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What is drought? 

What is drought? 

Over the past 50 years, England has suffered lots of droughts - some of the more notable ones include 1975-76, 1989-92, 1995-96, 2004-06, 2011-12 and recently 2018, 2022 and 2025. But what does this mean, how does the Environment Agency …

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Speaking out in the workplace: National Menopause Day

Posted by: Bernice Allport, Posted on: 18 October 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized

As today (18 October) is World Menopause Day, it is worth thinking about an issue that affects 3.5 million women in the UK workplace who are aged 50 and over. At the Environment Agency, 44% of the staff are women, and …

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Coming out in the workplace - National coming out day 2017

Posted by: Mark Sitton-Kent, Posted on: 11 October 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized

I am a great believer in being yourself, life is so much simpler when you are. It starts with knowing who you are and being happy with that. But it can be tricky at times and can be even harder …

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Championing mental health and wellbeing

Posted by: Andy Croxford, Posted on: 10 October 2017 - Categories: Other areas of our work

The statistics tell us that 1 in 4 people will suffer from a mental health concern in any given year, so it’s an important issue for employers and individuals. And as today’s World Mental Health Day, it’s a chance for …

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Celebrating our Chalk Streams on World Rivers Day

Posted by: TomPerry, Posted on: 22 September 2017 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Water
A healthy chalk stream

Rivers are often taken for granted, but they have been crucial for our development. Industry, agriculture, transport and society have been shaped by (and shaped) our rivers. World Rivers Day on 24 September allows us a chance to appreciate our …

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Meet the Environment Agency angler: Nigel Hewlett

Posted by: Nigel Hewlett, Posted on: 7 September 2017 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

On a recent holiday in France, a German chap asked me why I fished.  At the time I was fishing the river Lot below a limestone cliff, crested with oak trees and alive with swifts. The sun was sinking and …

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A tale as old as time...the beauty of the beach

Posted by: Tom Gallagher, Posted on: 21 August 2017 - Categories: Water

    We've got to work together to have any chance of protecting our seas. Of course Southern Water has a massive part to play and we've invested millions of pounds to reduce our impact on bathing water quality. But …

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Good flood forecasting requires great collaboration

Posted by: Crystal Moore, Posted on: 15 August 2017 - Categories: Flood

The ultimate job of the Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC), is to help people stay safe when it floods. We do this by forecasting - as many days ahead as we can - where will flood, when it will flood and …

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The Netherlands and why partnership matters in flood risk management

Posted by: Emma Howard Boyd, Posted on: 7 August 2017 - Categories: Flood

Flooding is an international issue. In the last month, there have been flash floods in Coverack, Cornwall and in Paris 27 days of rain fell in one night. In Japan, nearly 400,000 people were evacuated following torrential rain and in …

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Ten years on from the summer floods of 2007

Posted by: Emma Howard Boyd, Posted on: 31 July 2017 - Categories: Flood

Last week, the Met Office published a report saying there is a 1 in 3 chance of a new rainfall record somewhere in England and Wales every winter. This warning comes nearly a decade after Sir Michael Pitt said that …

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Tackling waste crime together

Posted by: Harvey Bradshaw, Posted on: 28 July 2017 - Categories: Waste

The mention of a new partnership may not get your pulse racing, but teaming up with various groups across the country, has led to some of our biggest successes. Take our work on creating and maintaining flood defence schemes, for …

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