The UK faces another heatwave in already tinder-dry conditions.
Droughts are natural events which occur when a period of low rainfall creates a shortage of water, and they reduce water supplies to different users. The Environment Agency says it is important to note there is no single definition.
Much of England is in a state of prolonged dry weather, with warnings drought could be declared this month if the lack of rainfall continues.For England as a whole it was the driest eight-month period, between November 2021 and June 2022, since the drought year of 1976. A company does not require any approvals to restrict uses of water but must run a period of public notice and allow for representations to be made before the restrictions come into force.
A severe drought occurred from May 1975 to August 1976, when a dry winter in 1975-76 was followed by an intensely hot, dry summer.No. While the temperatures we saw in July’s heatwave are far beyond anything seen in 1976 – due to climate change making heatwaves today more intense – the drought situation is not as severe.
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