World Economic Forum flags up extreme weather, misinformation and disinformation as top global risks for 2024
The 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.
Greenpeace - South West Water was ‘not honest’ about drought risk to water supplies, Environment Agency said
South 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.
Copernicus: Official - 2023 is hottest year on record, with global temperatures close to 1.5°C limit
It’s official - the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says that unprecedented global temperatures from June onwards led 2023 to become the warmest year on record – overtaking by a large margin 2016, the previous warmest year.
Met Office warns 2023 was second warmest year on record for UK
The Met Office is reporting that 2023 was provisionally the second warmest year on record for the UK, with Wales and Northern Ireland having their respective warmest years in a series from 1884.
Dozens of flood warnings remain in place around UK following Storm Garret
Dozens of flood warnings still remain in place around the UK and thousands of homes are still without power in Scotland in the wake of Storm Gerrit.
National Trust warns climate change impacts causing chaos for nature
The National Trust is warning that unpredictable weather patterns during the last 12 months have thrown nature into chaos in its annual Weather and Wildlife Review for 2023.
New report outlines 8 policies needed to tackle looming threat of 200m litre shortfall in UK's water supply
A new report from Demos, commissioned by Affinity Water, is calling for the Government to adopt new policy changes to safeguard the UK’s water supply.
South West Water partners with Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions to bring desalination to Cornwall
South West Water is making progress towards bringing desalination to Cornwall after appointing Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions to move to the next phase of development.
Uisce Éireann Regional Water Resources Plan adopted for South East
Uisce Éireann has adopted the Regional Water Resources Plan – South East (RWRP-SE) which will safeguard public health, support growth and meet the challenges of climate change across the South East region over the next 25 years.
Environment Agency marks 10th anniversary of 2013 floods in East Anglia and Lincolnshire
This week Environment Agency teams in East Anglia and Lincolnshire have been reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the 2013 floods. On December 5, 2013 a large storm coupled with high tides generated a coastal surge along the whole of the east coast of England. In some areas the tides were higher than those in the devastating floods of 1953.