drought
Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis
Hosepipe ban survival guide: which garden plants to save and which to sacrifice
England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help
Drought recedes in Britain after a wet spring – but much of Europe is parched
Be careful what you wish for. Britain’s seesaw rainfall patterns that began last winter have continued, with an on-off pattern of dry and then wet months for many areas. In the south…Read More >
Five things you probably have wrong about rain
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. It was first published in November 2022. There’s been so much rain over the last few weeks it’s hard…Read More >
Climate change: every bit of global warming is making floods and droughts worse
You only have to recall the series of recent climate extremes – devastating monsoon floods in Pakistan, coastal and urban inundation from Hurricane Ian’s deluge, storm surges across the Caribbean…Read More >
Why the drought isn’t over even though it’s rained all week
Only a few days into autumn, and the UK has experienced some truly autumnal weather. Heavy bands of rain and thunderstorms have swept over parts of Britain, particularly in southern…Read More >
Drought: heavy rain now might be a serious problem for the UK’s parched landscape
This year, World Water Week (23 August – 1 September) focuses on Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water. This article by Rob Thompson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology at…Read More >