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The National Drought Group meets on Tuesday morning after another hot, dry spell.
In England, the North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands and West Midlands are in drought, the Environment Agency says, as shown ...
Drought has been declared in the West and East Midlands, the Environment Agency (EA) said. It comes after the EA warned ...
The East and West Midlands have officially entered drought, joining the North West and Yorkshire, after yet another hot and ...
The Environment Agency has noted "we will likely experience more frequent and severe droughts in the future due to our ...
Currently, three areas of the UK - Cumbria and Lancashire, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire - are in ...
Britain's Thames Water announced a temporary "hosepipe ban" on Monday, aimed at cutting water usage across large parts of ...
A hosepipe ban has come into effect in Yorkshire, and a number of others are on the way across England. Bans are coming in ...
With little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year The government risks sleepwalking into drought, experts have said, after England ...
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 ...
With the drought, New England is running 6 to 9 inches below normal rainfall and up to a 2.5-inch deficit just in the past 30 days, according to the latest data. Boston Globe.