Whatever global action is taken on climate change, there will still be more wildfires across the world in future due to the warming that has already happened. However, large-scale reductions in ...

Alice met with Andy Elliott, Wildfire Tactical Adviser from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

LicheN is a new mobile app developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) that uses lichens to measure the effects of atmospheric nitrogen pollution.

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

UKCEH has a long history of carrying out research on freshwater lakes - so we're delighted to see the UN mark their importance with the first ever World Lake Day on 27 August! This highlights the ...

Following the driest spring in England for 132 years, the Met Office forecasts for the coming months are uncertain. Hydrological ‘hindcasts’ exploring how weather conditions could have developed in ...

Review of Water Framework Directive points to increased diversity of invertebrates, fish, plants, algae Cunliffe report urges Government to consider scientists’ proposals including a biodiversity ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is proud to announce its new science framework, marking a major milestone in its evolution. Following an extensive restructure and strategic recruitment ...

We are pleased to announce that the Reference Observatory of Basins for International hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN) dataset is now available. This contains publicly available daily ...

Hardly a month goes by without a heatwave occurring somewhere on our planet: January? Australia. February? Brazil. March? Central Asia. And so on. These prolonged periods of intense heat stress are ...

UKCEH scientists are part of the new Lake District Charr Recovery & Management project (LD-CHARM) which is gathering evidence to protect and restore Arctic charr populations in Windermere and other ...