A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years – killing 115 people and causing US$ 202 million in losses daily, according to a comprehensive new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Scottish Water is again calling on people across Scotland to use water efficiently after storage levels in reservoirs fell to record lows during the dry summer.
Listen to today’s press conference by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to present the findings of its landmark report Climate change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. The press conference references changes which will be “irreversible in our lifetime.”
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released today is warning that climate change is widespread, rapid - and intensifying - with sea level rise of up to half a meter "irreversible."
The House of Commons International Trade Committee has today launched an inquiry on COP26 and international trade.
Severn Trent has revealed that over 2.2bn litres of water was used across its region on Monday, on the same day the Met Office issued its first ever extreme weather warning, as the country basked in temperatures reaching over 30 degrees.
In light of the UK’s first ever extreme weather warning, Bristol Water is appealing to customers to use less water in the garden over the coming days.
The six member water companies of regional water group Water Resources South East have each published their updated drought plans for consultation.
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency is warning that Net Zero alone won’t save the planet - Net Zero Plus will also be necessary.
The National Infrastructure Commission is calling on both Government and the water sector to keep up the momentum in 2021 on water resource planning.