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Kathryn Brown

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Director of Science, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology UKCEH

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Long-term data from UKCEH reveal that Windermere has warmed by 1.5°C in the past 80 years. Find out more as TV presenter Helen Skelton joins our scientists on the lake to see this work in action: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/worryi... 🧪
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Worrying warming trend at Windermere over past 80 years
Long-term monitoring data collected by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) show that surface temperatures in Windermere, the largest lake in England, have warmed by 1.5 degrees in the last 8...
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Beautiful bluebells near home including the odd whitebell popping up in places.
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New UKCEH-led study warns of closing 20-year window in which decisions on climate & land use will determine fate of 200+ species of native #birds, #butterflies & #plants across Britain. But sustainable climate & land policies would save many of the species. www.ceh.ac.uk/press/we-hav... 🧪 1/
Infographic explaining species numbers that could be lost under high climate change and intensifying land use
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
New high‑resolution soil maps for Great Britain are here. Built through AgZero+, they offer finer detail, consistent coverage and easier updates as conditions change. Will support tools like E‑Planner, help farmers benchmark soil health & improve habitat mapping. www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
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New high-resolution soil maps will support on-farm decision-making
A new set of high-resolution soil and landscape maps for Great Britain have been developed, to support online tools used by farmers and land managers, and future research across environmental science.
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
1/ 📻UKCEH Director of Science @kathryn-brown.bsky.social discussed climate change mitigation in @crick.ac.uk's More Questions of Science podcast hosted by Prof Brian Cox. Kathryn recently joined us from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social. Listen here: f.mtr.cool/ugdajrtdxr 1/
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Decarbonising flying, cleaning up AI and the personal cost of climate change | A Question of Science
Professor Brian Cox takes a deeper dive into the science of global warming and how society should adapt, with two experts returning to answer more of your questions.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I had no idea that butterflies can shout! Turn the sound up to hear this hibernating Peacock in my shed telling me off for approaching - after a quick recording I bid a hasty retreat to let it go back to sleep until the spring #nature
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 18/12/2025
Plausible worst-case climate futures and extreme events for the UK Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
For everyone in the Reading area.. can you help to find a lost space bear! 🧪🌎🛰📡 @bbowt.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Search for missing Walhampton School teddy bear after space flight
The school uniform-wearing bear was attached to a weather balloon and launched from the New Forest.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I'm delighted that I'll be joining @ukceh.bsky.social in February as their new Science Director! 🧪🌎🌳💦🦔 www.ceh.ac.uk/press/ukceh-...
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UKCEH appoints new science director
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is pleased to announce Kathryn Brown OBE as its new science director, strengthening its leadership team as it continues to deliver science-based solutions...
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 23/10/2025
Might you want to be a volunteer rainfall observer and contribute to the ongoing monitoring of UK climate? www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/2020/wanted-...
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WANTED: rainfall observers | Climate Lab Book
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16/10/2025
NEW – Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024 | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/AQ99WCO
Palisades resident evacuate the area during the Palisades Fire on 7 January 2025. Credit: Kit Karzen / Alamy Stock Photo
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 15/10/2025
NEW EPISODE: Will we survive climate change? Join our expert panellists as they answer your questions about curbing rising global temperatures and what life could be like in a warmer world. Listen on your favourite podcast platform: www.lnk.to/AQOSClimateBB
Panel of speakers with the title ‘Can We Survive Climate Change?’ from BBC Studios and The Francis Crick Institute.
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Laurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The third episode of @overshootpod.bsky.social is out now! We meet the pensioner who looked into her pension fund's due diligence on climate change What she found was shocking... Featuring @carbontracker.bsky.social @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and more Listen now👇 www.overshootpod.com
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Overshoot podcast – a world beyond 1.5C
The world missed its goal for tackling climate change. What happens next? In this four-part documentary series, we explore the huge challenges that come from 1.5°C overshoot. We meet the people with ...
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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 09/10/2025
September 2025 was the third warmest on record Persistently high land and sea surface temperatures reflect the continuing influence of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere 🌍⚒️🧪🌊 For more: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-t...
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The face of leadership. RIP Jane Goodall - thanks for everything. Image by Erik Tanner/ Contour Getty Images
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 01/10/2025
"Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor for the very thing that affects them the most." BBC News - Pope Leo condemns climate change critics www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Our new #adaptation report, Resilient Nature is out today! 2024 and 2025 have been chaotic; but we are taking action, restoring habitats and protecting species across the UK. And the public are noticing too; 48% are now adapting, 60% reducing emissions. 🧪🌍🔧🌳 www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-rep...
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New report shows UK nature bearing brunt of chaotic climate | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts warn: Government is shockingly underprepared
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Lunar eclipse in the UK tonight 🧪🌖
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 07/09/2025
🦫 Beavers as ecosystem engineers A 54-year study shows that beavers reshape boreal landscapes, boosting habitat quality and connectivity nearly tenfold. Their ponds and floods support lasting biodiversity gains. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #SciComm #Beavers 🧪
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Immediate facilitation and engineering legacy of beavers: 54 years of patch dynamics in a boreal landscape
Beavers are powerful ecosystem engineers that transform terrestrial areas into aquatic systems. Beaver-induced disturbances create a dynamic mosaic of…
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Swallows are incredible creatures. It's been a joy to watch the babies emerging this summer. The changing day length and reduced food supplies will trigger migration soon, though some individuals have been seen overwintering in the UK in recent years with warmer winters 🧪🐦☀️🪳🐝
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This is exactly the sort of science we need right now for our #adaptation planning. Short-term extremes and worst case scenarios 🧪🌍 www.newscientist.com/article/2491...
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Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks across Europe
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 28/08/2025
🍂 Have you noticed leaves already starting to fall or berries ripening early? As we come to the end of one of the UK's warmest summers on record, the country is experiencing what experts call a ‘false autumn’. Find out about this phenomenon and why it's been happening 👇
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False autumn: Why leaves are falling before summer officially ends?
As the UK looks back on one of its warmest summers on record, many have noticed a surprising change in the landscape.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The wildfires in southern Europe are off the scale, burning an area the size of Cyprus. This affects all of us; the CO2 from those fires is now in the air, and 1 million hectares of vegetation that was storing carbon has been decimated.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 23/08/2025
Tony Bartelme’s goal in "Rising Waters" is to make the invisible snakes of climate change visible and “wake up … our noggins” before we get bitten.
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The Invisible Snakes of Climate Change
Tony Bartelme’s new book shows how great storytelling can wake people up.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
A bit of joy on Friday, among the many felled ash trees across England is this one outside my house. But it's still alive! And producing new healthy shoots. #nature #adapt #forestfriday #ashdieback
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 15/05/2025
New film 'Systems Update: rebooting our future' With: Danise Baden Alice Bell @richardabetts.bsky.social Manda Brookman Kathryn Brown Dylan Hamilton @jasonhickel.bsky.social Farhana Jamin @laurielaybourn.bsky.social Col McCail Leo Murray Dylan Plummer Max Wakefield www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub5I...
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System Update | Rebooting Our Future
YouTube video by Global Documentary
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Really interesting research from @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social on actual public opinion of net zero policies vs perceived public opinion 🧪
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details 
https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-average-record-wildfire-emissions-just-one-week
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
This week I spoke to BBC news about how wildlife is reacting to the hot, dry summer. The big worry for me is that this is just a point we are passing through on the way to much more extreme climate change. #nature #science #climate 🧪🌍 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Alongside the heatwave, are we seeing an early autumn in the UK?
Has autumn come sooner than expected to the UK - and does it even matter if it has?
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
For #FlyDay, I think I've managed to find a baby firecrest on my morning walk - only the second time in my life I've seen them if so. Hopefully @rspb.bsky.social can help me with a positive ID!
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 14/08/2025
Ratty, the charming water vole from Wind in the Willows, has been in deep trouble for decades. But now, thanks to UK wildlife trusts, this riverside resident is making a hopeful comeback. Kate Moore reports
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Endangered – the remarkable water vole is making a comeback
Predation, pollution, climate change and habitat loss made Kenneth Grahame's Ratty one of the UK's most endangered species. But wildlife trusts are on the case
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
All our reserves are (I hope) covered in these at the moment. Please help to stop wildfires; no fire or litter anywhere outside including BBQs, pick up litter esp glass. Don't smoke. If you see any fire/smoke no matter how small, call emergency services immediately. #adapt #nature #wildfire
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This is so exciting. Very proud of my husband Dr Andrew Brown, who is an air quality scientist but has teamed up zoologists in the UK and Canada to undertake this important work. #interdisciplinary 🧪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA
Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA
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The Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
As temperatures soar, it’s time to close the green space gap: While urban greening can help mitigate extreme heat, such spaces are not distributed equitably It has been a summer of heatwaves in western Europe, with record highs of 46C (115F) in Spain and Portugal. An estimated 2,300 peopl...
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As temperatures soar, it’s time to close the green space gap
As temperatures soar, it’s time to close the green space gap: While urban greening can help mitigate extreme heat, such spaces are not distributed equitably It has been a summer of heatwaves in western Europe, with record highs of 46C (115F) in Spain and Portugal. An estimated 2,300 peopl...
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The US National Climate Assessment has been deleted. One of the things it spells out in detail is how climate change is driving increased wildfire risk. Wildfires destroy nature, emit vast quantities of carbon, and are not well accounted for in models. Increasing resilience is a priority for us.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
We spoke to the BBC about what is going on with our UK insects this year. You can help by staying chemical free, leaving water, food plants and shelter for insects, and taking part in surveys. BBC News - Insect boom for UK after warmest, sunniest spring on record www.bbc.com/news/article...
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How have UK insects been affected by 2025's hot, sunny weather?
How have spring and early summer's dry, warm and sunny conditions affected insects?
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24/07/2025
We knew we were onto something with our logo. . . Wiltshire Wildlife Trust have created E-shaped butterfly banks on their Coombe Bisset reserve to give the insects a space to both warm up and cool down during heatwaves.
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New Butterfly Banks Take Flight at Coombe Bissett Down | Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Last summer as part of a wider butterfly bank project in the UK, we added 4 new E-shaped banks into the landscape at Coombe Bissett Down.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
👀 BBC News - Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Well done Environment Agency 👍🏼 This is one of very few translocations that are currently permitted in England. We'd like greater flexibility in response to extreme weather to save wildlife. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Berkshire trout released downstream due to dry weather
The Environment Agency relocates brown trout from a section of the River Lambourn.
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The Environment Agency has published a statement highlighting its strong support for nature-based solutions: www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Nature-based solutions: Environment Agency position statement
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
A cracking event in Parliament on adaptation from Green Alliance, thank you @shaunspiers1.bsky.social and team. Looking forward to reading this cover to cover. green-alliance.org.uk/publication/...
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Adapt to thrive: preparing the UK for climate change » Green Alliance
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
State of UK climate from the @metoffice.gov.uk shows that summer temperature extremes are changing twice as fast as average temperatures, winters are getting wetter, sea level rise is accelerating, and wildlife is being impacted across the whole country. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/state-u...
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State of UK Climate Report finds weather extremes now the norm in the UK | The Wildlife Trusts
New report released today makes for stark reading. Ambitious action must be taken to tackle the dual nature and climate crisis
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11/07/2025
Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk: and we know, without a shadow of a doubt, climate change is making it worse. To build resilience, we need more data, more expertise, more preparation, more communication to keep people safe—NOT LESS! More from me:
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What the Floods in Texas Tell Us About Climate Change
“Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk," writes Katharine Hayhoe.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
As we head into the 3rd heatwave of the summer, *please* take just 2 moments to sign this petition calling on government to help our communities adapt & prepare for the impacts of #climate change. We are not safe — we need to be #SAFER @climatemajority.bsky.social
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Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
What is the hydrological outlook for the UK in the weeks and months ahead? Steve Turner talks us through the likely situation for river flows and groundwater levels. See the full outlook: hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook 🧵🧪 1/ #WaterResources @steveturner.bsky.social
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
bar chart showing deaths associate with extreme heat with and without climate change in 12 European cities
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This is a very good 'this is not siloed #mitigation or #adaptation it's #climateaction' piece on extreme heat from @hannahrmartin.bsky.social. She focuses on how #nature can help us to survive heatwaves. @dougparr.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK's cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin
While we work towards net zero, we also need to adapt. And we can pay for cooling measures like splash pads and trees by taxing the worst polluters, says green campaigner Hannah Martin
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Wonderful day at @newcastleuni.bsky.social talking to loads of departments about research we can do together on nature recovery. Also lovely to see @richdawson.bsky.social and admire his SuDS and swales! 🧪 #adaptation #nature #science
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Priestley Centre for Climate Futures @priestleycentre.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
⚠️ With much of the UK experiencing near-record June temperatures how prepared are we to deal with the heat? ☀️ 🎧 Listen to our latest episode which explores this issue with @jrbarrett.bsky.social, @kathryn-brown.bsky.social and Suraje Dessai www.podbean.com/eas/pb-uemfz...
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
This is very good to hear. I've got four ash saplings coming up in the garden, protected from deer, and I'm crossing my fingers for them. 🧪 #nature #science #adaptation BBC News - Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease.
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