Coastal hazards will be “intensified.”  UK sea levels are rising faster than most other places on the planet, according to new research released on Monday (14 July). Climate change is making the country much hotter and wetter while extreme weather events like droughts and floods are set to “become the norm.” Sea levels are said […]

8 months ago

Forecasters are warning up to 80mm of rain could be on the way in places. Storm Eowyn has been battering the UK for the last couple of days, and just as it has started to ease up, forecasters are warning of another storm coming to take its place. Storm Herminia is set to bring heavy […]

1 year ago

It’s one of the country’s worst ever natural disasters At least 158 people are known to have died in catastrophic floods in Spain, after more than a year’s worth of rain fell in just eight hours in some areas. The torrential downpours hit the south-eastern region of the country, with the town of Chiva near […]

1 year ago

It’s one of the country’s worst ever natural disasters At least 51 people are known to have died in catastrophic floods in Spain, after more than a year’s worth of rain fell in just eight hours in some areas. The torrential downpours hit the south-eastern region of the country, with the town of Chiva near […]

1 year ago

And it will last until Saturday Brace yourself, Storm Babet is about to batter the UK in a four-day onslaught that will see much of the country hit with high winds and heavy downpours. The second named storm of the season – after Agnes last month – will last until Saturday, the Met Office has […]

2 years ago

‘A huge loss to our community’ A man and woman found dead in their car after it became submerged in flood water in Liverpool have been named locally as a married couple. Emergency services rushed to rescue the pair from the vehicle around 9.20pm Saturday after it had driven into a flooded area in Queens […]

2 years ago