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Half of England and all of Wales face drought after driest July on record

4 August 2026 · in 80 words

Half of England and all of Wales face drought after driest July on record

Provisional data indicates that roughly 31 million individuals face water scarcity after England received a mere 6.5mm of precipitation throughout the month. Environmental authorities characterised the situation as a rapid drought succeeding an earlier dry summer in several regions. Authorities cautioned that the intense heat is driving up water usage beyond the rate atwelcomewhich natural sources can recover.

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