Britain's Drought Crisis: A Canary in the Coal Mine for Global Climate Change The National Drought Group is set to meet on Monday, determining which areas of England will be declared officially drought stricken.
This decision is a symptom of a larger issue that has been building over the past few summers. The UK's heatwaves and droughts are no longer anomalies; they've become a new normal, a manifestation of climate change.
Last month was the driest July since records began nearly 200 years ago. River flows declined rapidly across the UK in July, with only catchments in northern Scotland remaining above normal levels.