Midlands Enters Drought After Hottest June on Record: What Restrictions Are in Place?

Potato crops and salmon under threat from Britain's dried-up rivers

Successive heatwaves are causing Britain’s rivers to run worrying low, sparking mass fish kills and threatening harvests. On Tuesday, the East and West Midlands officially entered drought, joining the North West and Yorkshire.Millions of people in England are living under hosepipe bans, with the Environment Agency (EA) warning more restrictions are likely. Environmentalists are sounding the alarm over the impact on wildlife, while farmers say th…

Midlands enters drought after hottest June on record: What restrictions are in place?

Parts of the West and East Midlands have officially entered drought, following record-breaking heat and low rainfall. With river flows at their lowest since 1976, water demand is rising—and concerns are growing over supply, farming, and wildlife. Richard Gullick reports from Birmingham.

East and West Midlands are latest regions officially in drought - which areas could be next?

Currently, eight million people have restrictions on water use, or will do so in the next week. But many others would be affected under a reasonable worst-case scenario drawn up by the Environment Agency.

Drought conditions intensify across England, water firms urged to act - Business Link Magazine

Drought conditions are worsening across England, with the National Drought Group (NDG) urging water companies to increase efforts to manage water supplies. Areas in the West and East Midlands, along with Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, East Anglia, and Thames Valley, are now under drought status.

English drought spreads, causing hosepipe bans in Yorkshire and the Thames Valley, are the Midlands next?

Drought has now been declared in the East and West Midlands, while hosepipe bans are expanding to the Thames Valley. Some communities will face bans from 22 July. Where is next?Reservoirs are drying up as the hot and dry weather takes its tollDrought has now officially been declared in the West and East Midlands after less than 20% of the long-term average rainfall fell across England in June.The regions follows Yorkshire, which was given drough…

Province urges residents to conserve water - The Rocky Mountain Goat

Province urges residents to conserve water The Upper Fraser East region, which spans roughly from Valemount to Prince George, is currently at a drought level two out of five, according to the Ministry’s drought information portal. /BC Gov By Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, RMG The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship is encouraging B.C. residents to save as much water as possible in anticipation of elevated dro…