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The Water Security Knowledge Exchange Programme is an initiative to support the sustainable use of water.

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Hubbub@hubbubUK25 Apr 2019
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@wskep The @EnvAgency warns that parts of England could run out of water in 25 years! Use our guide with @SESWater on how to hold a water-saving campaign: seswater.co.uk/EveryDropGuid… to take part in #WaterSavingWeek next week! Don’t forget to tag #EveryDropCounts
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UKCEH@UK_CEH1 Feb 2019
Registration is open for the international #Drought & #Water Security conference in Oxford in March. Lots of great speakers on topics incl climatology, hydrology, risks & impacts of drought, planning, and impacts on communities aboutdrought.info/conference… @AboutDrought
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The Hydrological Outlook provides an insight into future hydrological conditions across the UK, specifically river flows and groundwater levels over the next three months. Want to know when a new Hydrological Outlook is published? Just register here ➡️ hydoutuk.net/registration
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DEADLINE LOOMING: Submit your abstract by Dec 31 to showcase your #research for new #Drought #Water Scarcity #Conference March 20-21 2019 #climate #climateservices #hydrology #risk #weather @envireauteam @UtilityWeek @UniRdg_SustBE @ecioxford @CopernicusECMWF #H2020 @SciCommsUWE

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UKCEH@UK_CEH19 Dec 2018
What's the current #water resources situation and what lies ahead? The latest in our blog post series looks back to summer and autumn 2018 to assess the prospects for winter and further ahead ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/blo… #hydrology #drought #rainfall
Derwent Valley reservoirs November 2018

ALT Derwent Valley reservoirs November 2018

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The Hydrological Summary for November 2018 has been published! #riverflow #groundwater #rainfall #reservoirs ➡️mailchi.mp/ceh/hydrological-…
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🚨🚨🚨NEW! Weekly podcast series released, "Who'd have thought that @AboutDrought" Subscribe to hear Dr Rebecca Pearce explore oral histories and memories of #drought in the UK and Ireland. #drought18 #water☀️🌻🌦️ itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/…
Who'd Have Thought That?

Who'd Have Thought That?

Society & Culture Podcast · The experiences of droughts by people in the UK can vary considerably. From being barely noticed to being so severe they create long-lasting memories that can be recalled...

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The Hydrological Summary for June 2018 has been published! #riverflow #groundwater #rainfall ➡️mailchi.mp/ceh/hydrological-…
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UKCEH@UK_CEH10 Jul 2018
Latest Hydrological Outlook: river flows in northern & western parts of UK likely below normal in July & for next 3 months; exceptionally low in some places. But #river flows in south-east, central & eastern parts of England likely to remain normal in July hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook/
Map showing hydrological outlook in UK for July and next 3 months

ALT Map showing hydrological outlook in UK for July and next 3 months

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New Blog Post: Hydrological status update. What do @CEHScienceNews situation monitoring tools tell us about impact of #heatwave2018 and dry weather on #hydrology and #water resources? ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/blo…
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#Drought portal data for May is now out. Was a dry May in north and west and been very dry for the last 3 - 6 months in parts of northern Scotland. Hydro Summary and Outlooks to follow next week....
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UKCEH@UK_CEH11 Jun 2018
Latest UK Hydrological Outlook published: Normal to below normal #river flows in northern parts of GB & eastern Northern Ireland; #groundwater levels across the UK likely to be normal to above normal for next 3 months #hydrology #rainfall ▶️▶️ hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook/
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COSMOS-UK@COSMOS_UKCEH1 Jun 2018
This map of a soil moisture index for 31st May 2018 shows that soils are dry to the north but more mixed to the south as a consequence of recent thunderstorms. Reds indicate typical summer conditions - blues are more typical of winter months.
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Defra publishes 'Water Abstraction' plan @DefraGovUK #waterresources #abstraction wskep.net/index.php/news-cal…
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Environment Agency publishes 'State of the Environment Report' @EnvAgency #waterquality #waterresources wskep.net/index.php/news-cal…
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The Global Water Annual Review 2017-18 has been published by @ArupGroup . Read more here: wskep.net/index.php/news-cal…
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UK @EnvAgency calls for action on water efficiency in new report wskep.net/index.php/news-cal… #watersecurity #savewater #watereffciency
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DRY Frome@DryFrome23 May 2018
Comprehensive #rhs resource for long & short term #drought adaptations on #allotments Thinking how to integrate water info into growing advice @Project_DRY @AboutDrought
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New review paper on urban #watersecurity. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…
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IS THE UK EXPERIENCING #DROUGHT? This bulletin examines what has happened with the weather in the last 12 months and, most importantly, highlights the importance of #WaterResource professionals keeping communications in context with risk: envireauwater.co.uk/is-the-u…
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