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Round Our Way

@RoundOurWayUK

Keeping the people and places we love safe. An organisation for people in the UK paying the price for climate change.

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Joined November 2022
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🎙️ New @RoundOurWay stories: Ralph Connor and Tina Honeyfield on the Nov 2024 Cwmtillery coal tip landslide that swept through 40 South Wales homes — including their own A story about coal's legacy, climate change & community spirit 👇 roundourway.substack.com/
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🌊 Surface water flooding hits when heavy rain overwhelms the drains – in July 2021 it did exactly that across 24 London boroughs, hitting 2,000+ properties, hospitals, schools & Tube stations New data shows which areas are most exposed london-now.co.uk/news/266746…
The London boroughs where thousands of homes face flood risk

The London boroughs where thousands of homes face flood risk

London flood risk: more than one in four properties in Barking and Dagenham are exposed to surface water flooding, with Hackney and Haringey also affected.

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🚱 “You can see the water level going down & down. I don’t remember ever seeing it this low.” Lifelong Haywards Heath resident Caroline Allan on Ardingly reservoir, now 19% full The full reservoir next door has been unusable for 8yrs #Drought #Sussex theguardian.com/environment/…
‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs...

‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs...

After UK’s hottest summer on record, Ardingly near Haywards Heath is just 19% full – and next-closest reservoir is unusable due to broken treatment works

theguardian.com
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🍂 UK’s seasons are shifting Met Office analysis shows every 1°C rise in Oct temp delays trees shedding their leaves by 2–3 days, while spring events now arrive 9 days earlier than 25 yrs ago ecotricity.co.uk/our-news/20…
Has climate change changed the UK's seasons?

Has climate change changed the UK's seasons?

Discover how rising temperatures are bringing longer summers, earlier springs, milder winters and shifting wildlife patterns across Britain.

ecotricity.co.uk
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🏚️ “Populations who contributed least to the climate crisis are absorbing its worst consequences, while those who caused it are best equipped to protect themselves.” Oxfam’s Jean McLean - showing the wealthy pollute most #ClimateJustice #Inequality oxfam.org.uk/media/press-rel…

Oxfam GB | Climate chaos deepens inequality and makes the richest richer

oxfam.org.uk
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🌊 Flood-hit communities in NW England say being told to be “resilient” feels like authorities passing the problem onto them Research by Manchester Met found residents want investment & accountability, not flood doors & a plan for when the water comes in yourweather.co.uk/news/scien…
'False hope': those affected by flooding in England report being told to adapt without any instit...

'False hope': those affected by flooding in England report being told to adapt without any instit...

Research in north-west England finds some flood-hit residents feel ‘resilience’ shifts responsibility onto them

yourweather.co.uk
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🌡️ Britain is “a long way behind what is needed” on adapting to climate change Climate Change Committee’s chief analyst warns more frequent extreme heat, floods & drought to come. #ClimateAdaptation #Heatwave #Drought travelweekly.co.uk/all-conte…
UK ‘a long way’ from where it needs to be on climate, aviation leaders told

UK ‘a long way’ from where it needs to be on climate, aviation leaders told

None of next five-year scenarios ‘are good news’, warns the Met Office

travelweekly.co.uk
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🌡️ Summer 2026: hottest on record Met Office says that heat was made 130 times more likely by climate change Result: reservoirs at record lows & drought across South West and Sussex #ClimateCrisis #Drought #Heatwave bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2…
Severe drought: How close are we to running out of water?

Severe drought: How close are we to running out of water?

Reservoir levels have risen slightly after two storms brought heavy rain, but concerns remain.

bbc.co.uk
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⛪ Churches. Community centres. Workplaces showing a 50-minute climate film for free! In Solihull, one venue is on its third screening because people kept asking. “Everyone should see this film,” #PeoplesEmergencyBriefing solihullobserver.co.uk/news/…
Climate change film draws hundreds across Solihull as more screenings announced

Climate change film draws hundreds across Solihull as more screenings announced

A FILM examining the potentially far-reaching consequences of climate change and the loss of nature is attracting growing interest across Solihull, with further

solihullobserver.co.uk
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🌾 “Farmers cannot control the weather, but we can help them prepare for its consequences.” Wiltshire cllrs backed drought plan covering water storage, rainwater harvesting, wildfire readiness & jobs wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news…
Action to be taken after farmers lose 'entire crops' in heatwave

Action to be taken after farmers lose 'entire crops' in heatwave

Wiltshire Council has thrown its weight behind a major plan to protect farmers from drought.

wiltsglosstandard.co.uk
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🧑‍🌾Summer 2026 UK’s hottest on record – 40 days over 30°C, 77 wildfires burning nearly 25000 hectares Conditions farmers will face “more frequently from now on” scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…

How we must prepare Scottish farming for a hotter world

We must not view the summer of 2026 as an isolated event

scotsman.com
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🏥 Climate change is harming mental health & deepening inequality, say researchers England’s mental health strategy needs clear plans for every Heat-Health Alert level, heat & flood risk in annual health checks, & adapting services centreformentalhealth.org.uk…
Hotter summers, hidden harms - Centre for Mental Health

Hotter summers, hidden harms - Centre for Mental Health

This briefing summarises what we know about the risks of extreme heat for people with severe mental illness.

centreformentalhealth.org.uk
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🌊 Peatlands, saltmarshes, sand dunes & woodlands – North Wales’ new climate risk assessment says they’re vital for managing floodwater & keeping temperatures down Councils must “invest now to save lives & high costs from late or no action.” #Wales dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w…
Major climate change risk assessment identifies threats facing North Wales

Major climate change risk assessment identifies threats facing North Wales

High-priority risks highlighted include on health and social care, threats to critical transport infrastructure, and commercial disruption

dailypost.co.uk
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🚜 Food & climate are the same story. How we farm drives climate change & climate change is driving what we can grow. British farmers need to produce healthy, climate-resilient food #Farming #FoodSecurity actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Ask the UK Government to prioritise Food Security for our kids

Ask the UK Government to prioritise Food Security for our kids

Food prices are rising and climate shocks are hitting harvests. I’ve signed onto a petition from Parents for Future UK, asking the Environment Secretary to prioritise our children’s food security....

actionnetwork.org
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🚜 Just 34 on-farm reservoirs have been built in England in the last 5 yrs Farmers hit by 2 dry summers say they need more water storage to survive — planning rules & cost are holding them back Govt's £15m scheme is "a drop in the ocean" #Farming bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p9…
Why do farmers want to build reservoirs and what's stopping them?

Why do farmers want to build reservoirs and what's stopping them?

Farmers are calling for less red tape and more government funding to help them build reservoirs on their land.

bbc.co.uk
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🛢️Govt. gave final approval to Shell & Equinor's Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. PM says it will "protect hundreds of jobs & help keep millions of homes warm this winter" Campaigners call it "climate vandalism' #Jackdaw #NorthSea #ClimateChange oceanographicmagazine.com/ne…
UK's climate ambition 'in tatters' as Jackdaw gasfield gets go ahead - Oceanographic

UK's climate ambition 'in tatters' as Jackdaw gasfield gets go ahead - Oceanographic

The UK has given the go ahead to the controversial Jackdaw oil and gas project in the North Sea, buckling to lobbyists and false promises.

oceanographicmagazine.com
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🎬 People's Emergency Briefing 50-min climate film designed for community halls & workplaces has now been screened over 3,000 times across UK. It lays out the risks plainly #ClimateAction london.edu/think/new-climate…

New climate change film makes viewers ‘motivated to act’ | London Business School

Can you be fully engaged with the climate crisis without succumbing to doom and gloom? Two LBS professors recommend a 50-minute film and engaging books to help.

london.edu
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🍂 Stressed trees are dropping their leaves early in a "false autumn" after England's hottest summer on record Birches, beeches & sycamores at RHS Wisley were bare by mid-Oct #ClimateChange #Drought #Autumn theguardian.com/environment/…
‘False autumn’: stressed trees drop leaves early after scorching English summer

‘False autumn’: stressed trees drop leaves early after scorching English summer

Season will be less vibrant with trees such as birches, which usually offer a striking burst of yellow leaves, already bare

theguardian.com
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🌿£130,000 natural flood management scheme in Kirklington, Notts - where 10 homes flooded in Oct 2023 Leaky wooden barriers, new ponds & restored river sections will slow & store water upstream before it reaches the village #Flooding #Nottinghamshire newsroom.nottinghamshire.gov…
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🚂 Network Rail, Scottish Water, Openreach, SSEN & Met Office jointly funding study into how climate disruption spreads between Scotland's rail, power, water & comms networks Findings due within 12 months #Scotland #Infrastructure networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
Major new study to examine interconnected climate risks to Scotland’s infrastructure

Major new study to examine interconnected climate risks to Scotland’s infrastructure

A pioneering study will investigate how climate change could create disruption across Scotland's critical infrastructure, helping organisations better understand risks to the services people depend...

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🌡️ Bristol's public services "not ready" for this yrs summer's record heat 125 schools closed. Southmead Hospital critical incident. Bins uncollected. Wildfires shut M5 Council has a risk assessment due #Bristol bristolpost.co.uk/news/brist…
‘Wake up call’ shows how unprepared Bristol is for extreme heat

‘Wake up call’ shows how unprepared Bristol is for extreme heat

There have been calls for a 'laser focus' on preparing for future climate-related extreme weather

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