Post #4500797
2026-08-11 06:17 UTC
> Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought as conditions worsen following a dry start to August.
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> The changes follow the driest July in 190 years and just 5% of expected rainfall this month to date. There are warnings of more dry weather and another heatwave on the way, with temperatures tipped to reach the mid-30s in some places.
If this is the "new normal" then, wow, so many people are going to struggle even more.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-areas-in-england-declared-in-drought-after-record-dry-july
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@steve@mastodon.nexusuk.org 2026-08-11 13:49
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk Luckily no hosepipe ban here, but I am spending an inordinate amount of time watering the garden and it has been nowhere near as productive as normal.