On a grand scale, The Environment Agency warned, in its first major report on water resources in England, of impending water shortages and declared that water would be an issue…
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The Environment Agency has called upon policy makers to redefine the term ‘drought’ and move towards a sliding scale to describe dry conditions. This April was logged as the wettest on record but…
Despite the wettest April since records began, eyebrows were raised at the continuation of Britain’s drought alert. The deluge followed the driest March in 59 years, but on the back of…
Parts of England are no longer in drought following heavy rain in recent weeks, the Environment Agency has said. Drought status has been lifted in 19 areas of south-west England, the…
Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers have been introduced by seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England… Read More >>
