13.09.19

New portal tracks UK hydrological situation as it happens

The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has launched a new web portal that allows users to assess information about the latest hydrological situation and drought conditions across the country in near-real...

07.08.19

New research into the impacts of climate change on harmful algal blooms in lakes

Harmful algal blooms in lakes are becoming an increasing problem globally. Here, Jessica Richardson, a PhD student with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the University of Stirling, discusses a...

30.07.19

Progress in UK Environmental Prediction research

The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) is a major partner in the UK Environmental Prediction (UKEP) initiative, a national collaboration delivering new research on high resolution interactions...

25.07.19

Analysis of climate volatility provides important insights on potential for rapid warming

Prof Chris Huntingford, a climate modeller at CEH, is a co-author with colleagues from Exeter University on an important new study on decadal climate variations...Much of climate research is about...

19.07.19

Meeting the kestrel family

Each spring and summer we stream a live camera feed from a nestbox used by kestrels at our Wallingford, Oxfordshire site. It’s hugely popular with viewers on YouTube but also offers a valuable insight...

18.07.19

Bringing CEH science to the Edinburgh Climate Festival

Scientists from CEH’s Edinburgh site took part in this year’s Edinburgh Climate Festival, a community-led initiative organised by Edinburgh & Lothian’s Regional Equality Council (ELREC). The festival...

15.07.19

UK Hydrological Status Update - July 2019

The hydrological situation has been extremely mixed of late. June began with the Environment Agency responding to concerns from farmers about drought, but a week later, there was severe flooding in...

21.06.19

Artificial Intelligence can enable better understanding of flora and fauna

Dr Tom August, a Computational Ecologist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, discusses his work training computers to recognise different species and therefore help us to better understand the...

19.06.19

International negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions reporting go to the wire

Dr Amanda Thomson and Professor Chris Evans of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology were among hundreds of international scientists and government representatives who recently attended the 49th session...

10.06.19

Summer Soilstice Kickoff

Hot on the heels of a citizen science project that had hundreds of people placing air samplers on their window sills, Jenny Shelton, a PhD student with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and...