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Drought declared in Midlands after hot, dry weather takes its toll
The East and West Midlands have officially entered drought, joining the North West and Yorkshire, after yet another hot and dry spell of weather. The Environment Agency announcement follows England's driest start to the year since 1976, leaving many rivers across the Midlands at extremely low levels.
In England, the North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands and West Midlands are in drought, the Environment Agency says, as shown ...
The Environment Agency has noted "we will likely experience more frequent and severe droughts in the future due to our ...
Britain's Thames Water announced a temporary "hosepipe ban" on Monday, aimed at cutting water usage across large parts of ...
The National Drought Group meets on Tuesday morning after another hot, dry spell.
England has had its driest start to the year since 1976 and the driest July since 1935. ... A drought has been declared in parts of England as the country swelters in a second major heatwave in ...
Without lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further South-east England could be tipped into severe and devastating drought without above-average ...
Households in England are being urged to save their old bath water this week to water garden plants.
England could see a drought last into next year following the driest summer for 50 years, a senior Environment Agency (EA) figure has warned.. John Curtin, executive director for local operations ...
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