Why the drought isn't over even though it's rained all week

A couple weeks of rain doesn’t make up for months of dry weather.

Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading • conversation
Sept. 16, 2022 • ~7 min

Fracking: if Liz Truss wants a major shale gas industry, she is 280 million years late

Britain was once sat on huge gas reserves, but most of it leaked away long ago.

Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Geology, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
Sept. 15, 2022 • ~6 min

What Liz Truss's government means for climate action

Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?

Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 • ~6 min

How Europe’s drought is making Britain's energy crisis worse

Gas that is burned now to replace German coal or French nuclear, is gas that cannot be stored for the winter ahead.

Simon Waldman, Lecturer in Renewable Energy, University of Hull • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 • ~6 min

Will the UK experience blackouts? Three scenarios for this coming winter

Energy rationing is possible but unlikely.

David Jenkins, Professor of Energy and Buildings, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Aug. 26, 2022 • ~6 min

The UK is facing an energy bills crisis, and no major party is prepared for it

An energy expert compares the political party policies.

Keith Baker, Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2022 • ~7 min

Britain's energy price cap was never designed to keep your gas and electricity affordable

The cap prevents energy retailers from making excessive profits, but places no restrictions on other parts of the supply chain.

Karen Turner, Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde • conversation
Aug. 15, 2022 • ~6 min

Drought: why some UK trees are losing their leaves in August

Britain is suffering through its worst drought since the 1970s.

Stuart Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster • conversation
Aug. 15, 2022 • ~6 min

Drought: heavy rain now might be a serious problem for the UK's parched landscape

Flash flooding often follows periods of drought.

Rob Thompson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology, University of Reading • conversation
Aug. 12, 2022 • ~5 min

UK drought: are farmers facing the crop failures of 1976 all over again?

Unlike this time, the dry summer of 1976 followed a particularly dry year.

Ian Holman, Professor of Integrated Land and Water Management and Head of the Centre for Water, Environment and Development, Cranfield University • conversation
Aug. 5, 2022 • ~6 min

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