Extreme heat, excessive rainfall, ongoing droughts — these conditions are now considered the new normal, according to the latest State of the UK Climate report from the UK Met Office. The report highlights several alarming trends, including warming at the rate of 0.25°C per decade in the UK. The past three consecutive years have ranked […]
Solar farms and rooftops in the United Kingdom generated a record 42 percent more electricity from January through May 2025 than during the same period in 2024, according to a new analysis by Carbon Brief. The UK also just had its sunniest spring since record keeping began in 1910, the Met Office said. Data from […]
The United Kingdom has recorded its warmest spring since records began in 1884, prompting warnings for needed action on climate change. The season was also the sunniest on record overall for the UK, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recording their sunniest springs, and England experiencing its second sunniest since record keeping began in 1910, […]
Testing of English and Welsh rivers by volunteers from angling groups has revealed that 34 percent of freshwater sites tested breach the upper limit of phosphate levels. The anglers are using the data they collected to push for change in the treatment of rivers, but, according to environmental consultancy the Angling Trust, in collaboration with […]
Extremely low river levels in the UK recently have experts concerned about an impending drought. The UK is also experiencing its driest spring since 1961, as BBC News reported. According to data from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), the UK received just 43% of the average rainfall in March, and some rivers […]
After successfully reintroducing beavers back into the wild in England, a new project is looking to bring European elk back to the UK. The elk previously went extinct in the UK 3,000 years ago. Rewilding Britain is awarding grants through its Rewilding Innovation Fund for a joint project by the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trusts […]
The British government has announced the creation of a new National Nature Reserve — the 3,148-acre Bradford Pennine Gateway — to protect the wildlife and the sweeping landscapes that inspired the Brontë sisters. Authors of such classics as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë grew up in Haworth Parsonage on the […]
Nearly all newly constructed homes in the United Kingdom will be required to install rooftop solar panels under the Labour Government’s new net-zero plans. The solar panels will need to be fitted on most new homes within two years of the start of construction, reported The Guardian. “We have always been clear that we want […]
A new report from the United Kingdom’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has found that the country is unprepared for future climate change impacts like heat waves, drought, floods and wildfires. The report cites an extreme lack of progress made since its last assessment in 2023. “The increasing impacts of climate change are clear, both globally […]
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