What is the situation in England? The National Drought Group met today (15 July) and a drought was declared in the West and East Midlands. The region joins the north-west and Yorkshire which officially declared drought last month. Dry weather …
Mike Still, Managing Director, Client Service at Marsh, Chairman of Business in the Community’s Business Emergency Resilience Group and The Prince’s Business Ambassador to Scotland, writes in time for winter about a business led-approach that might just help a business …
In this blog, flood risk management engineer Rebecca Sharpe writes about why her role is rewarding and says girls and boys should be encouraged to get into engineering. I am a flood risk management engineer, working in Asset Performance. I’m …
My name’s Andrew Usborne, I'm the project manager for the Ipswich Flood Defence scheme, a multi million pound flood project to upgrade Ipswich’s flood defences. Ipswich is one of the oldest towns in England. Dating back to the seventh century, …
It’s almost a year since we announced a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme to provide better protection for more than 300,000 properties around the country. In that time, we’ve made great progress. The financial security that £370 million a …
Perhaps the hills aren't alive with the Sound of Music, but they are buzzing with sondes. Sondes are devices that enable us to test the temperature, oxygen levels, and 'cloudiness' (turbidity) of water, giving us vital information on its quality. …
This is my last blog post as Chief Executive of the Environment Agency. It has been a great privilege to lead such a capable and committed organisation working to protect and improve the environment for people and wildlife. I am …
For the last five years I have had the enviable job of helping to protect our bathing waters in the beautiful northern reaches of North Yorkshire. There are not many better days than a sunny day out and about visiting …
You may have heard about the potential impact of so-called ‘super tides’ which are due from Saturday 26 September to Saturday 3 October. These tides are enhanced by the autumn equinox which this year fell on Wednesday 23 September. This …
...off from agriculture. Tees Rivers Trust helped in the farm campaign by funding the fencing off of watercourses, preventing access to livestock, which can negatively impact on bathing water quality....
For the last 17 years the Environment Agency has used lasers to map and scan the English landscape from above to help us carry out work such as flood modelling and tracking changing coastal habitats. This month, for the first …
