Weather and climate extremes cost Europe €65bn+ in last five years
The total reported economic losses caused by weather and climate-related extremes in the EEA member countries in the period 2010-2015 were around €66.5 billion, according to new figures released by the European Environment Agency.
UK Govt tenders £7m contract to build climate change and natural disasters resilience in Nepal
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is scaling up its efforts to build resilience to natural disasters and climate change in Nepal via DFID’s Nepal Resilience Portfolio - DFID has gone out to tender with contracts for two major new programmes worth an estimated £7 million.
Natural Resources Wales awards £70m flood defence contract
Natural Resources Wales, the body responsible for rivers and coastal protection in Wales, has awarded a contract for flood risk management civil engineering worth an estimated £70 million.
New research says extremes in UK weather linked to rising temperature in Greenland
A new research study says that climate change and extreme weather – including unusually wet summers in the UK – are linked to high pressure weather systems over Greenland, one of the fastest-warming regions of the world.
New report warns London faces increased risk of water shortfalls, sewer overflows and floods
A new report from the London Assembly Environment Committee is warning that Londoners are facing drinking water shortfalls, with demand is outstripping supply in the capital, while sewer overflows and flood risk are increasing as intense rainfall becomes more frequent.
New research shows world’s water resources under huge pressure from industrialisation
Half of the 60 largest economies face a serious risk of water shortages in the future unless climate policy changes, according to new research from the economics department of the ING global banking group.
United Nations sets out potential worst-weather scenarios for 2050
The United Nations has used videos to set out potential global worst-weather scenarios for 2050 – including mega-droughts, deadly heatwaves, a year’s rainfall in a month and coastal cities under water.
Wet summers linked to ocean warming
This year's dismal UK summer could be part of a run of poor summers caused by a major warming of the North Atlantic Ocean that occurred back in the 1990s, according to new research.
Report says glaciers in South America and Alaska melting faster than in Europe
Glaciers in Patagonia, which cover parts of Argentina and Chile, followed by those in Alaska and its coastal mountain ranges have overall been losing mass faster and for longer than glaciers in other parts of the world.
Ofwat publishes response to Pitt flood review
Ofwat has published its response to the independent review ‘Learning lessons from the 2007 floods’ conducted by Sir Michael Pitt.