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The green school
Jun 06, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
St Andrews aims to be the UK's first carbon neutral university by building a ‘green energy centre’ powered by locally-sourced wood
Flood database goes live
May 16, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
A new online database ranks the most severe coastal floods to have occurred in the UK over the last 100 years and reveals last year’s storm surge to have been the largest on record
A glass of Sussex
Apr 09, 2015
Written by
Hazel Southam
Climate change may be bad news for most, but higher temperatures have led to a booming crop for winemakers in the south of England – so much so they’re now applying to the EU for protected status
Norfolk’s disappearing village
Feb 12, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The bleak tale of a Norfolk village that’s slowly falling into the sea
England’s great outdoors appeals once more
Jan 14, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
After remaining stable for several years, visits to England’s green spaces have increased to their highest level in five years
Bracing for the floods
Dec 03, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
Twelve months on from the 2013–14 winter storms and flooding, the government selects more than 1,400 flood defence projects to get a share of £2.3billion funding for investment
Wave research set to bolster defences
Nov 26, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
Coastal researchers are undertaking innovative analysis into the impact of waves on the UK shoreline, to draw-up a specialised approach to future sea defences
Dossier: Immigration
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Mark Rowe
The tabloids would have us believe that immigrants are taking our houses, our jobs, our school places and our hospital beds. But a close reading of the research reveals another, more nuanced story
Water in the Balance
Mar 19, 2013
Written by
Paul Younger
As southeast England mops up after another bout of serious flooding, last year’s drought seems a world away. But it raises the question – how can we reconcile floods and droughts and give the country some form of hydrological stability? …
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