Major global cities are now sinking faster than sea levels are rising

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High water levels, submerged floodplains and fast-moving, debris-laden flows have become a common sight this winter, raising understandable concerns about the impact such conditions may have on our fisheries and fish stocks...

Much of southeast England spent 12 January, and days afterwards, suffering water shortages. Extreme weather conditions brought on by Storm Goretti, combined with creaking water infrastructure, left te

In 2019, attendees at a conference held by the non-profit Waterwise heard a stark warning from a man named Sir James Bevan, who at the time was the chief executive of the Environment Agency. Bevan had

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