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MET OFFICE WEATHER WARNING 21 FEB 2024The Met Office has issued a series of warnings this morning saying that wet and windy weather will continue through much of this week.

Published in Water Issues

flooded farmland 1The Environment Agency has set out its plans to publish new national risk information for flooding and coastal erosion, including future scenarios accounting for climate change.

C3CS - WARMEST YEAR OFN RECORD GLOBALLYThe EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is warning that global warming exceeded 1.5C for a full year.

Published in Energy and Carbon

scottish water logoAlex Plant: The amount customers pay to keep Scotland’s water cycle flowing is increasing. It’s going up because the climate we rely on for the water needs of our nation is affecting every aspect of our services, and we must do more to maintain and replace our ageing assets.

Published in Company News

NAO REPORT EXTREME WEATHER DEC 2023The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has launched a new inquiry into Government resilience and how it addresses the impacts of extreme weather.

UISCE EIREANN LOGOUisce Éireann is working to address any supply interruptions to customers as a result of the impacts of Storm Isha on water treatment infrastructure in Leitrim.

Published in Company News

EDINBURGHThe deadline is nearing to submit comments in response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on its proposed principles and considerations in developing policy for the future of the water industry in Scotland in response to the climate emergency.

LONDON CLIMATE RESILIENCE REVIEW - INTERIM REPORTThe London Climate Resilience Review is warning that London and UK are “underprepared” for climate change impacts like flooding and extreme heat and that London faces “lethal risk”.

Published in Water Issues

GLOBAL RISKS REPORT 2024 WEFThe World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation, while in the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face.

Published in Finance and Risk

DROUGHTSouth West Water was inadequately prepared for the record-breaking heatwave that hit England in 2022 and was “not honest” with regulators about the risk a drought posed to the company’s water supplies, according to an Environment Agency (EA) assessment obtained by Unearthed, the Greenpeace investigative journalism project.

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