8 d. ago The Guardian view on Our Story With David Attenborough and The Herds: a new theatre of the Anthropocene | Editorial

A cinematic immersive experience and stampeding animal puppets are bringing the climate emergency into the cityAs parts of the UK swelter, this week brought yet more alarming reports of increasing temperatures, extreme weather events and dwindling chances of meeting the global 1.5C target. It was the UK’s warmest spring on record and its driest in more than 50 years.Communicating the urgency of our predicament without provoking despair and hopelessness is an intractable challenge, especially when it comes to children. But two trail-blazing theatre experiences are bringing the breakdown of the natural world into urban metropolises, and raising the alarm with such immediacy that even those of us fortunate enough to live in places that have so far been relatively unaffected by the climate crisis must pay attention. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pictures show drastic water levels in Woodhead Reservoir following driest spring in 100 years

Reservoirs across the Pennines have recovered since recent rainfall but are still only half full

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1 week ago Water firm tells customers to let lawns go brown in hosepipe ban warning

Southern Water issued advice to customers following the driest spring on record

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1 week ago The Scottish river with the UK's highest levels of dangerous 'forever chemical' TFA

Water samples were taken from 14 rivers in Scotland in a bid to find out the levels of a harmful chemical.

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2 w. ago UK region enters 'drought status' after driest spring in 132 years

The Environmental Agency is stepping up its operational resposnse to make sure the local water company is implementing its drought plans

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2 w. ago Water shortage warning issued as more UK areas 'in drought' after driest spring in over a century

Measures are being put in place to preserve water in affected areas

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2 w. ago Yorkshire in drought with low water levels in reservoirs after dry spring

The county is the latest in the north of England to see its status moved to ‘drought’ after the driest spring for 132 years.

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2 w. ago ‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair

Communities in the Salaquí basin face deepening food insecurity, armed conflict and the collapse of a way of life – while government schemes ignore the real problemPhotographs by Antonio CascioRiosucio was established between rivers and swamps. For most of the year, the people of this Colombian municipality live above water and have developed ways to manage the fluctuating river levels. A network of makeshift wooden boards connects the houses in the town, allowing people to move between them.Despite the resilience of these communities, their increasingly harsh environment is beginning to overcome all the methods and systems designed to tame it, causing crop destruction, hunger and deepening poverty. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway river levels continue recovery after prolonged dry spell

One river has been lowered to 'alert level' and four others have now been given 'early warning' status by SEPA.

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3 w. ago Reservoir levels across England drop to new lows after driest spring since 1893

Recent rain has stabilised the situation and no hose pipe bans are currently planned but the spectre of drought remains.

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3 w. ago Farmers’ harvest in limbo after UK endures driest spring in nearly 70 years

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank warns that climate change is already having a ‘devastating’ impact on farmers

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3 w. ago Thames Water creditors warn of "short and closing window" to agree rescue deal

A group of more than 100 creditors holding £13 billion of Thames Water debt said time is running out

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3 w. ago UK has warmest spring on record and driest in 50 years as climate change bites

England had its driest spring in more than 100 years, while UK-wide there were also record levels of sunshine for the season.

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3 w. ago Heatwaves and hot summer 'twice as likely' after sunniest spring on record

It was also the driest spring for more than a century

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4 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway river levels begin to recover as dry spell ends

The Annan, Nith, Dee and Cree catchment areas have been downgraded from 'moderate scarcity' to 'alert' level.

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4 w. ago Drought declared in the UK after driest spring for nearly 100 years as water levels in rivers and reservoirs run low

The Environment Agency (EA) said Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, and Cumbria and Lancashire have moved from 'prolonged dry weather' to 'drought' status.

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last month Drought officially declared for millions of Brits as Environment Agency issues warning

Following a period of 'dry weather status', the north-west of England is now officially in drought following weeks of parched conditions which saw reservoir water levels drop

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last month Drought declared in northwest England after record dry weather

UK has seen the sunniest Spring on record, as temperatures set to soar again in coming days

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