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Work at Attingham Park taking place to prevent flooding
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (666+ words) Emilia Fahlstromova is one of the rangers working on the flood prevention schemes A National Trust site in Shropshire are working to try and slow down water, to prevent the catchment from getting flooded. Rangers and volunteers at Attingham Park,…...
Reservoir water 'helps fishing' in River Tees during dry weather
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (662+ words) Water from Hury Reservoir has been moved to other reservoirs and the River Tees Anglers say water released from a reservoir as part of a maintenance project has helped keep their river fishable while other waterways struggle in the heat....
How dry July hurt Sussex ecosystems with wildfire and low rivers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1065+ words) Rachel Paget said she had received reports of fish deaths as river levels drop Wetland habitats in Sussex are "losing wildlife" following exceptionally dry weather in July, a rivers restoration group has warned. Provisional Met Office figures for July showed…...
How has climate change reshaped drought in the West Midlands?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (832+ words) Draycote Water provides water for homes and businesses in Warwickshire It's a little on the nose for nature to give us another drought 50 years after the one we had in 1976 but here we are. It illustrates the impact of climate…...
How is dry weather affecting the countryside in the South East?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1304+ words) The south east has not received more than 1mm of rain in a day in four weeks As the south east braces itself for more hot weather, the impact of the third heatwave this year was brought into sharp focus this…...
Basingstoke Canal closes 17 Surrey locks as heatwave returns
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (509+ words) The locks in Surrey which allow the canal to rise 100ft have been closed due to low water levels A section of Basingstoke Canal has been closed after drought conditions and prolonged dry weather caused low water levels. The Brookwood and…...
Lost village revealed as drought lowers Rutland Water reservoir levels
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (704+ words) The remains of buildings, which were once part of Nether Hambleton, have been revealed The remains of a lost village that was demolished and flooded to create a reservoir have been revealed as the country continues to face drought conditions....
Concern over Anglian Water burst pipe flooding during drought
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (652+ words) Will Fenn said Anglian Water needed to fix its own leaks before asking people to save water Landowners have raised concerns about a leaking water pipe flooding while the UK is in a period of drought and hosepipe bans are…...
Why can dry ground cause flooding?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) The weather has been changing a lot across the country recently. After parts of the UK experienced the fifth heatwave of the year last week, cooler and wetter conditions have now arrived. That's brought rain where this summer hasn't seen…...
What is El Niño, and how does it affect the weather and temperatures?
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1113+ words) Indonesia was hit by extreme fires during the 2015-16 El Niño A natural weather pattern called El Niño - which could bring extreme weather to many parts of the world - has begun, US scientists say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…...