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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nearly 100,000 electric cars were registered in the UK in September, an all-time monthly record. BEV sales jumped 37% year on year as diesel prices hit £2 a litre, taking electric cars to 28% of the new car market. Tanya Sinclair, CEO of Electric Vehicles UK, speaks to Andrew Peach on LBC News.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
England received under half of its usual rainfall last month, the @metoffice.gov.uk declares. The country had only 45% of the long-term average, with some areas in Yorkshire having closer to 20%. It was also Britain's fourth hottest September on record. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
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Joint-fourth warmest September on record for the UK
The UK had its joint-fourth warmest September on record in a series which dates back to 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Times and Sunday Times Motor Awards 2026 are here and there's a theme. Best mid-size SUV? Electric. Best large SUV? Electric. Hot hatch, most fun car, value car, next big thing? All electric. www.thetimes.com/life-style/d...
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The best cars of 2026: from load-luggers to convertibles
This year’s winners of The Times and Sunday Times Motor Awards — by Nick Rufford, Richard Porter, Will Dron and Jeremy Clarkson
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The boss of the European Travel Commission says the industry needs to become more resilient to climate change. www.euronews.com/2026/09/29/e...
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ETC chief: 'Climate change is the biggest threat to tourism right now'
While Europe remains the world’s tourism playground, Eduardo Santander of the European Travel Commission told Euronews that the continent needs to coordinate better to tackle climate challenges and co...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"If you can choose between using a little more electricity or a little more gas this winter, choose electricity." Gas prices are up 25% since the start of the year. Electricity is lower than it was in January, at 4%. Simone Rossi, CEO of EDF, speaks on the Today programme.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
£4bn public investment planned to speed up Britain’s grid A new public body, Great British Grid, will compete with private companies to build parts of the electricity network. It aims to connect homes, businesses and projects faster. EUK chief executive Dhara Vyas speaks on the Today programme.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Crown Estate’s sea bed auctions could add £38 a year to household energy bills. Oxford economists say the auctions have made it more expensive for wind farm developers to borrow money. The study estimates this could add to household energy bills. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Crown Estate sea bed auctions could add £38 a year to energy bills
The business that manages the King’s land has put wind farm projects at risk with move away from capped fees for developers, a University of Oxford study warns
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Record diesel prices have further to go. The UK imports half the diesel it needs, leaving it exposed to a global supply shortage driven by the wars in Iran and Ukraine. The US is now considering a ban on exports. Janiv Shah, VP of Oil Markets at Rystad Energy, speaks on Times Radio Breakfast.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Global temperatures will almost certainly be the warmest on record because of the extra heat released as part of El Niño," @uniofreading.bsky.social Professor Richard Allan warns.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scientists successfully test solar panels underwater. Designed to capture the blue and green light that penetrates seawater, the panels generated power during a trial in the South China Sea. www.euronews.com/2026/09/27/c...
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Scientists generate solar power 10 metres beneath the sea
According to the researchers, perovskite-based solar panels could operate for five and a half years underwater.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“EVs have many fewer moving parts, so there’s less that can go wrong.” Electric cars are less likely to fail an MOT than petrol cars as they get older, according to analysis of almost 50 million MOT tests.Toby Poston, Chief Executive of BVRLA, spoke to Clive Bull on LBC about the study.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Heat pump installations hit a record high in August. More than 3,000 grants were issued under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, up 40% on the same month last year, narrowly surpassing the previous record set in October 2025. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536262...
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'Moving into the mainstream': Record number of heat pump grants issued in August
Last month saw highest ever number of discount vouchers issued in a single month since the Boiler Upgrade Scheme began in 2022
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Southern Water has been fined £2.4 million for pumping sewage into Kent waterways. Dozens of fish and eels were killed. Beaches were closed. Diesel leaked into the sea during the summer holidays. It is the company's second multi-million-pound fine in months. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Water firm fined over pollution that killed dozens of fish and eels
The water firm says the pollution happened during ‘extremely heavy rainfall which overwhelmed our network’
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Only a third of the world's rivers were at normal levels last year. Rivers were on average among their driest in decades, with the amount of freshwater held on or under the ground 42 per cent lower than normal. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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River flows were among driest in decades in 2025, World Meteorological Organization says
Rivers worldwide experienced one of their driest years in decades in 2025, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday, ​reflecting declining water storage across the Earth's surface and ​r...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hottest summer on record has caused "lasting damage" to Britain's roads, the RAC says. 🚧
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Diesel is approaching £2 a litre at nearly 300 petrol stations across the UK. The RAC warns the all-time average price record of 199p could be broken within a week. Analysts say prices could hit £2.30 by Christmas if the Iran war continues to disrupt global supply. www.thesun.co.uk/money/404089...
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Almost 300 petrol stations charge £2 a litre for diesel - how to find cheap fuel
DRIVERSS are facing a fresh nightmare at the pumps as nearly 300 petrol stations push the price of diesel to £2 a litre or more. New figures from the government’s fuel finder tool reveal 284 …
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Britain has a bumper butterfly year, but experts warn the hot weather and drought this summer will affect next year's numbers. 🦋 A lack of vegetation will have starved young caterpillars and could cause a population crash of the indicator species.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Advertising for oil and gas companies hit record high Clean Creatives found 802 agencies held over 1,300 contracts with fossil fuel companies in 2025-26. 378 of the contracts are held by agencies in countries that experienced record heatwaves this summer. www.desmog.com/2026/09/17/a...
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Advertising Contracts with Big Oil Hit Record High as Profits Soar from War in Iran
Campaigners say advertising and PR agencies are “nowhere close” to giving up their oil and gas clients.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heathrow third runway should be stopped unless the government can credibly guarantee aviation emissions will be cut to zero by 2050, Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today MPs will debate a petition of more than 200,000 signatures on holding a referendum to nationalise the water industry. "Every year since privatisation has been a year of evidence to show the industry has become a simple cash extraction tool," water campaigner @ashsmith43.bsky.social says.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel again on Wednesday, and is still hovering around the totemic figure, as the US-Iran conflict intensifies. It comes as the @ofgem.gov.uk energy price cap is already due to increase by 3.6 per cent at the start of October. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
The price of oil jumps to $105 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A major National Audit Office report finds delays in grid upgrades risk even higher consumer bills. "At the moment we are incentivising people not to use electricity," despite government policy which aims to achieve mass electrification, Electrify Britain CEO Camilla Born says.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Not all tipping points are negative, as global economies rapidly adopt clean energy, The Telegraph explains today. "The biggest story in the world isn’t just that the climate is in crisis. It is that the response is also moving rapidly," Jason Knauf writes. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Major travel firms fined for promoting "Eco Resorts" without providing clear evidence of what environmental claims were based on. www.dailymail.com/travel/artic...
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Eco-friendly holiday claims under fire as watchdog cracks down on ads
The Advertising Standards Authority called out both Thomas Cook and Love Holidays for breaking the rules.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The world's first solar ambulance has taken to the road Developed by students in the Netherlands, Stella Juva runs on solar power stored in a 50kWh battery and brings healthcare to remote communities. A test in Kenya provided care for 200 people in two days. www.euronews.com/2026/09/07/i...
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A sun-powered siren: Inside the world’s first solar ambulance
Solar ambulance Stella Juva could transform access to healthcare in regions that lack reliable infrastructure, electricity and fuel.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Up to 4,000 jobs are now at risk at Jaguar Land Rover Tariffs, falling sales, a £1.9bn cyber attack, and a failure to capitalise on the EV transition as oil prices and demand for electric vehicles rise. Ian Robertson, former executive at Land Rover and BMW, explains on how JLR got here.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Europe's Summer was a warning to prepare for future bouts of extreme heat, after the continent experienced its worst heatwave on record in June, but experts say policymakers have still not adapted to the new normal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Europe’s Summer Felt Like a Gamechanger. Will Next Year Be Any Different?
This summer, Europe’s weather has triggered widespread consternation and worry. Weeks without rain, record-breaking temperatures, failed harvests, widespread fires and thousands of heat-related deaths...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"We should have air conditioning in all old people's homes," Professor Mark Maslin tells @bbclondon.bsky.social, after provisional figures show more than 3,000 people died in the UK due to the exceptional heat this summer.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
EVs retaining between 87% to 94% of original battery capacity after 150,000km. www.ft.com/content/366b...
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EV batteries last longer than drivers feared
Study suggests most used vehicles can retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000km
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Illegal dry weather sewage discharges into rivers and seas by water companies have soared in 2026, according to freedom of information requests submitted by Environment Agency whistleblower, Rob Forrester.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trees brittle from summer heat could fall during hurricane-like El Niño winds. inews.co.uk/news/el-nino...
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How El Niño could impact your garden and what you can do to prepare
After a hot and dry summer, stormy weather could bring down trees and cause flooding
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The least polluting countries are paying the price of climate change." Nepali climate delegate Manjeet Dhakal (a representative of the Least Developed Countries group at the UNFCCC) speaks to BBC Radio 4.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Solar has overtaken coal in China China now has 1,288GW of solar installed capacity, against coal's 1,285GW, a landmark moment for the world's biggest emitter. This is the first time coal's share dropped below 50% in electricity generation in China. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity
Solar farms overtook coal plants in July to become ​China's top source of installed power ‌capacity, state-run media reported on Tuesday, although solar still lags well behind coal in terms of ​power ...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Fears of further flooding in Nepal as dammed lake overflows. This was a live possibility after the collapsing glacier created unstable glacial lakes, Dr James Kirkham, leading glaciologist, who previously lived in the area, tells @lbc.co.uk.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you can't stand the heat, electrify the kitchen. Chefs are finding that if they switch from gas to induction hobs, they can drop ambient temperatures, cut energy bills by thousands, and save on cleaning times, all without compromising cooking quality. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The catastrophe in Nepal created "one of the largest rock avalanches ever documented," leading glaciologist Dr James Kirkham, who previously lived in the area, says.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Change is brewing at one of Britain's biggest beer producers, as Heineken UK move4s to heat pumps, reducing natural gas use by nearly half. Cheers to electrification! 🍻 www.emeoutlookmag.com/sustainabili...
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How Heineken UK is Using Heat Pumps to Slash Brewery Gas Use by 45% - EME Outlook Magazine
Heineken UK is installing a GEA low-carbon heat network at its Manchester brewery, using heat recovery and industrial heat pumps to reduce reliance on natural gas and support its production decarbonis...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Plug-in solar becomes legal in the UK today In Germany, over a million units are already registered; the technology took off as the Ukraine war sent gas prices soaring, with kits appearing in supermarket aisles. Craig Morris, CEO of Germany's plug-in solar trade association, speaks to LBC News.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Heat pump uptake surges by 81% in heating oil homes. The £9,000 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant has seen 8,150 households apply to install a heat pump as people opt for cheaper energy bills with clean heat technology. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Record number of heating oil households apply for a heat pump
Thousands of households on heating oil have applied for a heat pump, taking advantage of the £9,000 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
France's drought is changing the taste of its most famous cheese Emergency exemptions have been granted to the strict rules governing Comté, Beaufort and Abondance, allowing cows to eat grass from outside their designated regions as pastures run dry. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"We’re just mistreating Mother Nature - that’s like being ugly to your mama." Dolly Parton wasn't just a singer. She was a philanthropist and wildlife conservationist who had a big part to play in saving the American bald eagle. ourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.com/p/dolly-part...
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Dolly Parton, Bald Eagles, and Butterflies
“My hope for the environment, for all things living and all things good, just nature in general, is that we should pay more attention to how we’re treating our mountains, how we’re treating our world”
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“This scale of AI infrastructure is not inevitable. We need to stop and rethink.” With 73GW of data-centre demand contracted, more than the country’s peak winter electricity demand is in the pipeline to connect to the grid. Some planned sites approach the size of villages. @aprscotland.bsky.social
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Gas prices to increase by 8% in October as electricity prices fall. The growing gap between the two offers the opportunity for a cheaper transition to heat pumps, freeing us from volatile international gas prices, Ofgem director general Neil Kenwards tells the BBC Today programme.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"This is a public health crisis caused by water company mismanagement and greed." Nearly half of England and Wales's bathing spots have had sewage alerts this summer. Surfers Against Sewage has recorded 764 warnings at 244 beaches, rivers and lakes since May. inews.co.uk/news/bathing...
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Nearly half of England and Wales bathing spots have sewage alerts
Over 700 individual sewage alerts have been recorded at beaches, rivers and lakes used for swimming in England and Wales this summer
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Is a borehole the new celebrity must-have? Explaining the consumer stampede for bore holes as drought affects 45 million in England, Michael Bushby from the Well Drillers Association talks to Times Radio.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Only fifteen percent of teachers said they had air conditioning this summer despite soaring temperatures, a @teachertapp.bsky.social survey found. The government's Climate Change Committee has called for investment in infrastructure and air conditioning to help students in less-adapted schools.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
UK transport is buckling under the effects of climate change says @sophievipond.bsky.social , from the Climate Change Committee. Talking on the BBC Today Programme, Sophie warned that the country needs to think long-term, investing in "drainage, slope stabilization, and flood defenses."
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"In 1877, an El Niño killed 50 million people through crop failure. The world is far more interconnected now." Professor Hayley Fowler warns of climate whiplash as the drought outside your window could be followed by devastating floods. This El Niño is forecast to be the strongest in living memory.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Every department of government needs to be preparing for the risks of El Niño." The Met Office warns the developing event could be the strongest in living memory, making 2027 likely the hottest year on record. Emma Howard Boyd on Today about how schools, hospitals and care homes need to prepare.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Thames Water says hosepipe bans could last until the end of the year "A few showers will not be enough" to mitigate drought conditions, the water supplier says. Earlier this week, the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thunder and heavy rainfall. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...
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