⚠️Extreme rainfall and droughts are intensifying with climate change
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🗣️WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett:
❝A couple of important water-related actions that could potentially come out of the COP would be to recognize fully the connection between water and climate in the conference itself❞
More here🔗https://t.co/DV3tipfFEn
#Greenline🌱
#COP31
@UK_NRFA See more detail with the full UK Hydrological Outlook: https://t.co/TzHALfrMIC
Visualise likely river flow trajectories on the Hydrological Outlooks Portal: https://t.co/BedxDIhOuf
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UK Hydrological Outlook for May-July ☀️🌊
River flows likely to be below normal across most of UK, with potential for current low to exceptionally low flows persisting in some catchments.
Flows in western Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to be in normal range.
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Latest Hydrological Summary is out:
-Below-average March rainfall in all areas of UK after dry winter
-Many rivers in N & W had exceptionally low flows
-Record low March groundwater levels in N Ireland, Scotland, Wales
-Soils drier than average across UK
https://t.co/lAB1OGhHde
☀️Amid recent dry conditions across much of UK, the latest Hydrological Outlook gives projections for river flows, #groundwater & #rainfall for April-June.
Download report at https://t.co/1SdXPqMc7a
Also, check uptodate data via our Water Resources Portal
https://t.co/isPe0Qryz8
💧The latest UK Hydrological Outlook is now available, providing an assessment of likely river flows and groundwater levels for March and the March–May period.
🔎 More details: https://t.co/1SdXPqMc7a
#WaterResources#hydrology
The Hydrological Summary for January 2025 has been published! 📢
🔗https://t.co/2ryAQUKiCu
🌧️ UK rainfall was 79% of average
🏞️ Riverflows were below normal in western Scotland and normal to above normal elsewhere
The Hydrological Summary for November 2024 has been published!
➡️https://t.co/iXsjN2akHZ
💧Total UK rainfall was 68% of average
🚨River flows were below normal-notably low in the north and normal-notably high in the south
#riverflow#rainfall#reservoirs#groundwater@UK_CEH
According to preliminary estimates from the International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), flooding in 2023 affected an estimated 1.6 million people in Europe and caused around 81% of the year’s economic losses due to climate impacts on the continent.
https://t.co/4CDFI5jRbt
Latest UK Hydrological Outlook out now - see likely trajectories for river flows and groundwater levels across the country for April, and April-June 🌊💧
Full detail via https://t.co/1SdXPqMc7a
@UK_NRFA@BGSGroundwater
The Hydrological Summary for February 2024 has been published! #riverflow#rainfall#reservoirs#groundwater
🔗 https://t.co/mAYQ9DeKVi
🌧️ Rainfall was over twice the February average for southern and central England
🏞️ River flows were above average for many areas
The COSMOS-UK monthly summary for February 2024 is now available: https://t.co/MzxGLIQUpm
A persistently wet month means soil moisture is high at most of our sites.
The Hydrological Summary for January 2024 has been published! #riverflow#rainfall#reservoirs#groundwater#UKSCAPE@UK_CEH
➡️ https://t.co/sxIM0R0C3S
☔️ UK rainfall was 97% of the December average
🌊 River flows were above average across England, but normal in the west
Latest UK Hydrological Outlook: Normal to above normal river flows, normal to exceptionally high groundwater levels in northern & eastern parts of UK in Feb
Flows in SW Britain & Northern Ireland likely to be normal to below normal for Feb-April
Detail: https://t.co/1SdXPqMc7a
Last week, the Hydrological Coordination Panel met at @WMO to discuss how to accelerate the delivery of WMO's water-related activities and fulfill the eight long-term ambitions on water defined in the WMO Vision and Strategy for Hydrology ⬇️https://t.co/8LqgJCZ731
The Hydrological Summary for December 2023 has been published! #riverflow#rainfall#reservoirs#groundwater#UKSCAPE@UK_CEH
➡️ https://t.co/ibrNDLcGiH
💧UK rainfall was 148% of the December average
🚨River flows were notably high for many areas
The Hydrological Summary for November 2023 has been published!
#riverflow#rainfall#reservoirs#groundwater#UKSCAPE@UK_CEH
➡️https://t.co/cZOyEefOCG
🌧️UK rainfall was 96% of average
🌊 River flows remained above normal to exceptionally high following the wet October
Latest UK Hydrological Summary for December and next three months suggests above normal #groundwater levels across most of the country (except parts of the west); normal to above normal river flows in central, eastern & southern Britain
See more detail: https://t.co/1SdXPqMc7a