The UK could face water shortages and hosepipe bans if this summer is hot and dry, despite having experienced the wettest 18 months since records…
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The perfect storm for small talk? Weather forecasters aim at long-range accuracy
The mainstay of casual conversation – the unexpected state of the weather – is under existential threat. Scientists plan to make forecasts so accurate they…
View More The perfect storm for small talk? Weather forecasters aim at long-range accuracyAs extreme weather increases, watertight insurance is a must
Consumers face the prospect of increasing home insurance costs as flooding and other extreme weather events drive up premiums. The price of home cover, where…
View More As extreme weather increases, watertight insurance is a mustRishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across England
Large swathes of England ended the week devastated by flood water as rivers reached record highs, provoking a bitter political row over funding for the…
View More Rishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across EnglandClimate crisis: 2023 was UK’s second-hottest year on record
The UK had its second-hottest year on record in 2023, according to provisional data from the Met Office, as the climate crisis continued to deliver…
View More Climate crisis: 2023 was UK’s second-hottest year on recordMore than 4,000 English flood defences ‘almost useless’, analysis finds
More than 4,000 of England’s vital flood defences are so damaged they are almost useless, including hundreds in areas battered by Storm Babet. Nearly 800…
View More More than 4,000 English flood defences ‘almost useless’, analysis findsUK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding
Potato and cereal crops are likely to have been heavily damaged by the recent devastating floods across the UK, farmers have warned. Entire fields have…
View More UK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet floodingWet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn display
After a disappointing season last year when the wrong sort of weather at the wrong time made the autumnal colours of the UK’s parks, gardens…
View More Wet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn displayStarwatch: First of August’s two supermoons this week
Look out for the full moon this week on 1 August because it is a supermoon. The moon orbits Earth in a slightly elliptical orbit,…
View More Starwatch: First of August’s two supermoons this weekRisk of hot summer in UK is more than twice normal figure, forecasters warn
Temperatures have soared above 30C for the first time this year – and meteorologists forecast the chance of Britain experiencing a hot summer is now…
View More Risk of hot summer in UK is more than twice normal figure, forecasters warn