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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · 7d

Hope to see you there!

@ukceh.bsky.social @iahs-aish.bsky.social

#IAHS2025 #ROBINHydro #Hydrology #ClimateChange #OpenScience #DroughtIndicators #ReferenceNetworks

Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · 7d

Presentation

📅 7 Oct | 🕐 13:30 IST | 📍 IIT Roorkee

"A Global Dataset of Near-Natural Basins for Climate Change Detection"

I’ll be sharing our work on identifying near-natural basins globally to support climate change detection and hydrological research!

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · 7d

ROBIN Workshop

📅 6 Oct | 🕕 18:00 IST | 📍 IIT Roorkee

Building reference networks + drought/low-flow indicators.

Speakers: @sayaliuk.bsky.social, @wilsonchan.bsky.social, Michele Toucher (SAEON)

🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ℹ️ Info: iahs2025.com/SEROBIN

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · 7d

Heading to IAHS 2025 in Roorkee 🇮🇳? 🌏

I’m co-hosting a side event + giving a talk with the ROBIN Network!

Let’s talk reference hydrological networks, drought indicators & climate change detection!

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · 15d

Excited to host a hands-on #IAHS2025 workshop with @sayaliuk.bsky.social & @wilsonchan.bsky.social

🗓️ 6 Oct, 18:00 IST | 📍 Roorkee, India

Explore the ROBIN dataset, drought indicators & FlowScreen.

More info: iahs2025.com/SEROBIN

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#ROBINHydro #Hydrology

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Jul 9

What is the hydrological outlook for the UK in the weeks and months ahead? Steve Turner talks us through the likely situation for river flows and groundwater levels.

See the full outlook: hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · Jul 5

Will there be a drought where i live? 💧 ☀️

This week the BBC published an article exploring this question using data provided by BGS, Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Environment Agency.

Read the full article on the BBC website:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK dry weather 2025: Will there be a drought where I live?

We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Liam Dutton @liamdutton.bsky.social · Jul 16

A quick read on the UK’s reservoir and river levels, and growing signs of some substantial rain this weekend.

How full are the UK's reservoirs and rivers?

Month's of dry weather putting pressure on UK water resources

liamdutton.substack.com

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British Hydrological Society @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 2

FEH Statistical 2025!

9th July | Online (Zoom) | 12:30 - 13:30

The UKCEH Flood Estimation Team will present a set of updated catchment descriptors and information about their derivation and how they differ from previous versions.
Speakers: EA, NRFA, HydroSolutions
Register here: lnkd.in/g6fivYYD

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Amulya Chevuturi @amulyachevuturi.bsky.social · Jun 20

🌊 Streamflow Stripes are here!!! 🌊
Just in time for #ShowYourStripes Day – 21st June 🌍

Our team at @ukceh.bsky.social has created UK river flow stripes to visualise how these have changed over time.

📖 Read more: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/visualisin...

#ClimateChange #Hydrology #DataViz

Visualising climate impacts on UK river flows

Introducing streamflow stripes #ShowYourStripes

climatelabbook.substack.com

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CANARI @canari-science.bsky.social · Jun 20

CANARI scientists from @ukceh.bsky.social have created UK river flow stripes.

High flows are rising in the north/west and drought risk growing in parts of the south/east. Adaptation is needed to reduce impacts from swings between wet/dry.

🔗 climatelabbook.substack.com/p/visualisin...

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Visualising climate impacts on UK river flows

Introducing streamflow stripes #ShowYourStripes

climatelabbook.substack.com

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · May 14

🖥️ The UK Hydrological Outlooks Portal allows you to view the river flows outlook in more detail specific to your local area.

➡️ ukho.ceh.ac.uk

#hydrology #water

UK Hydrological Outlooks Portal

Hydrological outlooks portal from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

ukho.ceh.ac.uk

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · May 14

UK Hydrological Outlook for May-July ☀️🌈

River flows likely to be below normal across most of UK, with potential for current low to exceptionally low flows persisting in some catchments.

Flows in western Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to be in normal range.

🔗 hydoutuk.net

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Map of UK with shaded areas showing principal aquifers. map annotated with notes from the UK Hydrological Outlook

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · May 1

We are already beginning 'Phase 2' of the #ROBINHydro dataset, aiming to include new countries and stations while updating existing data. If you would like to get involved please do get in touch!

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · May 1

It was really a great pleasure to collaborate with over 60 people from around the globe to develop this dataset and paper, which we hope will significantly advance accessible global-scale hydrological data.

A huge, huge thank you to everyone that has been involved!

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 We're excited to announce the #ROBINHydro dataset & paper are published! 🌏

This makes available for wider use data for 2,386 global gauging stations with natural or near-natural catchments— a major step forward in accessible, global-scale streamflow data.

🔗 www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

Image of gauging station by a river and text:

ROBIN is a remarkable initiative, creating an open, harmonized foundation for global climate research. It supports scientific collaboration and boosts the visibility and use of regional datasets in international scientific efforts." Dr Camila Alvarez Garreton

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 17

☀️ The dry, warm weather in March and early April in much of the UK led to noticeably dry ground and river flows lower than usual - but recent rainfall has provided some relief.

Our hydrologists have been assessing the impact on water resources ➡️ tinyurl.com/Apr25hydro

#weather #WaterResources

Maps showing Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) over three months (January-March, left) and twelve months (February 2024-March 2025, right) for the UK

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 10

Amid the recent dry conditions across much of the UK, the latest Hydrological Outlook, published today, outlines projections for river flows, groundwater and rainfall for the next 3 months.
Download the full report via hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 6

☀️ It was the driest March at our Wallingford (Oxfordshire) Met Site in a record dating to 1962, our hydrologists have confirmed: Just 5.6 mm rainfall over the course of the month.

In fact it was the 15th driest of any month at the site.

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#weather #rainfall #hydrology

Bar chart with rainfall recorded at Wallingford Met Site each March in a series from 1962 to 2025

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 8

🌍 Strengthening Global Hydrological Collaboration 🌊

Our ROBIN project team recently visited the Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) in Koblenz, Germany, to explore synergies and collaboration opportunities between ROBIN, GRDC, and the International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change.

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Group of 10 people standing in front of pop-up banners

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · Feb 26

Interested in what's happening in the next three months... hydrologically? Check out the UK Hydrological Outlook Portal to see the forecasts near you! 🌊 ukho.ceh.ac.uk

UK Hydrological Outlooks Portal

Hydrological outlooks portal from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

ukho.ceh.ac.uk

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · Jan 30

It seems a rare site at the moment… sunshine! Glorious crisp and clear morning on the #Wallingford Met Site - temperature 1.5°C

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Elizabeth Cooper @drlizcooper.bsky.social · Jan 20

PAID summer internships available for undergrads or postgrads with numeracy, programming skills and an interest in hydrology/environmental science. Based at @ukceh.bsky.social through the NERC HydroJULES programme.

hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...

Hydro-JULES Internship programme | HydroJules

hydro-jules.org

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Steve Turner @steveturner.bsky.social · Jan 15

🌧️ Record-Breaking Rainfall in 2024! 🌧️

2024 was the wettest year on record for the #Wallingford Met Site with 836.5mm of rain recorded - 134% of the 91-20 average!

📊 Check out our daily and automatic weather station data: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/...

#WeatherRecords #Rainfall @ukceh.bsky.social

View of the Wallingford Met Site under grey skies and stormy looking clouds

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Jan 10

💧 Latest UK Hydrological Outlook published! Likely river flows and groundwater levels outlook for January, and January to March

More detail: hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook

Map of UK with major rivers and shaded areas showing principal aquifers

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#uksnow Map @uksnowmap.com · Nov 17

A quick reminder on how to contribute to uksnowmap.com ahead of any possible #uksnow tomorrow 👀

Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.

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