From January to June, England experienced its driest half in 46 years. This is according to data from the British Weather Service (Met Office), the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Met Office expects even more drought in the coming weeks – especially in the southeast of the country, where it is also the driest to date.
Far too little rain has brought water levels across the country to low levels – and exacerbated by the heat wave of the past two weeks. It is also considered possible that a drought should be officially declared this summer. This was last the case in 2018.
Call to save water
During a crisis meeting on Tuesday, various authorities exchanged views about the low water levels. The British people were urged to use water sparingly and sensibly. The Isle of Man banned residents from using garden hoses to irrigate under threat of severe punishment. Similar measures could also follow in other regions.
“Calculating with more extreme extremes”
Rob Thompson, a meteorologist at the University of Reading, told the BBC that climate change is changing how and when it rains. “We anticipate more extremes and more extremes,” Thompson said. More periods of drought are to be expected, but also more frequent floods and floods.
Source: Krone
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