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June 19, 2026

It’s 50 years since the 1976 drought: how would the UK cope with its next major one?

Kevin Collins, The Open University

Public trust in UK water companies is low, and this could be a challenge when the country faces another serious drought.

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October 24, 2025

Kevin Collins, The Open University

Caffeine has been found in more than 50% of samples of 258 rivers in 104 countries.

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March 27, 2024

Kevin Collins, The Open University

The idea cannot be stopped, even if geologists have voted not to recognise a new epoch.

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November 2, 2023

Kevin Collins, The Open University

New research finds fresh water losses are concentrated in South America, most of Africa and much of Australia.

Data about farms’ financial situation as well as the weather could help identify those most vulnerable to drought. Bidgee/Wikimedia Commons

April 22, 2016

Neville Crossman, CSIRO; Ian Overton, CSIRO; Jamie Hannaford, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; Kerstin Stahl, University of Freiburg; Kevin Collins, The Open University; Mark Svoboda, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Mike Acreman, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and Nicole Wall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Forecasting drought should be about more than weather – to help those likely to be hit hardest, we need financial and even health data too.