2+ week, 6+ day ago   (407+ words) Rivers in Devon and Cornwall have dropped to "exceptionally low" levels in places, after the prolonged hot, dry weather, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. At Trews Weir on the Exe in Exeter, Atlantic salmon are struggling to migrate upstream…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (606+ words) Much of England has faced drought conditions during a summer marked by repeated heatwaves, but the North East has been spared water scarcity despite experiencing what the Environment Agency dubs "prolonged dry weather". One of the, quite literally, biggest reasons…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (343+ words) A drought order on the River Severn could soon affect communities in Shropshire, as regulators warn that record‑breaking dry weather is pushing the river system to its limits. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has applied to the Welsh Government for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (918+ words) At the Met Office headquarters, the screens in one corner of the control centre are focussed on close up imagery of the Sun. It is here that a space weather prediction team, one of only a small number worldwide, operates…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (392+ words) Residents say it is "madness" that a leaking pipe near their homes is wasting thousands of litres of water a day, while the West is in drought. They claim the pipe, which supplies the building where they live on Copse…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (432+ words) London is still experiencing drought conditions and, despite recent rain, much of the capital's ground will take time to recover after weeks of record-breaking dry weather. About 80% of London sits on clay, which extends to depths of more than 100m (328ft) in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1387+ words) A rare but powerful combination of an immense Pacific Ocean heatwave and a "super El Niño" are set to have profound effects on US weather and marine life this autumn. Here are five changes to expect. In the north-east Pacific…...