United Utilities message to anyone who may be experiencing flooding at this difficult time and raising awareness of what should be flushed down your loo.
The UK has rainfall records dating back 200 years or so, but the vast majority of these are in handwritten form and can't easily be used to analyse past periods of flooding and drought. The Rainfall Rescue Project is seeking volunteers to transfer all the data into online spreadsheets.
As part of the £5million project, more than half a million trees will be planted to reduce flooding, improve air quality and remove 100,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.
The park in West Gorton will reduce the future effects of climate change by soaking up excess rainwater.
Positive news for some eligible north west communities, the Government has announced thousands of pounds of support including grants, council tax relief and business rate relief for people and businesses in areas affected by flooding.
The latest supercomputing technology will unleash the full potential of weather and climate data for the UK.
Plans for the next phase of the £46m Rochdale and Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme to reduce flooding in two high risk areas have now been submitted to the Local Planning Authority.
On the 22nd January 2020, an ambitious new online resource was launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to help ensure better environmental decision-making by valuing our ‘natural capital’.
The Environment Agency have launched a survey to support research into groundwater flood management.
Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, and Natural England outline a shared vision to use nature-based solutions to tackle the climate emergency.
During their Flood Action Week (20th January – 26th January 2020) the Environment Agency launched a campaign to highlight the impact flood damage has on mental health, advising people on the importance of signing up to flood alerts.
On Friday, Universities Minister Chris Skidmore officially opened the UK’s largest testbed for sustainable drainage systems.
The Environment Agency has updated its long term flood risk information using feedback from users of the service.
A draft pro-forma on sustainable drainage systems is bring presented for consultation and feedback.
Work has begun on a multi-million pound project to build new defences along the banks of the River Lune to prevent large scale flooding similar to that seen during Storm Desmond in 2015.
The public consultation on the draft North West Marine Plan opened on the 14th January 2020 and will run for 12 weeks until the 6th April 2020 when it will close.
The Environment Agency are running a Flood Action Week from 20th - 26th January to help people know what action to take in a flood.
A scientific trial to release beavers into an enclosure in Cumbria gets the go-ahead.
A monstrous fatberg weighing the same as three elephants has been found under Strangeways.
The Environment Agency are running a consultation until the 24th April 2020 for members of the public to have their say on the challenges that our waters face and the choices and changes we all need to make to help tackle those challenges.
Come and help Cumbria Rivers Trust with some maintenance and planting on an area of restored peatland with the RSPB.
Help Cumbria Wildlife Trust undertake a peatland survey on this area of land above Thirlmere reservoir.
Help Cumbria Wildlife Trust restore eroded peatland on this conservation day. They'll be transplanting clumps of bog mosses and other plants.
Join Cheshire Wildlife Trust for a guided walk with the chance to see in-channel natural flood management works.
Join West Cumbria Rivers Trust in removing old tree guards from trees.
A two-day workshop funded through the Data Science Institute at Lancaster University.
Help Cumbria Wildlife Trust restore eroded peatland on this conservation day. They'll be transplanting clumps of bog mosses and other plants.
Come and help Cumbria Rivers Trust create some wetland habitat on this conservation day near Newby Bridge
Join West Cumbria Rivers Trust in blocking ditches, creating wet woodland and reducing silt movement.
To celebrate World Habitat Day, join Lancashire Wildlife Trust in erecting fencing and planting Marram grass on the sand dunes at North Beach, St Anne's to create sand dunes.
Flood & Coast is a unique three-day event bringing together a diverse range of people to advance the global debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in a changing climate.
Flood & Coast is a unique three-day event bringing together a diverse range of people to advance the global debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in a changing climate.
Flood & Coast is a unique three-day event bringing together a diverse range of people to advance the global debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in a changing climate.
