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The nation's public water supplies are facing huge pressure from population growth and climate risks, regulator warns

Volatile UK weather patterns leave farmers at risk of record low harvests, while homes and businesses face prospect of drought measures this summer

Agency warns hosepipe bans could follow driest spring on record, as campaigners lament 'latest in a line of hard blows for farmers and nature'

As new data all but confirms 2024 exceeded the 1.5C warming threshold, researchers explain how climate-impacted weather events are exacerbating the conditions fuelling deadly California fires that could result in over $20bn of insurance claims

Growing risks such as climate change and resource scarcity are threatening water supplies and ultimately food security, new WRI analysis warns

A major new report warns how water is 'the silent partner in all human activity', and urgent investment in new infrastructure is needed to avert disaster

County Council, Anglian Water, and campaign groups team go unveil plans for investment in nature-based water projects, as new report reveals dire state of UK rivers

National Drought Group meets to discuss how to ensure security of water supplies following sustained dry period

National Drought Group has called for greater collaboration and forward planning to ensure country does not run dry this summer

2023 has kicked off with yet more extreme weather records being toppled, further underscoring the need for greater climate resilience