The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is warning that daily global sea ice extent, which combines the sea ice extents in both polar regions, reached a new all-time minimum in early February and remained below the previous record of February 2023 for the rest of the month.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has released the adaptation reports submitted by organisations in England as part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act.

Scottish Water has launched a seven week consultation on its newly published draft Long-Term Strategy – and CEO Alex Plant is calling on everyone in Scotland to rethink their relationship with water and about how they use it in the face of growing challenges.

Scottish Water has set details of the impacts to its network and operational processes caused by Storm Eowyn and the work required to ensure water and waste water services continued to operate as normal wherever possible.

The Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme (HCCP) returned £33 for every £1 invested, according to a recent value-for-money analysis into the economic benefits of the 2018 to 2021 phase of the programme.

Preparations are currently underway for dealing with the severity of forthcoming Storm Éowyn which is set to hit Éire and much of the UK tomorrow.

The House of Commons  Environmental Audit Committee is holding a live evidence session this afternoon from 2.30pm onwards to examine whether flood resilience efforts in England are fit for purpose.

UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) yesterday officially launched the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation at WMO headquarters, marking a crucial milestone in global efforts to protect glaciers that provide freshwater to over 2 billion people worldwide.

Urgent and collective action is needed now if Wales is to redress the balance between the degradation and protection of our natural resources in the face of ongoing nature, climate, and pollution emergencies. 

2024 has been confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level.