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Oceanic Drivers of UK Summer Droughts
- The Environment Agency announced on Thursday that Yorkshire has entered drought status due to an extended stretch of below-average rainfall impacting the area.
- This declaration followed weeks of dry weather and rainfall less than half the average for spring, similar to the drought declared last month in north-west England.
- Yorkshire Water indicated that the current drought designation does not cause immediate changes for customers, but cautioned that water use restrictions, including potential hosepipe bans, might be implemented if there is not enough rainfall soon.
- Claire Barrow, manager at the Environment Agency, noted that recent environmental challenges include a prolonged dry spell in May, with nearly a full month seeing very little rainfall, underscoring the impacts of a shifting climate.
- The drought raises concerns about long-term water security, prompting agencies to encourage water saving and manage resources to protect supply, wildlife, and agriculture.
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Oceanic drivers of UK summer droughts
UK droughts are projected to become more frequent under climate change, reinforcing the need to understand their underlying causes. Our study examines oceanic drivers of UK summer droughts and the associated teleconnection pathways. Specifically, we evaluate statistical links between standardized precipitation and streamflow indices for the UK and two North Atlantic Sea surface temperature (SST) patterns which have previously been linked to the …
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