Recording of BHS National 'Future Hydrology in a Changing Environment' Webinar from Wednesday 30th September 2020 given by Lucy Barker (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology).
Climate change projections indicate that extreme events will increase in their frequency and severity in the future. An improved understanding of the drought events of the past can inform current and future management. Here we demonstrate how reconstructed river flows have enabled consistent, national scale characterisation of historic hydrological droughts; how improved historical rainfall data can be used alongside climate projections to inform water resources management planning; and how access to current and historic data can support ongoing drought monitoring activities.
For links to the papers mentioned in the presentation see the Historic Droughts website: historicdroughts.ceh.ac.uk/co...
Find links to Historic Droughts datasets on the Historic Droughts website: historicdroughts.ceh.ac.uk/co...
The meeting was hosted by BHS President Nick Chappell and BHS Honorary Secretary Michael Cranston.
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