Government publishes England’s first ever Land Use Framework
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published England’s first ever Land Use Framework – a plan for delivering new homes, nature restoration, clean energy and food security.
UN report warns of critical risks of global water bankruptcy - world is living beyond its hydrological means
A new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) is warning of the risk of global water bankruptcy with many regions of the world living beyond their hydrological means.
Scotland’s year in water numbers for 2025 includes massive ongoing challenges
Scottish Water’s year of 2025 in numbers tells a story of massive ongoing challenges on water resources related to climate change and of huge investment in improvements to its infrastructure and services to customers.