Flood warnings in a drought? How?
There was a huge contrast in the weather across the UK through the weekend. Scotland and Northern Ireland were bathed in sunshine, whereas England and Wales were drenched in heavy rain.
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There was a huge contrast in the weather across the UK through the weekend. Scotland and Northern Ireland were bathed in sunshine, whereas England and Wales were drenched in heavy rain.
Much of the UK awoke to another miserable rainy day with winds strong enough to fell trees, snow in the hills and 113 flood warnings – in the midst of an official drought. What is going on?
The weather has continued with an unsettled theme during the past week, with most places seeing further heavy downpours, but what impact, if any has this had on the drought situation?
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Only a few days ago, the Environment Agency released a report that looked at the prospects of drought across the UK in the coming months, highlighting that drought conditions could spread if the dry weather continues.
With drought leading to hosepipe bans in parts of southern and eastern England, there are warnings that there is worse to come.
Drought is set to spread across the UK as water companies impose hosepipe bans across southern and eastern England. Weather Presenter Liam Dutton reports.
Eastern areas of England are now officially in drought and as Darshna Soni reports, water firms are warning customers to expect restrictions this summer, unless there’s significant rain.
It’s being reported that the environment secretary has called for a drought summit next week in the face of drought fears during the coming months, so how have we got to the point where we are now?