More droughts expected to be declared in England after heatwaves
More British regions are expected to join the North West and Yorkshire at an official drought on Tuesday after another hot and dry air magic.
The announcement will come after the National Drought Group, which manages preparations for dry conditions in the UK, meets on Tuesday morning.
Declaration of drought means that water companies put their plans to manage water resources. This can include Hosepipe bans, but not always.
The Environmental Agency says that droughts are directed by natural weather conditions, but climate change and increasing water use increase the risk of water scarcity.
National Drought Group Environmental Agency consists of the government, Met Office, Water Companies and others.
There is currently no official drought in Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland does not declare drought, follows the “scarcity of water”.
Some parts of Eastern Scotland are “moderate” famine – the second most extreme category – that is, “open” environmental impact.
There is no single definition of drought in the UK, but ultimately stems from a long low rainfall with knockout effects for nature, agriculture and water resources.
England’s most dry spring has been for more than 100 years, which quickly followed three heat waves for some regions in June and July.
This dense temperature suffered more than the soil.
Therefore, although it rains where you live today, it is not enough to return water levels to normal.
The Environmental Agency (EA) declares drought in the UK based on long -term weather forecasts as well as reservoir levels, river flow and how dry the soil is.
Richard Thompson, Deputy Director of Water Resources in EA, said that on Tuesday, more details will be announced later, “We are definitely waiting for more areas to enter the status of drought.” He said.
According to EA, “in a reasonable worst scenario” – where 80% of the long -term average rainfall of the regions – other five regions in the Central and Southern England can enter the status of drought until September and join Yorkshire and the North West.
However, existing long -term forecasts show roughly normal precipitation levels in the next few months.
If more drought is declared, it does not mean that Hosepipe bans will be applied automatically, but they can usually follow.
Some regions such as Kent and Sussex’s parts have already declared Hosepipe bans, but they are not in the status of drought.
EA warned that England was water resources last month Until 2055, it may face a deficiency of six billion liters per day Without dramatic action, increasing temperatures, population growth and other factors.
While climate change is expected to lead to dry summers on average, more intense heat waves mean that more water can be lost through evaporation.
