Soil: Research
Commons · Question 95204 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is supporting research into Soil Moisture Deficit forecasting and monitoring technologies.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Dec 2025
High soil moisture deficit levels within earthworks arise when the earth has become dried out following prolonged dry hot weather, leading to the soil shrinking and cracks developing within. If this is followed by a period of extreme or prolonged rainfall...