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 ...

Saltmarshes are net ‘sinks’ of carbon dioxide, according to pioneering research led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). A year’s data from our flux tower on the Ribble Estuary in ...

The Reference Observatory of Basins for International hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN) dataset is now available. This contains publicly available daily river flow data for 2,386 gauging ...

A UKCEH-led study investigates how humid heat extremes are influenced by soil moisture, particularly from recent rainfall, in regions vulnerable to heatwaves. It highlights the potential for ...

UKCEH scientists are part of the new Lake District Charr Recovery & Management project (LD-CHARM) which is gathering evidence to protect and restore Arctic charr populations in Windermere and other ...

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is collaborating with UNESCO on a new initiative, Sankore, to strengthen the national Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) ecosystems in West Africa.

UKCEH climate modeller Dr Chris Huntingford is part of a team awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning signs of climate 'tipping points'.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK’s independent climate advisors, this week set out the Seventh Carbon Budget presenting a pathway to decarbonisation in the UK. The CCC advises that by 2040, ...

A combination of climate change and our increasing use of water is likely to result in significantly drier rivers during English summers by the end of the century, causing potential water scarcity ...

Professor Laurence Jones, Wetlands Grasslands and Croplands Science Group Leader at UKCEH shows how planning tools can help design better outcomes for young people in cities.

UKCEH hosted the SpongeScapes General Assembly in October 2024 in Wallingford, bringing together partners from across Europe to review the first year of progress, plan for the year ahead, and visit ...

New research is investigating how climate and land-use change, as well as government policies, will affect the spread of some diseases that pose a particular threat to humans, animals or plants.