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ensure there’s enough to go around by being mindful of the amount of water we use while ensuring we stay hydrated and safe. “By making just small changes indoors or in the garden you can have a big impact on our water consumption. Our Water’s Worth Saving campaign has a host of helpful top-tips showing

of the above-ground forest in the Congo Basin (Crezee et al., 2022, Dargie et al., 2017), making them a globally important carbon sink. Peat soils exist in waterlogged, anoxic conditions that inhibit the decomposition of organic matter, with peat defined as having an organic matter content of at least 65

the UK nations. Temperature extremes The warmest August Bank Holiday Monday on record for the UK and England was 33.2°C, recorded at both Heathrow (London) and Cambridge Botanic Garden on 26 August 2019, while Scotland’s highest was 25.6°C at Kelso (Roxburghshire) in 1984. Wales reached 26.5°C

as water levels in reservoirs and rivers were very low while demand for water was very high, affecting local gardeners and some industry. People in your area are keen to make sure they don’t have the same problems this time around. A cold snap has been forecast for your local area, with large amounts

disruption across parts of the Pennines, with 15cm of lying snow in Buxton, Derbyshire. Schools were closed for two days across Aberdeenshire in the aftermath of the storm. The National Trust reported the loss of many mature trees, including 50 trees at Bodnant Gardens, Conwy. The storm brought large

a hosepipe ban as water levels in reservoirs and rivers were very low while demand for water was very high, affecting local gardeners and some industry. People in your area are keen to make sure they don’t have the same problems this time around. A cold snap has been forecast for your local area

spell,” he said. As people in Kakamega wait for the rains to come, others have been using Echoka’s portable water tank trailer to fetch water for irrigation especially for vegetable gardens, while others use the same to fetch water for construction among other uses, earning the farmer up to $100

%. Sunshine was 108% of average, and it was broadly sunnier in eastern areas than further west, with the London area having over 130% of normal sunshine. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 26.5 °C was recorded at Cambridge Botanic Gardens (Cambridgeshire) on the 17th. A minimum

, and parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and the West Country had less than half the normal amount. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 15.9 °C was recorded at Kew Gardens (London) on the 2nd. A minimum temperature of -8.8 °C was recorded at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on the 5th

groups of trees have their benefits too. In urban landscapes trees along streets, or in gardens and parks can provide much-needed shade; helping to lower temperatures and protect people from heat and UV. The purple emperor butterfly is one of the UK’s most attractive woodland butterflies. Picture