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BUDE - RIVER NEET Bude canal 1The Environment Agency is getting ready to start on a £2.1 million scheme to improve the existing flood alleviation scheme for Bude in Cornwall and restore the ecological potential of the River Neet between Whalesborough Weir and Pethericks Mill Nature Reserve.

Wide spread damage caused by storm Arwen at Wallington in Northumberland. Credit Annapurna Mellor 1The National Trust is warning that landscapes and wildlife across the UK are increasingly suffering the impacts of extreme weather events and natural disasters.

POWER LINES 1In the aftermath of Storm Arwen Northumbrian Water is continuing to work hard to restore water supply to customers affected by power outages.

Published in Company News

SCOTTISH_WATER_impacts_of_StormArwen.jpgScottish Water engineers have restored water supply to thousands of properties affected in rural Aberdeenshire and Perthshire where service was impacted by Storm Arwen.

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WMO GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE WATCH LOGOThe World Meteorological Organization(WMO) is warning that a new record level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2020 is jeopardizing the prospect of achieving the Paris Agreement temperature targets.

Published in Energy and Carbon

TAP RUNNING WATEREnvironment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan has warned that hotter drier summers and less predictable rainfall as a result of climate change will lead to increased drought risk and possible water shortages in the UK.

Published in Water Issues

SOUTH EAST WATER CLIMATE ADAPTATION REPORTSouth East Water is calling on the public to help shape how it plans to adapt to a changing climate.

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CHATHAM HOUSE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK ASSESSMENT 2021Ahead of COP26, London- based policy institute Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs has issued a grim warning on climate change - the world is dangerously off track to meet the Paris Agreement goals.

Published in Energy and Carbon

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION REPORT WEATHER CLIMATE  WATER EXTREMESA 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).

Published in Water Issues

NEW YORK SKYLINE RIVER 1Historic citywide flooding in New York City over the past three days has highlighted the vulnerability of the city’s infrastructure to climate change impacts.

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