On January 31st and February 1st 1953, the East Coast Tidal Surge took place.
More than 300 people died, 24,500 houses were damaged and over 30,000 people were evacuated along the East Coast.
This evening we lit up the #Hull Barrier to commemorate the lives tragically lost.
The DHSC Office of Health Improvement and Disparities is keen for EHPs working in local councils to attend this free event on 31 Jan #GreenInfrastructureFramework
Our final #IPCC WGIII #ClimateReport on climate mitigation is out!
Yes, it took since April till now to finalise the design of drafts, copy editing, type setting, and figures. (Can’t take credit for any of this!)
Download those nice files here: https://t.co/M3IoJjkDr0
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Be a key part of our team in building the @UKHSA Centre for Climate and Health Security. Calling on climate-minded Public Health Consultants to apply for this exciting new position within our Centre. Applications due by 10th January. https://t.co/bL3U4BblyR
Great progress has been made to reduce outdoor air pollution in England, but we can and should go further – it is technically possible.
Tackling indoor air pollution should now also be a priority.
Today I publish my annual report on air pollution.
https://t.co/1uKsORyyW9
“It’s rained a lot over the past few weeks. Why is the hosepipe ban still in place?”
We’ve seen this question crop up quite a bit recently so we thought we’d share an update as to what the latest is with our reservoir stocks.🧵(1/6)
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A joint report by UKHSA and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the effect of this summer’s record temperatures on excess mortality.
Read more: https://t.co/5eU6cMYFfD
Some exciting job opportunities in our air quality team at UKHSA #AirPollution
1x Behavioural scientist (SEO) https://t.co/1IPTkiQDT9 closing date is 11th September
2x Environmental public health scientists (HEO) https://t.co/BwI02PAHCp closing date 14th September
1/ Ok here’s the detail of our hydrological assessment that led to the changes in Drought Status today. Firstly a map showing the 8 areas now formally in drought. Now a hydrological 🧵….
THREAD 1. ‘What the hell just happened?’ - My partner (a 999 Fire Control supervisor) and I both used exactly the same phrase as we got home from work today. The true story of today will not become clear until incidents are debriefed, call and incident numbers are reconciled, and
Our latest blog looks at staying safe in extreme heat and covers:
☀️ Looking out for those who are vulnerable
☀️ Ways to stay cool and keep safe
☀️ Heat exhaustion
☀️ Heatstroke
Read it here: https://t.co/oL5D1ZFxhx #WeatherAware
Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to UK public health.
The @metoffice Atmospheric Survey Aircraft has been observing common pollutants as part of the @uk_cleanair project to develop air quality models that help people to stay safe & thrive.
Learn more 👇
Absolutely ridiculous temperature anomalies in the forecasts for next Sunday & Monday.
16-20°C above normal if these are right.
Also over a wide area of NW Europe.
Dangerous