England Warns Nearly a Million More Properties Face Flood Risks December 17, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Almost a million more properties in England are at risk of flooding than previously thought, raising concerns about a growing...
UK Urged to Prepare for Floods After Unusually Wet September October 15, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman The UK government has urged people to ensure they are prepared for flooding this winter after an unusually wet September....
UK’s Thames Water Seeks Deal to Escape £104 Million Sewage Fine August 6, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Cash-strapped Thames Water is seeking to strike a deal with its regulator to avoid a fine of £104 million ($133...
Europe Braces for Heat Following Greek Fires and Swiss Floods June 24, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman European capitals are bracing for heat wave conditions, following wildfires in Greece and flooding in Switzerland over the weekend. High...
Climate Change Made Recent UK and Ireland Storms Much Worse May 22, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman The heavy downpours seen in the UK and Ireland last fall and winter were about 20% worse because of climate...
UK’s Second Biggest Mortgage Lender Pulls Offers Over Flood Risk April 30, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman The UK’s second biggest mortgage provider has stopped making loans on homes at risk of flooding, over fears they may...
Thames Water Debt Insurer Taps Advisers as Crisis Deepens April 26, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman, Giulia Morpurgo and Lucca de Paoli A US insurance firm with at least $2 billion in exposure to Thames Water Utilities Finance Plc is working with...
Southern Water Fined for Sewage Spill That Killed 2,000 Fish in England February 28, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Southern Water was fined £330,000 on Tuesday after admitting a raw sewage spill that killed thousands of fish on the...
Near Record Jump in CO2 Emissions This Year Risks Climate Goal January 19, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest increases on record this year, pushing the planet closer...
UK Will Fail to Meet Flood-Defense Goals for Homes as Climate Threat Grows November 15, 2023 By Jessica Shankleman Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has...