THREE-QUARTERS OF ENGLAND IN DROUGHT AS SUMMER’S FIFTH HEATWAVE LOOMS

Four more regions given drought status, putting 27 million people under restrictions on water use Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought, as much of Europe braces for its fifth climate crisis-driven… Four more regions of England have officially been declared to be in drought: the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs.

The Guardian reports that four more regions given drought status, putting 27 million people under restrictions on water use Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought, as much of Europe braces for its fifth climate crisis-driven…

The report adds: Four more regions of England have officially been declared to be in drought: the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs.

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