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2025-05-15 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
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Exceptionally low river levels forecast in parts of the UK
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[BBC] Many of the UK's rivers have hit exceptionally low levels and that could worsen in the next three months, according to the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), raising questions over supplies to households, farmers and businesses.
The warning comes after the driest spring in England since 1961, with northern regions experiencing the driest start to the year in nearly a century.
Almost all of the UK is expected to have below normal or low river levels in May, apart from the south-west of England and southern Wales.
The Environment Agency has said that the UK is at medium risk of drought and warned households of the risk of water restrictions.
The next 2-3 weeks will be "crucial" in determining whether the country goes into drought, says Mark Owen, head of fisheries for the Angling Trust and a member of the National Drought Group.
That is the committee, led by the government, that declares if and when a drought is officially under way.
The country is not now in drought, but the impacts of the exceptionally dry weather are already being felt.
Some farmers are being forced to water their crops instead of relying on rainfall, which is something that normally happens later in the year.
"We are having a drought now from an agricultural point of view," arable farmer Nick Deane told BBC News from his farm in Norfolk.
He had to start irrigating his fields in March.
"We have to ration our water and decide which areas we are going to put that water on in order to keep the crops growing," he said.
He warned that an extremely long drought would mean farmers struggle to produce food and more produce would need to be imported.
The dry and sunny weather this year has led to a larger area of the UK burned by wildfires this year compared to in any other entire year.
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Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-15 05:38||
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