Madeleine Finlay
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2,527 appearances
37 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3d ago
Madeleine Finlay’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So what happens when the rain hits?
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Will it be enough?
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And how do we better prepare for next time?
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From The Guardian, I'm Madeleine Finlay, and this is Science Weekly.
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Dr Anna Murgatroyd, you're a hydrologist at Newcastle University.
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So how bad has this year's drought been?
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How little rainfall have we had in comparison to normal years?
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Anna, even if we have a few weeks of rain, if we end up with a dry September as well, and reservoirs get to that point you've described where you really can't take anything else out, what are the kinds of things that companies can do?
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A few different
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OK, Anna, some cooler temperatures and a bit or at least quite a lot of rain is required.
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We've been told that rain is on its way.
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There was rain where I was overnight.
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So how much are we expected to get?
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Okay so we need rain for a prolonged period of time but presumably we also don't want downpours because of the drought you know our grounds is so dry.
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Yeah
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So as a country, we could be looking at having drought and floods at the same time?
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Absolutely.
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And Anna, if we don't get enough rain in the next couple of weeks, which it sounds like, unfortunately, we probably won't, what might happen next?
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I mean, we've seen Southeast Water in Kent, you know, limit supplies to a lot of their customers.
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