The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on its proposals for a new £16 million flood alleviation scheme for Tadcaster. 

New research from the UK Met Office shows that extreme rainfall events could be four times as frequent by 2080 compared to the 1980s.

England had its driest February in 30 years according to the latest provisional figures from the Met Office, as meteorological winter concluded with a dry and mild month for most. 

Europe has been experiencing a severe drought for years. Across the continent, groundwater levels have been consistently low since 2018, even if extreme weather events with flooding temporarily give a different picture.

Anglian Water has finished work on a scheme to lay three new sewer pipes in Lowestoft, because existing pipes were at risk from coastal erosion on the beach at the town’s Gunton Warren Nature Reserve.

The Environment Agency is starting work next week on groundwork for flood defences in Shanklin and Yaverland, part of a wider programme to reduce risk of flooding and coastal erosion.

The Met Ofice has confirmed that human induced climate change has driven 2022 as the UK’s hottest year on record, with an average temperature of over 10°C recorded for the first time.

2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to provisional figures from the UK Met Office – and the national weather forecaster is warning that 2023 will be one of the Earth’s hottest years on record.

Scottish Water has seen the biggest spike in demand on its water network in more than a decade as its response teams battled against a surge in burst pipes caused by sub-zero temperatures and a rapid thaw over the holiday period.

Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan is calling for Natural Flood Management to be a core part of the nation’s defence against flooding and climate change.