There has been a lot of coverage in the UK media during the last three months on “the dry winter”, “the drought”, “the dry spell”, “the mini heat wave” and “the unseasonal balm”. Below is a round-up of some of these features… MAYRead more
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Don’t forget about drought
With the 40th anniversary of the notorious (or glorious?) summer of 1976 UK drought looming, Climate Outreach is about halfway through a major four year partnership with a cluster of UK universities led by Prof Lindsey McEwen at UWE,Read more
Drought and ecosystem services
Drought is both an environmental pressure, and a consequence of human pressures on the environment. ‘Meteorological drought’ refers to duration without precipitation, relative to local climate, and contributes significantly water shortage. However, human pressures on the landscape – urban developmentRead more
Drought, climate change and flooding on Google Trends
Where in the UK are the majority of people searching online for information about drought, climate change and flooding? We conducted a small study of trends in Internet search terms over the past 10 years to highlight patterns and relationshipsRead more