What you need to know
- The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
- The seven areas declared in drought — which include London, East Anglia to its northeast, all of southwest England and the West Midlands — comprises 51.4% of the nation
- More than half of England ‘officially in drought’: U.K. government
- More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares
- "Rivers are running low, farmers are having to harvest crops early, wildfire risk is increasing, and millions of people are living under restrictions on water use," the UK Environment Agency said in its announcement.
- More than half of England 'officially in drought', UK Environment agency says
The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
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What happened
The seven areas declared in drought — which include London, East Anglia to its northeast, all of southwest England and the West Midlands — comprises 51.4% of the nation
More than half of England ‘officially in drought’: U.K. government
The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
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More than half of England ‘officially in drought’: U.K. government
The seven areas declared in drought — which include London, East Anglia to its northeast, all of southwest England and the West Midlands — comprises 51.4% of the nation
- confirmed
More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares
The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
- confirmed
More than half of England 'officially in drought', UK Environment agency says
"Rivers are running low, farmers are having to harvest crops early, wildfire risk is increasing, and millions of people are living under restrictions on water use," the UK Environment Agency said in its announcement.
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