England Braces for Widespread Drought as Heatwave Persists
TL;DR
About 71.3% of England is in drought after the driest July on record and a fifth heatwave, stressing water resources; DEFRA has imposed irrigation limits and hosepipe bans, with around 45 million people living in drought-affected areas and farmers facing crop losses.
- Drought declared in 'almost three-quarters' of England, UK government says Euronews.com
- UK weather: More than two-thirds of England now in drought with conditions set to worsen BBC
- Three-quarters of England in drought as summer’s fifth heatwave looms The Guardian
- ‘Green and Pleasant’ No More, England Turns a Parched Brown The New York Times
- UK says almost three-quarters of England now in drought Yahoo
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