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Why the drought isn’t over even though it’s rained all week

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22 September 20227 February 2023

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 >

Why the drought isn’t over even though it’s rained all week

Drought: heavy rain now might be a serious problem for the UK’s parched landscape

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24 August 20227 February 2023

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 >

Drought: heavy rain now might be a serious problem for the UK’s parched landscape

Reading tops rainfall charts: But how does downpour compare historically?

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19 July 2017

By Dr Rob Thompson, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Last night Reading experienced an immense thunderstorm, like something I’d previously only experienced in the tropics. Driving conditions were horrendous,…Read More >

Record-breaking year when drought became flood

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3 January 201316 November 2021

The Met Office confirmed this morning that 2012 was the wettest year on record for England, and the second wettest ever for the UK as a whole. Dr Roger Brugge,…Read More >

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