Hannah Cloke

We're under water use restrictions and we keep being told that these records are breaking and we should be paying attention,

• said Cloke
  BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Aug 4, 05:17

We're in this for the long term and it is going to get worse and worse and we need to start adapting now and we need to stop burning fossil fuels."... We've created this problem for ourselves and science has been telling us this for a while."

• The regius professor in meteorology and climate science, said... Cloke said
  BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Aug 4, 05:17

The heat dries the soil, empties the rivers and drives up demand for water all at once. That is the fingerprint of a changing climate,

• said Hannah Cloke, Regius professor of meteorology and climate science at the University of Reading, in the UK
  CNNcnn.com/2026/07…Jul 31, 16:36

I would hope green keepers and grounds staff follow best advice about when to water, only watering areas that they need to. It does seem crazy to sprinkle drinking water over sports pitches that don’t need it, when others are facing severe shortages.”

• Prof Hannah Cloke, a natural hazards researcher at the University of Reading, said
  Guardiantheguardian.com/environment/20…Jul 31, 05:00

Unless the UK collectively gets its act together, and builds greater resilience into its water system at every point, we face a more uncertain future in which the tap could run dry. There is a better future, where we use water better where it falls and don’t waste as much. But we need a fundamental shift in understanding from almost everyone to get there.”

• Hannah Cloke, professor of meteorology and climate science at the University of Reading, said
  Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…Jul 23, 15:46

Every tonne of emissions avoided changes the odds of what comes next,

• Cloke says
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/features/2026…Jul 3, 05:37