Lead author Professor Christopher Taylor, a meteorologist at UKCEH, said: “Thunderstorms can sometimes suddenly appear, seemingly ‘out of thin air’. But our research has shown that where they are ...

The land surface is not passive within the climate system. It doesn't simply respond to changes in meteorological conditions or uses, such as deforestation. Instead, land changes can also feed back ...

Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe than previously thought because it can be spread when air temperatures are ...

Scientists from UKCEH and students from Imperial College London are working together to come up with novel climate solutions in the Green Innovation Challenge. The Green Innovation Challenge is a ...

Saltmarshes play a significant role in mitigating and adapting to climate change. We take a look at the value of these coastal wetlands and how UKCEH research is helping to build the scientific case ...

Global trading systems are damaging the very ecosystems that they rely upon to produce food and materials, with harmful impacts on nature and people, according to a group of leading European research ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

A new Science, Technology & Innovation (ST&I) helpdesk has officially launched to strengthen resource mapping, stakeholder engagement, and innovation support systems across West Africa. The ST&I ...

UKCEH had a great week at BES 2025. We hosted an exhibition stand funded by NC-UK where we invited conference attendees to help shape the future of environmental monitoring. These conversations form ...

The next UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) will be held in Belém, in the state of Pará in Brazil's Amazon region, from 10 to 21 November 2025. UKCEH will be represented at COP30 in ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

Following the driest spring in England for 132 years, the Met Office forecasts for the coming months are uncertain. Hydrological ‘hindcasts’ exploring how weather conditions could have developed in ...