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![Scottish river in low flow. © Paul Glendell](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/scottish-river-in-low-flow.webp)
Warnings for Scottish farmers and distillers as new data indicates climate change may double number of droughts
The agricultural and distilling sectors could face significant challenges after research finds the number of droughts in Scotland may double in the next 25 years.
![Coastal Erosion at Skipsea on the East Yorkshire Coast. © Matthew J Thomas / iStockphoto](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/iStock-1299945115_Holderness_Coast.jpg)
Spotlight on BGS coastal erosion data
BGS GeoCoast data can support researchers and practitioners facing coastal erosion adaptation challenges along our coastline.
![Pale cliffs above a flat grassy area with ivy and trees growing across some of them. There are several, large and small caves in the cliffs.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/geograph-6702517-by-Sandy-Gerrard.jpg)
Creswell Crags Museum collections offer insight into the past and future of wolves
Bones found at the site are helping scientists to understand the diet of wolves and how they differ over time.
![The Lewes Nodular Chalk Formation contributes to the chemistry of overlying soils in Culver Down on the Isle of Wight. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/culver-down-p683813.webp)
How BGS is helping the farming sector of Great Britain
New legislation concerning soil management and technology in modern farming has led to an increase in enquiries about BGS’s Soil Parent Material Model.
![setting-up-two-streamer-traps-of-mixed-sand-and-gravel beach-east-coast-minsmere-cliffs-p1029949](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/setting-up-two-streamer-traps-of-mixed-sand-and-gravel-beach-east-coast-minsmere-cliffs-p1029949-960x645.webp)
BGS to lead new research project on barrier systems to support more sustainable coastal management
Scientists at BGS will lead a new four-year project that will enhance our understanding of gravel barrier systems across the coastlines of the UK.
![Monitoring storm water runoff in the catchment using autosamplers to gather information on the isotopic and chemical composition of the river waters, and how this changes across the catchment depending on land use. © Leo Peskett / Heriot Watt](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/P1038306.webp)
Natural flood management: is geology more important than trees?
Looking at innovative ways of creating resilience to flooding hazards with natural flood management.
![Postgraduate students from the University for Development Studies, Ghana, learning about instrumentation and hydrology. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG-20230515-WA0000.webp)
TerraFIRMA
TerraFIRMA is a five-year, NERC-funded, Multi-Centre National Capability (MCNC) UKRI award running from April 2022 to March 2027
![Left to right: Luzie Schnieders (MARUM), Nancy Prouty (USGS), Hannah Grant (BGS) and Mary Mowat (BGS) on the deck as the MMA Valour sets sail. Photo credit MarleyParker@ECORD_IODP](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/on-deck-mma-valor.jpg)
Scientists set sail to investigate high-resolution sea level, climate and coral reef records
BGS scientists are taking part in an expedition off Hawai'i to investigate sea-level changes recorded by ancient coral reefs.