The 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.
Environment 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.
South East Water is calling on the public to help shape how it plans to adapt to a changing climate.
Ahead 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.
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).
Historic citywide flooding in New York City over the past three days has highlighted the vulnerability of the city’s infrastructure to climate change impacts.
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."
UK water companies have learned from the winter of 2018 and successfully managed a more challenging freeze-thaw at the start of 2021 with little-to-no customer impact, according to a new report ‘Freeze-Thaw 2020-21’.
The UK’s climate has continued to warm, with 2020 the first year to have temperature, rain and sunshine rankings all in the top 10.